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    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Educational inequalities in England barely improve in two decades, study finds

      Institute for Fiscal Studies research shows family background still a main driver in performance at school and later life

    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      The Week Ahead
      A week for reflection: Afghanistan a year on, and 75 years since partition

      Plus, first steps in Nasa’s return to the Moon, and a peak week for Britain’s summer of discontent

    • Sunday, 14 August, 2022
      UK universities
      University admissions to return to ‘more predictable’ cycle, says UCAS chief

      Clare Marchant expects near-record number of students in England and Wales to gain first-choice offers this year

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Scotland’s school exam pass rate drops from pandemic peak

      Percentage gaining A to C in their Highers falls to 78.9% from 87.3% last year as examiners tackle grade inflation

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      The Weekend Essay
      The anxious generation — what’s bothering Britain’s schoolchildren?

      As her students await their A-level results, Lucy Kellaway reports on what schools are doing to tackle a mental health crisis

    • Thursday, 4 August, 2022
      Shirley Coe
      How to manage the soaring costs of private school fees

      Lessons in finance for parents — and grandparents

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      Schools spending in England ‘not on track’ to return to 2010 levels

      IFS warns salary increases and rises in energy and catering costs will hit budgets

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      News in-depth
      Rising food costs force England’s school caterers to cut meal standards

      Nearly half of providers predict further falls in quality of ingredients, as health experts warn of dangers to children’s nutrition

    • Tuesday, 5 July, 2022
      UK politics & policy
      Sats results in England suggest children fell behind during pandemic

      Data raise concerns ministers will struggle to meet 2030 targets for standards in reading, writing and maths

    • Sunday, 3 July, 2022
      Childcare
      Government to consult on cutting adult-child ratio in English nurseries

      Proposals to cut red tape do not address problems of underfunding, say sector leaders

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Sunak defends 10% UK pension rise as teaching unions threaten strikes

      NEU and NASUWT demand 12% pay increase as inflation climbs to 9.1%

    • Friday, 10 June, 2022
      Maira Rana
      Don’t raise more hurdles to university entrance

      It’s exam season and candidates from less-privileged families worry about proposed new criteria for student loans

    • Sunday, 5 June, 2022
      China
      China’s international school sector threatened by Covid and crackdown

      New rules and a teacher exodus hurt bilingual schools offering foreign-style education

    • Tuesday, 17 May, 2022
      Financial literacy
      Money Clinic Podcast: I hate maths — is that why I’m bad with money?

      Why getting to grips with a fear of numbers could transform your finances

    • Monday, 16 May, 2022
      China
      Harrow Beijing school loses its hallowed British branding

      Regulations force Chinese affiliate of famous English public school to drop its foreign name

    • Wednesday, 20 April, 2022
      UK schools warn lack of ‘catch-up’ funding is hitting lost learning

      Primary heads say pupils’ education is suffering owing to budget constraints and cutbacks

    • Thursday, 31 March, 2022
      Education
      Randstad axed from government’s flagship Covid catch-up scheme

      Education minister drops contract with private provider, giving funding for tutoring directly to schools

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      Explainer
      Will the education white paper raise pupil attainment in England?

      The government is promising a ‘world class education’, but offering limited additional resources

    • Monday, 28 March, 2022
      All schools in England to aim for academy status by 2030

      Measures part of next phase of the government’s drive to ‘level up’ education

    • Wednesday, 23 March, 2022
      Spring Statement
      England’s hospitals and schools warn of cuts after Sunak snub

      Refusal to provide extra funding will lead to real term decrease of more than 10% to budgets

    • Friday, 25 February, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Student loans: Should the Bank of Mum and Dad step in?

      Sweeping changes to university funding leave graduates — and parents — with difficult choices

    • Friday, 11 February, 2022
      UK regulator makes inquiries into IT systems contracts after school backlash

      CMA writes to institutions about agreements with Education Software Solutions

    • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
      News in-depth
      Colleges rise to challenge of tackling Britain’s skills shortage

      Further education providers seek to prove they have a central role in ‘levelling up’ but warn of funding crisis

    • Monday, 7 February, 2022
      A-level and GCSE pupils in UK to benefit from ‘generous approach to grading’

      Exam regulator aims to give ‘safety net’ for students by adjusting grade boundaries and issuing advance information

    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      Covid-related absences in English schools reach record high

      One in 20 children out of class for reasons linked to coronavirus, says education department

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