Anti-cuts march: the protesters
From mother and toddler groups to anarchists – via off-duty police officers – the protesters will come from all sectors of societyTrade unionsTrade unionists are likely to make up the overwhelming bulk...
View ArticleTuition fees 2012: what are they charging?
Universities are starting to announce their tuition fees for students in 2012. How much are universities planning to charge?• Get the dataHere is our list of universities and how much they intend to...
View ArticleCompulsory crucifixes in Italian classrooms? Not a good sign | Paul Sims
Far from being a 'victory for common sense', the ECHR's ruling is a worrying development in the fight for secular equalityAndrew Brown welcomes the decision by the grand chamber of the European court...
View ArticleCharlie Gilmour to stand trial over attack on royal convoy
Pink Floyd guitarist's son alleged to have thrown bin at car containing prince's bodyguards during student fees protestCharlie Gilmour, son of the Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, has been committed...
View ArticlePublic sector cuts mapped: where they will hit around the UK
Organisations across the country are closing and losing services as councils and public bodies implement swingeing cuts from April. See which ones are being hit on this map
View ArticleMichael Gove selective in his school visits, says heads' union
National Association of Head Teachers says academies agenda means education secretary is ignoring bigger pictureHeadteachers have accused the education secretary of being driven by an ideological...
View ArticleRevolt stirs in France's schools against 'elitist' education system
Classrooms experiment with catering for diverse needs of pupils in move away from marks-based systemIt's hard to believe, when lessons are under way, that there are 700 children at Lou Redounet high...
View ArticleLet's talk about sex – to four-year-olds | Shirley Haasnoot
The Dutch take sex very seriously – and their focus on education for young children pays off when they grow upMy son is three years old; he is learning to use the potty and brush his teeth at the...
View ArticleMore universities plan to charge £9,000 fees
University College London, Birmingham and Lancaster join list of establishments planning to charge maximum for degreesUniversity College London, Birmingham and Lancaster are the latest universities to...
View ArticleGraduate careers: become a tax adviser
It may not seem an obvious career, but tax is a perfect mix of figures and law – with a starting salary of about £28,000Suspense, agility and a rising tide of adrenaline are the ingredients that many...
View ArticleFree education for young Scots? Only if the English students pay full whack |...
Native Scottish students are unlikely to be lumbered with tuition fees, but students from the rest of the UK at university in Scotland could see their bills soarMy daughter studies at a Scottish...
View ArticleMarch for the alternative – as it happened
This live blog has now ended. Coverage continues here.• Estimated 500,000 march in London against coalition cuts• Protesters gather for biggest demo for eight years• Activists attack Top Shop and...
View ArticleGovernment cuts: On the nursery slopes
Stacie Lewis's little girl, May, has beaten many things in the two years of her life so far – but not bureaucracyI couldn't have imagined, two years ago, that the worst aspect of raising a severely...
View ArticleFamily under the microscope
Getting top school results can be bad for mental healthResults from the Human Genome Project strongly suggest that genes explain only 5-10% of intelligence. Motivation looks increasingly crucial. If...
View ArticleMarch for the Alternative – as it happened
• Estimated 500,000 march in London against public sector cuts• Police say protest was overwhelmingly peaceful but over 200 arrests have been made• Hardliners attack Topshop and occupy Fortnum &...
View ArticleNurses, lawyers, students, teachers: the faces of the anti-cuts protest
Protesters converged on London with one clear message for David Cameron's coalition – the people are not happyELAINE BRIGGSOperations manager, 52, from CornwallIn Cornwall we've had 40% cuts. They've...
View ArticleVideo: Fortnum and Masons occupied by protesters - video
Protesters marching against government cuts climb onto the awning of Fortnum & Mason despite a police barricade
View ArticleDirt: The Filthy Reality of Everyday Life – review
Wellcome Collection, LondonDirt, the Wellcome Collection's riveting new show, opens with a shocker: a window so filthy not an inch of glass is visible beneath the grime, a thick brown substance that...
View ArticleEF Schumacher: Cameron's choice | Feature
EF Schumacher, the humane socialist economist known for his 1973 bestseller Small Is Beautiful, championed 'economics as if people mattered'. Forty years on, he's enjoying a revival, thanks, oddly...
View ArticleStudent lets: Brighton comes up with a solution
A new rental scheme for students aims to keep both residents with nine-to-five lifestyles and their noisy undergraduate neighbours happyStudents are usually the last people you want next door if you...
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