University of Texas at Austin faculty fear changes from new taskforce that could restructure humanities programs

Faculty at the University of Texas at Austin fear entire academic departments might be on the chopping block after the university quietly appointed a committee charged with studying the restructuring of its liberal arts programs.

The university – the largest in the public...

Musician and philanthropist was nominated in recognition of scholarship programme at the university

The acclaimed musician and philanthropist Stormzy has been elected an honorary fellow of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge.

The 32-year-old, whose full name is Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr, was nominated in recognition of his cultural impact and philanthropic work, having...

FoI data shows 180,000 students and graduates weighed down by private debt amid cost of living crisis

Students have accrued nearly £500m in “hidden debts” to their universities, including library fines, unpaid accommodation and support loans, according to figures that highlight the cost of living crisis on UK campuses.

The figures from freedom of information requests sent to 148 UK universities...

Becky Francis says pupils condemned to retaking maths and English face ‘blocks to progress’ and system needs overhaul

The requirement that children who fail GCSE maths and English must repeatedly resit the exams is too inflexible and needs to be overhauled, according to Becky Francis, the head of the government’s curriculum review.

Francis said the full review, ordered by the education...

Parents in West Yorkshire say they are left with little help after their children are diagnosed.

The BBC is following the lives of final-year students at Gloucestershire’s National Star College.

The Education Authority is trying to trace the pupils as it is not clear what school they now go to.

The council plans to close Monkseaton Middle School and merge others to tackle falling pupil numbers.

Downing Street says had Starmer intervened he would have been interfering in a case related to a previous government

Ward says that “no minister or special adviser played any role in the provision of evidence” under this government. He says he cannot say if that was the case under the last government.

There is a lot of jeering at this. The Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle, reprimands Tom Tugendhat for...

We would like to hear from UK students about their experiences of being targeted by criminals trying to steal their money

A survey by NatWest has found that 57% of UK students have been scammed by fraudsters, or have had close shaves.

Young adults had an average of £300 stolen by scammers in the last year, with one in four targeted by scammers impersonating their bank, according to a survey of...

A report published today says staff and pupils may be at risk due to the maintenance backlog.

The couple spent £30,000 in legal costs after being taken to court by the Education Authority.

Sutton Trust’s research reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate Send system, with poorer children ‘doubly disadvantaged’

One in eight children in special schools have parents who spent £5,000 or more on their assessments, according to research that reveals huge inequalities in how parents navigate England’s special educational needs system.

The research comes as the government is...

One head teacher is considering using locking magnetic pouches so pupils cannot use their phones.

One in 10 people unwilling to live next to someone who has been mentally ill even if they have recovered, Mind reports

The number of people in England who are frightened of living near people with mental health problems has nearly doubled to one in seven, which experts warn reflects an “alarming rise in stigma”.

Even if the mentally ill person had recovered, one in 10 people said they would be...

Backlash as California governor rejects measure allowing preferential treatment for descendants of enslaved people

California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, is facing backlash from progressives over his veto of a reparations bill that would have allowed universities to give preference to applicants descended from enslaved people.

Assembly Bill 7, widely supported by Democratic lawmakers, established...

I studied Old and Middle English. Although I didn’t know it, I couldn’t have chosen a better subject to train me to become a children’s author

Hwaet! When I was a Yale undergraduate, I hated being asked what my major was. “Medieval studies? What will you do with that?”, was the inevitable question from non-students. When I went on to Oxford and studied Old and Middle English, the...

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

Pupils fear that using artificial intelligence is eroding their ability to study, with many complaining it makes schoolwork “too easy” and others saying it limits their creativity and stops them learning new skills, according to new research.

The report on the use of AI in UK schools, commissioned by Oxford University...

The former education secretary tells the Covid inquiry there was a “lack of seriousness” in government.

What will the ballet dancer of the future look like? We visit the hunting lodge where the next generation are being trained – and find huge changes are under way

It’s an idyllic autumn day in leafy Richmond Park, London, where a grand Georgian hunting lodge houses the Royal Ballet school. Enter through the classical columns and it feels like a bubble away from the world. “I was on a video...

Some parents say help is not available quickly enough to deal with violence from their children.