General Archive
School and college leaders to hold national strike ballot for first time
The Association of School and College Leaders said the decision to hold a ballot was made due to funding, pay and conditions.
Generative AI growth is a powerful reminder of the UK digital skills gap
We live in a world where tech moves fast. The exponential growth of ChatGPT has made that clear, gaining over 100 million users since November. This...
Rishi Sunak’s maths push ignores the needs of neurodiverse students
We need to help our children understand themselves, rather than impose top-down mandates as the prime minister has done, writes Marina Magdalena
School absence levels reach highest for year at 8.4%
Pupil absence rates at schools in England have climbed to their highest level so far this calendar year, new figures show.
A third of schools not using catch-up cash
Schools minister urges all eligible schools to use National Tutoring Programme funding ‘as exam season approaches’, but heads’ leader warns that subsidy rules and tight budgets...
Higher education in the UK: Systems, policy approaches, and challenges
This briefing explains how higher education works across the UK. It considers where policy approaches align and diverge, and notes some challenges facing the sector.
University-run apprenticeship provider hit with Ofsted ‘inadequate’
University of Bolton makes one of its deans new chief executive for its apprenticeship provider business
Dyscalculia: Do Rishi Sunak’s maths plans add up for everyone?
The country has to get better at maths, Rishi Sunak told teachers and students in north London this week.
Childcare overhaul will create ‘very odd incentives’ for wealthy parents, MPs told
Childcare overhaul is like ‘a new branch of the welfare state’, expert says
Teachers are quitting – Here’s what could be done to get them to stay
Teachers are quitting due to workload, lack of support, and low pay. To retain them, solutions such as a lighter workload, better pay, more support and...
Teachers are battling a mental health crisis – toxic Ofsted inspections must change before more lives are lost
With so much noise about teachers striking and arguments over pay, people shouldn’t forget that we are sleepwalking into an education crisis.
The hidden danger of asbestos in UK schools
The carcinogenic substance is estimated to be present on the estates of as much as 81 per cent of English state schools.