Study finds larger drop-off among girls aged 13-14 who feel safe than among boys, compared with age group in 2019

Girls in England say they feel less safe at school and are more disenchanted with their education, research has found.

Using data from an international study of pupils at primary and secondary schools, researchers said the steep fall in girls’ “emotional engagement” compared...

Up to 700 jobs at the University could be cut in a bid to tackle a £35m deficit.

It says “difficult decisions” are needed and follows moves by other universities to reduce staffing.

The government says the rule change will raise £460m extra to spend in state schools in 2024/25.

Former Bracknell teacher Matthew Whale was struck off after a second referral in 2022.

Headteachers in Kent say children as young as seven have access to smartphones as they back a ban.

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, says there are too few men working in schools as UK reflects on TV series Adolescence

The fate of boys “is a defining issue of our time”, according to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, as she calls for more men to become teachers to combat “toxic” behaviours.

Speaking at a conference on Thursday, Phillipson will warn that boys and young...

The government has defended its policy of adding VAT to private school fees in the High Court.

The EIS says an initial day of action has been set for 15 April, with more in May and September.

Louise Haigh calls for end to two-tiered system over complaints of sexual misconduct or harassment

Bosses should be banned from the “improper” use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for low-paid workers in the service, retail or hospitality sectors, a former cabinet minister has warned, as she called for an end of the two-tier system that exists for victims.

Louise Haigh, the former UK...

Anyone for semolina, sponge pudding and turkey twizzlers?

Pronatalists have long courted controversy – but since Trump was sworn in for the second time, the evangelising of some members of this controversial fringe group has reached new levels.

Legal action claims policy breaches rights of children with SEN whose requirements cannot be met by UK state schools

Adding VAT to private school fees discriminates against children with conditions such as autism whose needs cannot be adequately met by UK state schools, the high court has been told.

The legal action against Labour’s policy is being taken by parents claiming that VAT on school...

The University and College Union says up to 1,000 jobs will be put at risk by planned cutbacks.

Families argue that the policy “interferes with the fundamental right to an education”.

A series of household bills, including water, energy and council tax, increase on Tuesday.

A BBC investigation reveals how staff received damages for assaults at school.

Critics say the Seren scheme focuses too much on Oxbridge and takes money and talent away from Wales.

Trustees aren’t academics – and they’re often political wolves in sheep’s clothing. We need reform to save the American university as we know it

Late on Friday evening, the trustees of Columbia University announced that its interim president, Katrina Armstrong, was leaving her post.

Six days earlier, she had convened an emergency meeting with 75 faculty after the university had cravenly...

‘Awful April” will see a range of household bills rise, but there are ways to ease the pain.