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Parents' fury over 'disgraceful' school wrap with one slice of ham
2+ hour, 4+ min ago By MARK BRANAGAN and TOM LAWRENCE, NEWS REPORTER A parent was furious after their child shared a picture of their school lunch - a wrap with one meagre slice of ham. In a post on a local Facebook group, the parent…...
BoE chief warns AI could wipe out jobs like the industrial revolution
1+ day, 22+ hour ago AI could wipe out jobs like the industrial revolution even though it is likely to be beneficial in the long-term, according to the Bank of England governor. Andrew Bailey played down fears of mass unemployment as the technology takes a…...
Should Government block trans guidance to protect women-only spaces?
2+ day, 2+ hour ago Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has been accused of blocking trans guidance to protect women-only spaces from being published. The Cabinet minister, who also holds the women and equalities brief, argues in a statement to the High Court that they are…...
POLL: Is Britain right to rejoin the Erasmus EU education scheme?
3+ day, 2+ hour ago The UK will rejoin the European Union's Erasmus student exchange scheme " but Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of 'throwing billions away' to reverse Brexit. EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the breakthrough 'is a huge win for our young…...
Harvard hires graduate filmed assaulting Israeli classmate at protest
2+ week, 5+ day ago Harvard University has hired a former graduate student who was charged with assaulting an Israeli classmate during a pro-Palestine'protest.' Elom Tettey-Tamaklo, 29, has been working at the university as a'Graduate Teaching Fellow since August, his LinkedIn profile showed. In the role,…...
Scale of social media use in pre-school children is 'deeply alarming'
2+ week, 5+ day ago By CHRIS POLLARD, NEWS REPORTER Hundreds of thousands of young children are getting hooked on social media before they learn to read, shocking new research has found. More than a third (37 per cent) of children aged three to five now…...
1 in 4 pupils say they're not motivated in the classroom, DfE survey
2+ week, 5+ day ago By ELEANOR HARDING, EDUCATION EDITOR A poll of 2,500 pupils found 30 per cent described themselves as not motivated " up from 25 per cent the year before and a low of 20 per cent in 2022. Levels of enthusiasm for school differ by gender, with…...
Phillipson urged to allow teachers 4-day week to 'reduce burnout'
2+ week, 6+ day ago By ELEANOR HARDING, EDUCATION EDITOR The 4 Day Week Foundation has written to the Education Secretary to ask for schools to be allowed to give their staff one extra day off a week." The campaign group calls for all full-time workers…...
Private school hit by Labour's VAT hike set to
2+ week, 6+ day ago By ELEANOR HARDING, EDUCATION EDITOR The school said Labour's new VAT on school fees, which came into effect in January, has priced families out and caused them to withdraw their children. The number of pupils aged three to eleven has…...
Largest teaching union ballots for strikes over pay
2+ week, 6+ day ago By ELEANOR HARDING, EDUCATION EDITOR The union says the current 6.5 per cent pay rise for teachers over the next three years is "below inflation. It also says the rise is "unfunded, meaning it would have to be paid for by…...