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Kido nursery hackers threaten to publish more children’s profiles

26 September at 17:46 PM, via The Guardian

Criminals calling themselves Radiant say they will post additional private data online unless they are paid

Hackers with pictures and private information of thousands of nursery children have threatened to publish more information online unless they are paid.

Criminals calling themselves Radiant hacked the UK-based Kido nursery chain and posted profiles of 10 children online on Thursday. Their...

Dorset school urged to reinstate banned book about race to reading list

26 September at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Budmouth Academy in Weymouth removed The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas after complaint from parent

Hundreds of parents and former students at a Dorset school that banned a book have called for it to be reinstated, with one ex-pupil saying she and others felt “let down” by the decision.

The row focuses on a decision by Budmouth Academy in Weymouth to ban The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas from its...

Year 8 state school pupils in England could face mandatory reading tests

26 September at 12:06 PM, via The Guardian

Proposal aims to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children and improve schools’ focus on reading

Pupils at state schools in England will face new reading tests in an attempt to tackle under-achievement by white working-class children.

The government’s forthcoming white paper on schools is to include a new test of reading ability for pupils in year 8, aged 12 or 13, in an effort...

Labour MPs call for action to tackle deprivation in coastal ‘sea wall’ seats

26 September at 09:00 AM, via The Guardian

Exclusive: Group warn coastal communities need greater investment to reduce inequality and fight off threat from Reform

A group of Labour MPs representing coastal areas will demand urgent action to tackle deprivation in their seats, warning a lack of progress could leave them vulnerable to Reform.

They will use the party conference this weekend to call for an equivalent of the London Challenge,...

White low-income pupils ‘report lowest enthusiasm for school’ in England

26 September at 01:01 AM, via The Guardian

Boys and girls in demographic start secondary school with weakest levels of engagement, research finds

White pupils from low-income families in England start secondary school with far lower levels of enthusiasm or effort than other ethnic groups, according to new research that may partly explain differences in academic results and behaviour.

Both girls and boys from lower-income white families...

Oklahoma superintendent who put Trump Bibles in classrooms resigns

25 September at 17:06 PM, via The Guardian

Ryan Walters, who has led Oklahoma public schools since 2022, is quitting to run a conservative education non-profit

Oklahoma’s superintendent, who has attracted national attention as he sought to install religion and rightwing viewpoints in Oklahoma schools, will resign to run a conservative education non-profit.

Ryan Walters, who has led public schools in Oklahoma since 2022, has put Donald...

Third of women report facing sexual harassment at university in England, survey finds

25 September at 16:00 PM, via The Guardian

Higher education regulator describes findings from survey of 50,000 final year students as ‘national scandal’

One in three female students say they have endured sexual harassment during their time at university or college, with most of it taking place around campus, according to data published by England’s higher education regulator.

The results showed that nearly one in five women also...

Low birthrates in England could lead to ‘closure of 800 primary schools by 2029’

25 September at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Primary pupil numbers could fall by 4% over next five years leading to reduction of 162,000 pupils, study finds

Declining numbers of children across England could lead to the equivalent of 800 primary schools falling empty or being closed by the end of the decade, according to research by a thinktank.

The national decline in pupils at state primary schools is mainly driven by low birthrates but...

I’ll admit it; I’ve become a late-in-life semicolon lover | Arwa Mahdawi

24 September at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Vonnegut hated them and Lincoln thought them ‘useful little chaps’. I, meanwhile, have come round to the charms of this controversial punctuation mark after years on the fence

Is there any punctuation mark more divisive than the humble semicolon? It has, I’ll admit, some strong competition. The use of exclamation marks (particularly by women) makes some people very excitable. The Oxford comma...

School history lessons minimise the role of women, report finds

24 September at 08:00 AM, via The Guardian

Campaigners say key stage 3 curriculum plays to misogny and teaches a ‘false version of the past’

The role of women in history goes far beyond Elizabeth I or Anne Boleyn, according to a campaign that seeks to add more female lives and achievements to the curriculum taught in England’s schools.

Research by the group End Sexism in Schools found that women were largely absent from history taught...

‘It changed my view’: the letter campaign urging pupils in deprived areas to try university

24 September at 07:00 AM, via The Guardian

Personalised notes from students who share similar backgrounds are designed to make higher education feel more accessible

“Dear Rahamat, first of all congratulations! I remember the day I got my GCSE results. The potential for your life to change has just begun.”

So begins a letter from a young medical student, Kemi Adeyemi, which has been sent to Rahamat and thousands of other sixth formers...

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