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AI: China tech giant Alibaba to roll out ChatGPT rival
Chinese technology giant Alibaba has announced plans to roll out its own artificial intelligence (AI) ChatGPT-style product called Tongyi Qianwen.
Preparing for school transfer test – I’m nowhere near close to ready
More than 35 years ago I did the eleven plus. My memories of that time are patchy, although I do have some recollection of the endless...
Cost of living: Mums say careers hurt by high nursery fees
New mothers face falling back in their careers because childcare costs make it "impossible" to go back to work.
Headteacher conference: Curriculum for Wales and School Improvement
As we look back over the first year of the Curriculum for Wales, it must be said that your continued commitment to the reform programme and...
Head teachers’ union overwhelmingly rejects government’s latest pay offer
TORY ministers are “turning their backs on children,” the leader of a head teachers’ union warned today after it joined sister unions in overwhelmingly rejecting the...
Young people need meaningful involvement in local authority environmental policy – new report
A new report has called on local authorities to meaningfully involve young people in environmental policy after research showed they are feeling over-whelmed and disillusioned.
Raise wage offer and prevent more university strikes, says UNISON
Staff are already leaving for better-paid jobs in supermarkets, warehouses and coffee shops.
Impact of video-based learning in business statistics: a longitudinal study
Many undergraduate business students in the United Kingdom (UK) find themselves during the initial stages of their degree programmes required to study numerical subjects which, for...
OfS to create £40m fund to boost degree apprenticeship take-up
Office for Students confirms fund can be used for existing providers and those delivering degree apprenticeships for the first time
More than 600 Jersey students left waiting for student loans
Hundreds of students from Jersey have been left waiting for their student loans after an administrative delay.
Ofsted inspections not fit for purpose, says Swindon teacher
A Swindon teacher spends “two days on edge” before an Ofsted inspection, they have said as controversy into the watchdog’s inspections continues.
School leaders should refuse to work as Ofsted inspectors, says union
Delegates at the National Education Union’s conference voted for a campaign to be launched calling for Ofsted to be abolished.