UK Education News

Breaking News
2 hours to 3 hours old
London universities attack‘levelling down’ plans to cut funding The Guardian
Over 5 hours old
Pimlico Academy parents told: future disobedience will be punished The Guardian
‘Teaching won’t be on the timetable’: Students frustrated by 17 May goal for university return Independent Education
‘Terrible days ahead’: Afghan women fear the return of the Taliban The Guardian
Students feel like an 'afterthought' after university return date BBC News
University threatened with legal action from Indian student facing deportation The Guardian
‘Left behind’: students respond to news that unis still won’t reopen The Guardian
Government plan for full university return in mid-May ‘makes no sense’, institutions say Independent Education
LGBT homelessness: 'I had to put on a straight persona' BBC News
Students returning to university in England from 17 May BBC News
Remaining university students to return to campus from Step 3 of the roadmap, no earlier than 17 May Dept. for Education
Government pledge to get 1.3 million laptops to children in pandemic still not met Independent Education
40 per cent of students ‘seriously considered’ dropping out of university during pandemic, poll suggests Independent Education
Cressida Cowell: Children's Laureate leads call for £100m primary school library fund BBC News
Cressida Cowell warns of ‘vast inequality’ in provision of primary school libraries Independent Education
Students ‘deserve better’ amid uncertainty over full summer return, says NUS Independent Education
Breastfeeding mother appeals over jury service BBC News
Survey reveals the key life skills parents wish they’d been taught at school Independent Education
£280m capital funding boost for children and young people with SEND Dept. for Education
Ofsted chief says school sexual assault allegations could be from ‘crossover’ from outside Independent Education
Teaching union chief likens Gavin Williamson to Pinocchio and condemns exams ‘lie’ Independent Education
Sixteen colleges to benefit from next phase of fund to transform facilities Dept. for Education
Gavin Williamson urges schools to crack down on discipline and mobile phone use after lockdown ‘inevitably’ affected pupils Independent Education
Behaviour experts to support schools with poor discipline Dept. for Education
Face coverings in schools and colleges to remain in place Dept. for Education
Students ‘scared’ to report sexual assaults on campus that happened outside of Covid rules, campaigners warn Independent Education
Schools need to tackle rape culture with digital-era sex education Independent Education
Female teachers and pupils worried about walking school corridors alone due to abuse and sexism, union says Independent Education
Distribution of GCSE textbooks on Israeli-Palestinian conflict paused over ‘dangerously misleading’ claim Independent Education
School abuse helpline set up as government launches review of safeguarding policies Independent Education
Pimlico Academy bows to student pressure to reform ‘discriminatory’ uniform policy after protests Independent Education
Sexual abuse in schools to be investigated in government review Independent Education
Batley Grammar School announces independent investigation into Prophet Muhammad cartoon incident Independent Education
Schools set to make changes amid testimonies of sexual harassment and violence Independent Education
From better lighting to ‘safe spaces’, students protest across UK to demand action on sexual violence Independent Education
Maria Miller: Tory MP says she suffered sexual assault at school as 10,000 report incidents of abuse Independent Education
Everyone’s Invited: What is the website with 10,000 sexual abuse complaints and will there be an inquiry? Independent Education
Girls should report sexual assault allegations to'someone they trust', says Gavin Williamson The Telegraph
School abuse claims may be ‘tip of the iceberg’, as police warn some crimes possibly covered up Independent Education
Batley Grammar School: Parents call for calm as petition supporting teacher passes 60,000 Independent Education
MP calls for inquiry into ‘rape culture’ at independent schools Independent Education
Students could try to submit plagiarised work to improve grades this year, exam boards warn Independent Education
Schools to trial daily Covid testing to replace need for self-isolation Independent Education
Roads to be closed around Newcastle primary schools to create cleaner air Independent Education
Dulwich College: Elite London school reports pupils to police over sexual assault allegations Independent Education
Batley Grammar row: Why are protesters lining up over Prophet Muhammad cartoon? Independent Education
Batley Muhammed cartoon row: School shuts as situation ‘hijacked by extremists on both sides’ Independent Education
Government ‘must not take student resilience for granted’, university body says in call for full return Independent Education
Gavin Williamson condemns protest at school where Muhammad cartoon shown in religious studies class Independent Education
Not enough evidence to stop wearing masks in secondary school classrooms after Easter, union leader says Independent Education
One in five students cannot do degree they wanted after selecting incorrect school subjects, poll finds Independent Education
Students could face ‘wild west’ of grades this year, education select committee warns Independent Education
Teacher suspended after cartoon of Prophet Muhammad shown at Yorkshire school sparks protests Independent Education
Black Caribbean pupils excluded from schools up to six times more often than white peers Independent Education
iSpace: A mental health and wellbeing curriculum for children Independent Education
Highest school attendance during pandemic in England but tens of thousands still self-isolating, data shows Independent Education
LGBT+ children eligible for free school meals more likely to have drug problems, survey suggests Independent Education
Wales to launch international exchange programme after Erasmus scheme pulled Independent Education
Sci-Hub: Police warn students and universities not to use pirate website offering academic papers for free Independent Education
Bame history to become mandatory part of Welsh curriculum, government says Independent Education
Tracking Version History in Google Jamboard The Whiteboard Blog
Education recovery commissioner says focus should not be on ‘just more lessons’ for pupils Independent Education
SOAS director steps down after n-word use sparks investigation Independent Education
LetsView– Wireless Screen Mirroring Tool for iOS and Android The Whiteboard Blog
Black graduates get worse degrees and earn less than white peers, report says Independent Education
Google Slides Presenter Tool– New Less Intrusive Design The Whiteboard Blog
Students will be able to look up exam board questions before tests, officials say Independent Education
Tutoring ‘catch-up’ scheme may not be reaching most disadvantaged pupils, spending watchdog warns Independent Education
The English teacher, Oxford University Press, and an accusation of heinous plagiarism Independent Education
Phrases such as ‘catch up’ can harm pupils returning to school, Dr Alex George tells MPs Independent Education
Transparency data: Women on boards: executive search firms signed up to the code of conduct Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
‘We no longer look to our politicians to solve national problems,’ education union boss says Independent Education
Students pass vote of no confidence in University of Manchester boss after ‘mishandling’ of coronavirus Independent Education
Government will not be scrapping GCSEs, education secretary says Independent Education
Attainment gap between white and black university students ‘remains too high’, watchdog says Independent Education
More than one-third of teachers have lost enthusiasm for the job since pandemic began, poll suggests Independent Education
Universities ‘plugging the gaps’ in NHS services as poll suggests decline in mental health for most students Independent Education
‘Crushing pressure’: More than half of women say wellbeing damaged by home-schooling children during lockdown Independent Education
Number of pupils in classes of 31 or more soared over past decade, analysis finds Independent Education
Thousands of students at risk of losing out on ‘community language’ A-levels and GCSEs, report says Independent Education
GCSEs and A-levels likely to still be different in 2022, exams chief says Independent Education
‘Ray of sunshine in quite gloomy picture’: Headteachers and pupils on the return to school Independent Education
‘Inevitable’ children returning to school will cause Covid cases to rise, says government adviser Independent Education
Number of private school teachers paid £100,000 or more ‘jumps 25%’ Independent Education
Gavin Williamson awards £190m contract to French firm behind school meals voucher ‘shambles’ Independent Education
Parents raise concerns over school safety ahead of full return Independent Education
Getting parental consent is biggest challenge for school Covid tests, poll finds Independent Education
International pupils returning to British boarding schools allowed to skip hotel quarantine Independent Education
Primary pupils shouldn’t be made to wear masks in school, says No 10 Independent Education
Universities told to compensate students after Covid disruption Independent Education
Universities minister compares ‘decolonisation’ of history to ‘Soviet Union-style’ censorship Independent Education
‘I’m nervous to go back’: Students on having spent so long away from university Independent Education
‘Child abuse’: How masks in schools became latest cause of Covid rage Independent Education
UK students among most likely to say mental health has suffered during Covid Independent Education
Opening windows more effective than masks in stopping school Covid transmission, says scientist Independent Education
Teachers should be prepared to ‘sacrifice their lives’, says ex-Ofsted head Independent Education
Children as young as five being told to wear masks in school Independent Education
‘Impossible, messy and meaningless’: Teachers react to news they will set grades Independent Education
Policy paper: COVID-19 support plan: space sector recovery Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
New education recovery package for children and young people dcsf speeches
Schools in northern England showing less interest in tutoring catch-up scheme, official says Independent Education
Children being put under ‘huge’ pressure due to ‘catch up narrative’, say experts Independent Education
Education unions and teachers concerned by ‘big bang’ reopening of schools Independent Education
In the age of Wikipedia, is it better to study everything? Independent Education
Asking parents to do Covid tests on children for school would be ‘fraught with difficulty’, union says Independent Education
Hundreds of thousands of pupils with disabilities could face unfair grades this year, charities warn Independent Education
‘Reckless’ for all pupils to return to school on 8 March, government warned Independent Education
University students have spent around £1bn on empty accommodation due to Covid, survey finds Independent Education
Outrage after female gender studies academic to be ‘replaced by men’ Independent Education
English schools face tighter mask rules when pupils return Independent Education
Primary school attendance six times higher than in spring lockdown Independent Education
Is there any point to Gavin Williamson’s free speech reforms? Independent Education
Gavin Williamson launches plan to protect free speech and combat ‘unacceptable silencing’ Independent Education

UK Education News

The original UK Education News aggregation site for education professionals.

Latest UK Education News blog stories

Breaking News

2 hours to 3 hours old

Over 5 hours old

Most Popular Stories - Past 24hrs

Latest UK Education Poll

YouTube: What Is The Department Of Education UK?

Education Resources