Image copyright ASAImage caption Ads like this should be more heavily restricted in future, say watchdogs Rules around gambling ads, which include a ban on the use of young celebrities and sports stars, will become stricter, especially online. From 1 April, gambling operators will also have to ensure that the majority of the audience of […]
Image copyright GoogleImage caption Coventry University is investigating the alleged anti-Semitism A student union has suspended the activities of a sports club after two people were pictured wearing anti-Semitic T-shirts on a night out. The pair, from Coventry University, wore tops branded with a Swastika and other racist scrawled slogans. The university said they would […]
Image copyright Getty Images Some university vice-chancellors are being paid as much as 13 times the median pay of their staff, the university regulator has revealed. The Office for Students data also shows 62% of universities in England raised the number of staff paid over £100,000, between 2016-17 and 2017-18. The government says the OfS […]
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Teenagers on the Blues programme are encouraged to get out more Go for a walk, speak to your friends face-to-face, go and visit your grandma. It might sound like common sense, but this is some of the advice being offered to UK teenagers who are showing early signs of anxiety, […]
Image copyright Royal SocietyImage caption A-levels are too narrow and are not teaching pupils the skills they need for the future, says Prof Sir Venki Ramakrishnan England’s A-levels are among the narrowest upper secondary systems in the world and need radical change, the president of the Royal Society will say in a speech on Tuesday. […]
Image copyright Getty Images GCSEs should be scrapped and A-levels should be replaced by a mix of academic and vocational subjects, says Robert Halfon, chairman of the Education Select Committee. His radical rewriting of England’s exam system is designed to give young people a much broader range of skills for their working lives. The former […]
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Hungary’s population is falling and the prime minister hopes these measures will reverse the trend Hungarian women with four children or more will be exempted for life from paying income tax, the prime minister has said, unveiling plans designed to boost the number of babies being born. It was a […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLater school start ‘helps us study’, say college students As MPs prepare to debate a petition for schools to start at 10:00, teenagers tell the BBC about their own experiences with early school starts. It takes 100,000 signatures to trigger a Parliamentary debate and this one, saying […]
Image copyright Getty Images Dating apps Grindr and Tinder are to be asked to explain to the government how they protect children, after an investigation claimed minors are put at risk of sexual exploitation. More than 30 cases of child rape have been investigated by police since 2015 after victims evaded age checks on such […]
The world-famous book Zog, by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler is being brought to life on stage for the first time, much to the delight of pre-schoolers. Scheffler told BBC News how the characters were lifted from page to stage. Video Journalist Sophie van Brugen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-47175771
Image copyright GoogleImage caption Inspectors found there was “insufficient progress” at the college A rural higher education college, given two consecutive inadequate ratings by inspectors, still has “too much poor teaching”, a report said. Easton & Otley College, which has campuses in Norfolk and Suffolk, offers courses in agriculture and engineering. An intervention assessment by […]
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Charles Darwin is the founder of modern evolutionary studies A school has axed a musical on evolution over its suggestive lyrics and portrayal of Christian views. Darwin Rocks, about the scientist Charles Darwin, was due to be performed by about 90 pupils at Hartford Manor Primary School, Cheshire, next month. […]