Rishi Sunak vows to end low-earning degrees in post-16 education shake-up Candidate for PM proposes to raise prestige of vocational education and mandate sixth-form maths and English with a British baccalaureateRishi Sunak has vowed to phase out university degrees that do not improve students’ “earning… 06/08/2022 23:18

Lionesses’ legacy at risk as school PE fails girls, experts warn In the past 10 years alone, 42,000 hours of PE lessons have been lost in UK secondary schools – and girls are the worst hitTwelve years of Tory government have had a disastrous impact on girls’ sport in schools, experts have said,… 06/08/2022 16:15

From Lionesses to missed chances: why elite success doesn’t always transform the grassroots England women’s Euros triumph has created massive interest in the game, but elite success doesn’t necessarily benefit sport at a lower levelOn Tuesday, the FA announced that tickets for the England women’s football friendly against… 06/08/2022 15:50

‘I feel I’m moving backwards’: new UK graduates hit by cost of living crisis Job insecurity, soaring prices and rising rents mean ‘the class of 2022’ faces difficult decisionsSoaring energy bills, rising food prices and the threat of a recession: the “class of 2022” has graduated into the worst cost of… 06/08/2022 09:00

Should school summer holidays be shorter? We ask an expert Jon Kay of the Education Endowment Foundation thinks a longer school year could help disadvantaged students, but it comes at a price ...In Wales, a proposal to shorten the summer holidays is under review. The Welsh government says it will… 05/08/2022 14:00

Children who get free school meals in England earn less as adults, study finds At age of 30, half of FSM recipients earn £17,000 or less, while top 10% from independent schools earn £71,000 or moreChildren in England who receive free school meals go on to earn less than their peers, even when they achieve the same… 04/08/2022 17:23

Teachers in England ‘fear they are missing signs of far-right radicalisation’ Headteachers say pandemic has worsened extremism among pupils as staff call for more training• Parental guide to far-right symbols and codesTeachers in England who feel overstretched by pandemic catchup and curriculum demands fear they… 04/08/2022 14:00

Signs of hate: Parental guide to far-right codes, symbols and acronyms Explainer: A sample from the UK campaign group Hope Not Hate’s safeguarding guide on the far right• Teachers ‘fear they are missing signs of radicalisation’• How I was seduced by the UK’s far rightFar-right extremists use a… 04/08/2022 14:00

Universities urged to allow for Covid impact on poorer students’ A-levels Pandemic has compounded working-class applicants’ disadvantages as teachers fear growing attainment gap, charity findsUniversities are being urged to give disadvantaged students who narrowly miss their required A-level grades… 04/08/2022 05:00

Academics make claims of bullying and racism at another UCL school UCL pledges to investigate allegations which include older staff being pressured to retire early from construction school Academics at one of the UK’s most prestigious universities claim bullying and harassment has destroyed careers and… 03/08/2022 05:00

Spiralling inflation, crops left in the field and travel chaos: 10 reasons Brexit has been disastrous for Britain As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it?When British politicians talk about Brexit and… 03/08/2022 05:00

Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs Educational publisher’s move into non-fungible tokens is intended to claw back some of the income lost to secondhand salesTextbook publisher Pearson plans to profit from secondhand sales by turning its titles into non-fungible tokens… 02/08/2022 15:37

Liz Truss’s Oxbridge proposal is the latest vacuous idea from a slapstick Tory race | Simon Jenkins The ill-thought-out ideas issuing daily from the candidates to be the UK’s prime minister are a cause for alarmThe Tory leadership race has descended into slapstick politics, and it seems to have no boundaries. In the past week the two… 01/08/2022 14:05

Three delicious and easy student recipes: baked gnocchi, loaded vegan nachos and chutney chicken If it’s your turn to cook for your new university housemates or friends, you can’t go wrong with one of these simple-to-make recipesFor many new students, the first few weeks of university are all about friendships, fun and having a… 01/08/2022 09:23

When became a doctor, I thought I could cope with the pain and death I would see. I was wrong | Joanna Cannon I could deal with the work, but I couldn’t shake the emotional load. So I became a writer, and poured it on to the pagePeople always tell me I was brave to apply to medical school in my 30s. But for me, the bravest thing was to walk away… 01/08/2022 08:00

If education is all about getting a job, the humanities are left just to the rich | Kenan Malik Recent utilitarian changes to the priorities of universities do little to foster social equality‘We rented a garret, for which we paid (I think) 25s a year, bought a few second-hand forms and desks, borrowed a few chairs from the people… 31/07/2022 06:00

University accused of ‘vindictive attack’ as staff lose 21 days’ pay over protest Academics fear docked wages after marking boycott at Queen Mary University of London are start of a wider crackdownQueen Mary University of London, a member of the prestigious Russell Group, has been branded the “worst university… 30/07/2022 14:53

Digested week: waking early, working late, relentless deadlines – it’s the holidays! Football joy, eBay nerves and trips to the GP make for a thoroughly magical timeWe are on holiday. This is a complete misnomer. What I mean is: the school holidays have begun, I’m taking half-weeks off work for nearly the duration, and… 29/07/2022 21:11

Ben Wallace endorses Liz Truss as Sunak backs new grammar schools Defence secretary says Truss is only candidate with right experience after rivals take part in first official Conservative party hustings in LeedsBen Wallace, the defence secretary, has endorsed Liz Truss to be the next Conservative leader… 29/07/2022 05:45

‘Funding black hole’: councils grapple with ‘catastrophic’ debt for SEN children Planned government SEN reforms not enough to plug ‘unmanageable’ deficit that could rise to £3.6bn, analysis showsLocal authorities in England are grappling with a £2.4bn “funding black hole” for special educational needs,… 28/07/2022 17:27

Calendrier des vacances scolaires 2022-2023 : les dates des congés dans les différentes zones Vacances de la Toussaint, vacances de Noël, d’hiver, de printemps : retrouvez ici les dates des vacances scolaires pour l’année 2022-2023. 02/08/2022 04:00

Le « gâchis » des obligations de quitter le territoire prises contre des jeunes apprentis Patrons, professeurs et associations dénoncent une recrudescence des mesures d’expulsion « ubuesques » contre des jeunes pourtant formés sur des métiers en tension. 30/07/2022 12:00

Enseignement professionnel : « Il nous faut réfléchir aux verrous budgétaires, réglementaires et d’orientation qui nous empêchent d’avancer » Vincent Troger, historien spécialiste de l’enseignement technique et professionnel, estime que l’apprentissage avant le bac peut mettre en difficulté beaucoup de jeunes. 30/07/2022 07:49

Comment la réforme du lycée professionnel se prépare Emmanuel Macron veut favoriser les synergies avec le monde de l’apprentissage. Carole Grandjean, la ministre déléguée, a symboliquement été placée sous la double tutelle du ministre du travail et de celui de l’éducation. 30/07/2022 03:30

Conflits et tensions en hausse dans les établissements scolaires Une part croissante des saisines traitées par la médiatrice de l’éducation nationale, selon le rapport d’activité 2021 de cette dernière, publié lundi 25 juillet, concerne des problèmes de comportement, entre l’école et les… 25/07/2022 14:00