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Northern Ireland strikes: Unions reject ‘derisory’ pay offer for lecturers
Unions representing further education (FE) lecturers in Northern Ireland have rejected what they called a derisory pay offer.
Britain Jumps On AI Bandwagon With $125M Taskforce For Education And Health Care
It looks like Britain is joining the ranks of Google and Microsoft to develop its own set of AI tools to tackle problems in two sectors notorious for slow adoption:...
Trusts an integral part of school inspections
Ofsted has today published a report exploring multi-academy trusts’ responsibilities and how their work is evaluated during inspections.
How one law school is helping shape the next generation of lawyers
Ahead of her appearance at LegalEdCon next month, BARBRI’s head of new business and account management, Victoria Cromwell, explains how the legal education giant is leveraging its experience...
London’s free schools meals scheme ‘could pave way to national roll-out’
The wider benefits of universal free school meals in London’s primary schools will be assessed
Strike days in England
On Thursday 27 April and Tuesday 2 May, teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) will hold two days of strike action in schools and...
Education cuts: No new school buildings to be started in 2023-24
No new school buildings or school extensions will be started in 2023-24 due to cuts to the education budget.
London teachers caught paying pupils to mark papers for them to ease workload
Three East London teachers were caught paying pupils to help mark school work and ease their heavy workload.
Take on our GCSE maths quiz as Rishi Sunak says lack of numeracy skills is harming UK economy
Following the news Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants students to study maths until the age of 18, we're challenging you to attempt to answer today’s maths...
Put your maths knowledge to the test as Rishi Sunak claims UK’s ‘anti-maths mindset’ is costing the economy
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said that the UK has an inherent "anti-maths mindset" that is holding the economy back. In a speech to students, teachers and others...
Think tank reveals plan to cut chatbot cheating
Report also recommends the extended project qualification should become compulsory
Ofsted’s chief inspector refuses to drop ‘one-word assessments’ for schools
Ofsted’s chief inspector has refused to drop “one-word assessments” despite calls from teachers across the country for the ratings to be abolished.