Followers of the Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light urged to sell possessions and donate their salaries to the cause

A religious sect, whose leader claims to be the new pope and whose followers say he can make the moon disappear, is operating out of a former orphanage in Crewe, Cheshire, where at least a dozen children are being home schooled.

The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) was...

A guide to your options if you are not happy with your A-level results.

Staff at the University of Nottingham plan to take action over proposals to cut more than 250 jobs.

How does the 9-1 grading system for GCSEs compare with the previous numerical system?

Campaigners say the UK’s system has been “overlooked for years”, and investing in it is a “no-brainer”.

Less than half taking foreign languages GCSEs compared with 69% in most prosperous state schools

Ministers must make access to language learning a national priority, experts have said, after research showed that children from more deprived areas of England are disproportionately denied the chance to learn a foreign tongue.

This year’s Language Trends report by the British Council surveyed...

Head teacher Louise Cowley says smartphones are disruptive and addictive for students.

Students at Newcastle University affected by strikes are receiving up to £600 in compensation.

Five primary schools in Westminster will merge down to two but parents are unhappy with the idea.

Those turning to ChatGPT aren’t lazy. My generation has been stranded in a rapidly changing and, since Covid, badly mishandled education system

Reading about the role of artificial intelligence in higher education, the landscape looks bleak. Students are cheating en masse in our assessments or open-book, online exams using AI tools, all the while making ourselves stupider. The next generation...

Pupils write letters to students at US schools in a town that shares the name of Dedham.

All children face difficulties in new schools – make sure he knows this, stick to the positives, and take the fact he’s already been invited to a party as a positive first step

My son is starting secondary school in September. He is the only child from his primary transitioning to a selective grammar school. He has always struggled with friendships and I feel this is due to his autism. He is...

The new pilot teaches children as young as five how to check UV levels and apply sunscreen.

A Louisiana-based organization is providing a global model for reconciliation as it champions reparations for the descendants of West Africans enslaved by Jesuits

When Ashley Robinson and her mother took DNA tests 10 years ago and began meeting long lost cousins, they stumbled across a surprising family history that changed their lives. Robinson’s lineage traced back to the 272 West Africans...

A former teacher says children will adapt to the phone ban in schools and colleges from September.

Pact will help international students finish their studies amid Harvard’s legal battle with Trump administration

Harvard University and the University of Toronto and have announced a plan that would see some Harvard students complete their studies in Canada if visa restrictions prevent them from they are barred from entering the United States.

The pact between the two schools reflects the...

Court sides with parents in Maryland who protested exposure to storybooks they found objectionable

The US supreme court has ruled that schools must give children the chance to opt out on faith grounds from listening to storybooks being read out loud that feature gay and transgender characters, in a landmark decision that will be seen as striking a blow for religious rights in education.

In a...

Only 46% of education, health and care plans were issued by local authorities within the 20 week deadline last year, according to the DfE.

Disciplinary hearing finds two police officers’ search of 15-year-old at school was disproportionate and humiliating

Two Metropolitan police officers who were involved in the strip-search of a black teenager at her school have been found to have committed gross misconduct.

The search was “disproportionate, inappropriate and unnecessary” and made Child Q feel degraded and humiliated, a panel...

Independent inquiry concludes college’s management failed to help Jewish students ‘feel welcome and safe from antisemitism’

Goldsmiths College in London has apologised to Jewish students and staff after an independent inquiry found it had allowed a “culture” of antisemitism to build up on its campus over a number of years.

The inquiry concluded that Jewish students were subjected to...

The University and College Union says its members will walk out for 10 days over the coming weeks.