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A-levels, T-levels and BTec Level 3s: 2023 exams guide
Exam season is beginning for A-level and other students across the UK. For many pupils, it is the first time they will have sat formal exams,...
GCSEs, BTec Level 2s and National 5s: 2023 exams guide
Exam season is beginning for GCSE and other students across the UK. It is the second year of formal exams since the pandemic and there are...
Health ‘beyond crisis’ and schoolchildren used as ‘pawns’, NI affairs committee hears
Over half a million people in Northern Ireland are currently on a waiting list for medical treatment, Westminster’s NI Affairs Committee has been told.
Forgotten or misrepresented. Special schools deserve better policy
The role of special schools in England’s education system is contested: some claim they constitute a form of segregation that is antithetical to full inclusion of...
AI should be part of teacher training courses, advises BCS
Understanding AI should be part of teacher training courses and headteachers' leadership qualifications, BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, has said.
Oak’s UK restriction U-turn sparks fury
Oak National’s decision to make all content free under government licence – and reverse earlier decision to restrict content to UK-only users – ‘rides roughshod’ over...
University of East Anglia, UK introduces MA in Medical and Health Humanities
University of East Anglia, one of the UK’s top 30 universities, is pleased to announce MA in Medical and Health Humanities, a new post-graduate programme under...
Cuts to education ‘will put children in Northern Ireland behind UK counterparts’
Proposed cuts to education funding in Northern Ireland will set students in Northern Ireland back by a “significant amount” when compared with their counterparts in other...
UK students seek compensation for Covid-affected tuition
Nearly 1,000 students attempt group action against UCL, accusing it of breaking promises
MDX Enactus team’s AI assistant App to boost student mental health shines at Tech4Good competition
MDX Enactus Society students were finalists in a contest sponsored by software company SAP at Enactus UK’s National Expo in April, and have entered a further competition with their commended...
Lack of education funding will be damaging for future of NI, says schools body chief
The chief executive of the Controlled Schools Support Council (CSSC) has accused the Secretary of State of using children as pawns and jeopardising the futures of...
GCSEs: Soaring food prices ‘likely’ to hit grades
Experts say eligibility criteria for free school meals needs ‘urgent review’ as students are going hungry