Exam marking boycott by UK university staff could delay graduations this summer
University and College Union to go ahead with industrial action after members reject offer on pay and working conditionsStudents face potential delays in their degree results and graduations this...
View ArticleHelp! Should Australians rush to pay down student loans before indexation?
While general financial wisdom once suggested Help-Hecs debt was fine to pay down slowly, the current economic climate may rewrite the rules for someGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 2018,...
View ArticleMinisters consider rule to let single-sex schools bar transgender pupils
Guidance for England also likely to tell teachers to inform parents when children question their gender identityThe government is considering issuing guidance to single-sex schools in England saying...
View ArticleSunak’s maths to 18 plan ‘misguided’, says man asked to promote it
Film-maker asked by No 10 to be ‘maths champion’ says ‘nobody thought to ask me whether I support this policy’Downing Street has reportedly ditched a campaign to promote Rishi Sunak’s “maths to 18”...
View ArticleStarmer under pressure to commit to universal free school meals in England
Exclusive: National Education Union includes call in submission to forum that will determine Labour’s general election manifestoKeir Starmer is facing mounting calls to extend free school meals to...
View ArticleNo 10 refuses to say when Rishi Sunak first declared wife’s shareholding in...
This blog is now closed. You can read the latest report on this story here:Parliament watchdog opens investigation into SunakQ: Are you going to have to offer more money to teachers?Sunak says what is...
View ArticleDrop in London primary applications puts future of some schools at risk
Demand for reception class places fell by 2.7% this year, prompting fears some institutions may be forced to merge or closeApplications for reception class places in London have fallen by 2.67% this...
View ArticleDid ‘u’ solve it? Wordplay meets numberplay
The answers to today’s lexical perplexities, and the Pilish prizewinnerEarlier today I set you these problems (and a challenge) about constrained writing, a literary form in which a text must conform...
View ArticleShortage of teachers will be a big maths problem for Rishi Sunak
Prime minister wants pupils to study maths until 18, but government has failed to meet recruitment targets for a decadeThe prime minister’s ambition to ensure that all pupils study maths up to the age...
View ArticleSunak needn’t worry – maths mania already has our schools in a stranglehold |...
The obsession with a subject most people don’t need to study until they are 18 is typical of a system that fails to equip pupils for modern lifeRishi Sunak is clearly gripped by maths. Today’s attack...
View ArticleUK needs time to recruit more maths teachers, Rishi Sunak concedes
PM says students in England will not be forced to study subject at A-level as he defends plan to make it compulsory until 18UK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has admitted the UK needs time...
View ArticleRishi Sunak: it should not be socially acceptable to joke about being bad at...
The UK possesses an inherent 'anti-maths mindset' that is hampering efforts to improve numeracy, Rishi Sunak has said as he relaunched his plan to make maths education until 18 compulsory.The prime...
View ArticleCan “u” solve it? Wordplay meets numberplay
Mathematical rules for writingToday’s puzzles celebrate the connections between mathematics and literature.They also mark the publication of Once Upon a Prime, a terrific new book about these...
View Article‘Anti-maths mindset’ costs UK a huge sum, Rishi Sunak claims
PM urges Britain to prize numeracy, but critics say such talk counts for nothing without a funded planThe UK possesses an inherent “anti-maths mindset” that is hampering efforts to improve numeracy,...
View Article‘Buckling’ NHS fails to treat 250,000 children with mental health problems
Exclusive: child mental health crisis deepens with one-third of all referrals denied help A quarter of a million children in the UK with mental health problems have been denied help by the NHS as it...
View Article‘The tragic cost of under-investment’: asbestos blamed for 150 deaths of...
Unsafe buildings could still be putting staff at risk of cancer through contact with the material, warn unions, experts and MPsFresh concerns have been raised about the amount of asbestos remaining in...
View Article‘It’s tough for parents’: should young children have their own phone?
Debate bubbles over how to navigate setting limits as UK study shows fifth of three- and four-year-olds have a deviceOne in five UK children aged three and four have mobile phone, study findsHow old is...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on US book bans: time to fight back | Editorial
Censorship is surging thanks to an organised rightwing minority targeting books on LGBTQ and Black characters and issues“A book is a loaded gun in the house next door,” warns a character in Fahrenheit...
View ArticleHow much should parents get involved in kids’ education? I’m an expert, and a...
New research suggests extra activities and help with homework have little effect – but the question is more complicated than it at first appearsLee Elliott Major is the UK’s first professor of social...
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