An essay mill owner says he’s made millions, while an ex-lecturer says he quit due to rife cheating.

Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say

An agreement to rejoin Erasmus – the EU’s student exchange programme – is expected to be announced on Wednesday as part of the UK government’s drive towards closer relations with Brussels.

The final details of the announcement were agreed by the two sides on Tuesday, with a plan to allow UK...

Under Trump, the department that once rooted out race- and disability-based discrimination has begun opening investigations over antisemitism and transgender policies

The 10-year-old was dragged down a school hallway by two school staffers. A camera captured him being forced into a small, empty room with a single paper-covered window.

The staffers shut the door in his face. Alone, the boy...

The number of ‘neets’ is skyrocketing in Britain, another Tory failure. Labour’s plans for apprenticeships and training funds will turn this around

• Pat McFadden is secretary of state for work and pensions

Neglect is a political choice, and one with deep human consequences.

That is what has struck me in the early months as secretary of state for work and pensions. Graph after graph, slide...

New data analysis suggests courses like artificial intelligence are surging in popularity as languages fall.

Huge amounts appear to have been raised for seriously ill children who never received the money.

Attorneys who eventually quit tell LA Times they were pushed to conclude university system had violated law

Attorneys with the US Department of Justice have reportedly said they felt pressured to accuse the University of California of discriminating against Jewish students and faculty, at the urging of the Trump administration, in what one lawyer described as a “hit job”.

Nine attorneys, some...

A fire safety report found there was a substantial risk to life and fire exits were not easily openable.

Ofqual issues fines over English proficiency test which some candidates sat at home, A-level Chinese and GCSE English

One of the world’s biggest providers of educational services has been fined more than £2m for a range of serious breaches related to examination standards that could have affected tens of thousands of students.

Pearson, a FTSE 100 listed company, was hit by financial penalties...

Pupils and teachers are back onsite but the situation is being monitored “minute by minute”.

Group asks Keir Starmer for help to persuade Ghanaian government to pay backlog of tuition fees and living allowances

Students from Ghana at UK universities say they are in danger of being deported after being stranded by their own government without promised scholarships or tuition fee payments.

The group representing more than 100 doctoral students has petitioned Downing Street and Keir...

Andrew Bennington was working at a college in Scarborough when he sent messages of a sexual nature.

As the exam regulator consults about introducing onscreen exams amid complaints of hand fatigue, a young aspiring journalist goes head-to-head with a self-professed expert

This week it was reported that students could soon be sitting their end-of-year exams on laptops after pupils complained of hand fatigue, saying their muscles “are not strong enough”.

With Ofqual preparing to launch a public...

Training and qualifications body, acquired by private Greek firm in October, to become ‘leaner organisation’

The training and qualifications body City & Guilds is shrinking its UK workforce as part of a £22m cost-cutting drive after it was acquired by a private Greek business in October.

Founded in 1878 by the City of London and a group of 16 livery companies, the original institute developed a...

Notoriously difficult entrance exam is regarded as gateway to economic security and even a good marriage

The chief organiser of South Korea’s notoriously gruelling university entrance exams has resigned – after complaints that an English test he designed was too difficult.

Passing the exam, known locally as the Suneung, is essential for admission to top universities and regarded as a gateway to...

The government is promising 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs in schools in England.

Bridget Phillipson says £3bn scheme focussed on local state schools will ‘transform lives’, after rise in parent appeals

The government is to invest £3bn in creating bespoke places within local state schools for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), a crucial part of its efforts to grapple with England’s rising numbers of children facing social and mental health...

We’d like to hear from UK students who are – or are planning to – live at home while studying at university

We’d like to find out about students who are living at home while studying at university, rather than living in student accommodation or a flat share.

Why have you taken the decision to live at home? What are the positives and negatives? How has the cost of living affected your university...

Manchester Metropolitan University again wins top spot for climate and social justice in league table

More universities have severed ties with fossil fuel companies, banning them from recruitment fairs and refusing to advertise roles in the industry, according to the latest higher education league table.

The analysis found that eight more universities had signed up to end recruitment ties with...

No parent should worry about their child’s safety while they work. But a crisis in our early-years sector is shielding predators such as Vincent Chan

I remember those initial heart-wrenching days and weeks leaving my daughter, aged nine months, at the nursery. She was distraught as I left, and I – like so many parents – headed off to work feeling guilty for leaving her, wondering if I was...

From deepfake teachers to remote maths lessons – how are schools using tech and AI in the classroom?