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New scholarships at University will increase diversity in digital industry
University of Gloucestershire has been awarded a share of £8.1 million in funding to support efforts to widen access and increase diversity within the UK digital...
Schools face five days of strikes in summer term and possible action into autumn
Schools in England face five days of teacher walkouts in the summer term and possible action into the autumn as the UK’s largest education union is...
The cost-of-living crisis is becoming a cost-of-learning crisis
Learners are increasingly forced to make horrible choices between cash or the classroom, says Josh Spears
Ofsted downgrades West London College from “Good” to “Requires improvement”
Educational inspector Ofsted has downgraded West London College, which operates Ealing Green College and Southall Community College, from “Good” to “Requires improvement” following an inspection earlier this year...
Skills bootcamps: Study finds ‘inappropriate’ interviews and already-skilled workers on courses
Research of wave 2 bootcamps finds more than half of learners already have level 4 or above qualifications
University of Manchester handed part of £5m fund to ‘reduce recreational student drug use’
The documentary-style video education project has been designed to reduce demand for drugs
Educators, assemble!
As educators meet in Harrogate this week, NEU rep ROBERT POOLE reflects on how important this conference will be
A £15m net zero carbon school is being created in Neath Port Talbot – with design help from pupils
A new build net zero carbon school – as part of the Welsh Government’s Sustainable Schools Challenge – is to be established in Neath Port Talbot.
The universities where students earn £40k on average after graduation
The right degree can help graduates insulate their pay from the effects of inflation
Scotland is making education strikes in England worse
If anyone thought that the public sector strikes were fading out, this week marks a resurgence, with Passport Office staff striking for five weeks – apparently...
College teacher pay has fallen by 18% between 2010 and 2022
This report examines how pay and retention levels among college teachers in England have changed over time and compared with school teachers.
Teachers to strike for two more days as pay offer rejected
Teachers are to go on strike again after union members rejected a government pay offer.