Proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 15 who progress to higher education falls from 29.2% to 29%
The proportion of disadvantaged teenagers in England going on to study at university has fallen for the first time on record, leading to accusations that the country is moving backwards in terms of social mobility.
Figures released by the Department for Education show that 29% of...
[The Herald] Gwamure High School in Gokwe District has become the latest beneficiary of the Presidential Information Communication Technology Programme, a key initiative under the Second Republic’s inclusive development agenda.
[This Day] Abuja — The Senate, yesterday, passed a resolution to organise a national summit to address the menace of out-of-school children in the country.
Universities such as Columbia and Princeton rebuke educators for posts and comments criticizing war in Gaza
Several professors at universities around the US are facing disciplinary actions in regard to their support for the pro-Palestine movement and their students holding protests on college campuses.
At Columbia University, Katherine Franke, law professor and the director of the Center for...
[New Dawn] Monrovia — President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is optimistic that the launch of doctoral programs at the University of Liberia will attract international students and scholars here.
We want to hear from UK parents, teachers and support workers on their perspective on special educational needs
A National Audit Office report found there has been no signs of improvement in the lives of children with special educational needs (SEN) despite funding reaching record levels.
After a 58 percent increase in real-terms funding from 2014-15 to 2024-25, the National Audit Office wrote,...
In today’s newsletter: Despite a 58% increase in funding over a decade, there has been no improvement in outcomes, a new report reveals
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Good morning. The annual budget for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in England now stands at £10.7bn, an increase of 58% in a decade. Despite that, there has been no...
[Premium Times] “If we can solve the problem of out-of-school children in Nigeria, over 20 million children that are out of school, those are potential bandits, major danger,” Mr Akpabio said.
[Premium Times] The summit would involve the presidency, senators, state governors, local government chairmen, councillors and civil society organisations.
[Capital FM] Kenya’s education sector is grappling with a critical shortage of science teachers, despite a pool of over 400,000 unemployed educators, the majority of whom are trained in arts disciplines.
National Audit Office report finds no signs of improvement in lives of pupils despite record spending
The bill for special needs education in England has hit £10bn a year, with the number of children and young people entitled to government support in the form of education, health and care plans set to double to 1 million within a decade, a landmark report has found.
[Daily Maverick] The 240-page activity book – with engaging topics ranging from artificial intelligence and career exploration, to fun projects designed to stimulate critical thinking – is available online now.