
Teaching staff to strike over use of ‘virtual teacher’
A Lancashire school says some top sets are taught this way due to a shortage of specialist teachers.
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A Lancashire school says some top sets are taught this way due to a shortage of specialist teachers.

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Staffordshire students say signs material was AI-generated included suspicious file names and rogue voiceover accent
Students at the University of Staffordshire have said they feel “robbed of knowledge and enjoyment” after a course they hoped would launch their digital careers turned out to be taught in large part by AI.
James and Owen were among 41 students who took a coding module at...
[Premium Times] The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Lawal Olohungbebe, said the directive was issued to protect schoolchildren from armed groups
[Leadership] The Women and Children Education Foundation (WOMCEF) has launched the Campus Story Initiative, a groundbreaking programme aimed at tackling sexual harassment in Nigerian universities while promoting a culture of critical reading and intellectual engagement among students.
[Leadership] The Vice-Chancellor of Nile University, Professor Dilli Dogo, has urged graduating students of the Institution to become change-makers, encouraging them to use the knowledge and skills acquired during their studies to make a positive impact in their communities and beyond.
[Vanguard] Kwara Government has activated a proactive security measure in schools within five Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state as part of its efforts to guarantee a safer environment for schoolchildren.
The former Harvard president has come back from controversy before, but revelations in new Epstein emails are threatening his omnipresence in public life.
Despite evidence of sexual abuse by a Massachusetts teacher, prosecutors said no criminal conduct occurred. Now survivors are trying to change consent laws they say “offered cover” to their abuser.
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[Namibian] Minister of education, innovation, youth, sport, arts and culture Sanet Steenkamp on Wednesday said overcrowding in schools across Namibia remains a persistent challenge.
[Daily News] Dodoma — YOUNG Tanzanians have been urged to fully embrace Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a direct pathway to skills development, employment and self-reliance, as the government intensifies efforts to modernise the country’s workforce and dispel long-held misconceptions about vocational training.
[WFP] Lilongwe — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of USD 8.3 million from the Government of Norway to support the food needs of crisis-affected families and primary school children in Malawi. The contribution comes at a crucial moment as the country enters the peak of the lean season – the period between planting and harvesting when food availability is at...
[Leadership] The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured that the federal government will deploy all instruments of the state to rescue the abducted schoolgirls of Government Girls Secondary School, Maga, Kebbi State.
[Namibian] Minister of international relations and trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi has encouraged heads of consulates and their respective countries to support deputy inspector-general of police Anne-Marie Nainda’s candidacy for the position of Interpol president, saying she is the most qualified candidate.
[GroundUp] The education department says it will appoint a contractor to renovate H S Phillips Secondary in Limpopo in April 2027
The former Harvard president had previously stepped down from other positions following revelations about his longtime connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
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With students terrified and arrests rising, educators turn activists – scanning streets, sharing alerts and defending the right to feel safe
Three teachers drove through a quiet neighborhood in southern San Diego, the sun not yet fully up over the horizon. They drank coffee and talked about their jobs. The start of the school day was still an hour or two away.
Suddenly, mid-conversation, they...
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom said Northern Ireland’s public schools must include the study of faiths other than Christianity.

The government says it wants to tackle the high number of people not in education, employment or training.