Image copyright Getty Images A government-commissioned review of funding for over-18 education has come out with its recommendations. There has been much discussion of whether the changes are progressive (better for lower earners) or regressive (better for higher earners). The key proposals for higher education are: reducing the maximum annual fees that universities can charge […]
Image copyright Tom SancassaniImage caption University of Essex has said it has a zero-tolerance policy on hate and harassment A university has sacked a lecturer after an anti-Semitism row over the formation of a Jewish society. Concerns were raised at the University of Essex over Facebook posts which had described “Zionists” wanting to create a […]
Ethnic minority, mature and working-class students should be more confident and persistent about asking for help at university, a research paper claims. The University of Reading study says a mix of fear and pride can stop these “non-traditional” students from accessing available support services. The study urges them to “swallow their pride” and come forward […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBelgium students among one million expected in more than 100 countries School students around the world have gone on strike to demand action on climate change. Organisers said more than a million people were expected to join the action in at least 110 countries on Friday. They […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBirmingham LGBT row school shuts early ahead of protest A school head embroiled in a row with parents over LGBT issues has vowed to “never stop” teaching pupils about equality. Hundreds of protesters have gathered once more outside Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham as demonstrations reached […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionStudents deny claims they cheated on English tests Foreign students may have been unfairly deported from the UK after being falsely accused of cheating in English language tests, a report has warned. The government withdrew 30,000 visas from non-EU citizens after it emerged students were having other […]
Image copyright Getty Images Most families do not choose to send their children to their nearest school, shows the biggest ever study of state secondary school choices in England. More than 60% opt for a school that is further away – usually because it is higher achieving. “Contrary to a widely-held belief, only a minority […]
Image copyright Youth Music A new study has shown that changing how music is taught in schools could boost attendance for struggling students. In the study, 974 pupils aged between 11 and 15 took part in a new project to teach electronic, grime and hip hop music in schools instead of classical. Pupils who’d been […]
Middlesbrough has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in England and Wales. But for two teenagers it changed their lives for the better. Robyn used to “get mortal” and “end up at random parties”. But on discovering she was pregnant at 16, she vowed to change. She stopped drinking and smoking marijuana, saying: “I used […]
Shelley, Jolly and Rachelle have all had their children taken to Lebanon by their former partners without their permission. They call themselves the ‘Warrior Moms’ and are fighting to get them back. The BBC’s Eloise Alanna travelled from Lebanon where she is based to meet them in Canada and the United States. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48356501
Image copyright Getty Images University of Oxford is promising a “sea-change” in admissions, with plans for a quarter of students to come from disadvantaged backgrounds by 2023. The university wants to tackle accusations that it is socially exclusive. Oxford will soon announce that 60.5% of its most recent intake are from state schools – the […]
Losing a baby is devastating enough without having to go through the experience just feet away from people giving birth. But in 2015, seven months into her pregnancy, that is where Lynette Parkes, from Hagley, Worcestershire, found herself. She said she could still remember to this day “the feeling of looking at him and hearing […]