In a statement the institution also says it is “proposing to reduce its nursing offer”.

In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming​?

Good morning. I’m Martin Belam, and this is my first time in your inbox for First Edition – though you may already know me from Guardian live blogs, my Doctor Who obsession, and the increasingly silly...

Reliance on overseas students’ tuition fees under scrutiny as scholars describe chilling effect of being targeted

UK academics whose research is critical of China say they have been targeted and their universities subjected to “extremely heavy” pressure from Beijing, prompting calls for a fresh look at the sector’s dependence on tuition fee income from Chinese students.

The academics spoke out...

Singer says changes reflect points raised in open letter to PM organised by his foundation with over 600 signatures

Ed Sheeran has taken partial credit for the government’s move to overhaul the teaching of music in England’s state schools, shortly after being mentioned by the education secretary in parliament.

The Department for Education (DfE) said it wanted to broaden the appeal of music...

Ministers are making changes to the curriculum in England after a review of what is taught in schools.

In an age of increasingly capable machines, it makes sense for schools to value creativity and life skills as part of a well-rounded education

Societies evolve and schools are under pressure to adapt, but some features of education policy are perennial. For example, modernisation will always be denounced as a dilution of standards. Inevitably, Conservatives have leapt on recommendations by an...

A report shared exclusively with the Guardian documents how a civil rights law has become a tool to impose ideological priorities on US schools

US government investigations into universities over antisemitism allegations surged following the 7 October 2023 attacks and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza, with more investigations open in the last two months of that year than in the two decades...

Experts say pupils should spend less time in exam halls and more time on activities like life skills, sport and work experience

National curriculum review: 10 key recommendations

A review of England’s curriculum has recommended reducing the amount of content and emphasis on exams and instead focusing more on life skills and “enrichment”.

The review, led by Prof Becky Francis, wants pupils to...

Proposals include shortening length of GCSE exams, a new diagnostic test in maths and English, and expanding RE

Curriculum ‘should focus less on exams and more on life skills’

The year-long curriculum and assessment review headed by Prof Becky Francis was asked by the government to look at primary, secondary and aged 16-19 phases of state education in England. It heard more than 7,000 responses...

Dorset Council is considering a number of proposals for Weymouth, including a new university.

Sensitive research into alleged human rights abuses is alleged to have been shut down by Chinese agents.

Union had sought permission to apply for judicial review over watchdog’s new inspection framework

A head teachers’ union is to consult members about possible industrial action after a high court judge dismissed its attempt to challenge Ofsted’s new inspection regime for schools in England.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) sought permission to apply for a judicial review,...

New Ofsted inspections will go ahead as planned this month after the NAHT union’s failed legal challenge.

Shoes are left at council offices to highlight issues of children with special educational needs.

Students in Northamptonshire share their views about having mobile phones on them in school.

Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities

A British university complied with a demand from Beijing to halt research about human rights abuses in China, leading to a major project being dropped, the Guardian can reveal.

In February, Sheffield Hallam University, home to the Helena Kennedy...

Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lost

If you judged modern boyhood from the headlines, you’d think we were broken – radicalised, misogynistic, angry. But as a teenage boy myself, I don’t see a generation of lost boys around me. I see young men trying to make sense of a world that seems...

The North East has seen the biggest fall in trainee teachers in England, down by 56% since 2019-20.

Many freshers come with high expectations of what they imagine will be the best years of their lives.

Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children

Bridget Phillipson has said she is ready to take on the unions in a battle over compulsory reading tests for 13-year-olds and more extracurricular activities for all children to prevent them becoming “stuck in a doom loop of detachment” from school.

The education secretary said that...

As ‘nasty split’ emerges on campuses, one Conservative society has opted to merge with their rightwing rivals

UK politics live – latest updates

Last year’s freshers’ fair was a dismal time for Newcastle University’s Conservative society, with just six new students showing any interest in joining at the start of the autumn term.

But this year’s event brought dozens of students showing up with...