Education

‘The kids clapped me, the whole school’: Yorkshire head on telling pupils he’s gay
Colin Scott of Risedale secondary in Catterick Garrison announces news at an assembly to mark Pride month
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
14, Jun, 2022 @3:10 PM

Bill Wright obituary
Other lives: Teacher and Welsh international race walker
Robert Pedlingham
13, Jun, 2022 @5:50 PM

Adult education and apprenticeships budget will be 25% down since 2010
IFS says cuts and inflation far outweigh £900m promised new spending, undermining levelling up ambitions
Richard Adams Education editor
12, Jun, 2022 @11:01 PM

Leaked food strategy for English schools is paltry, experts say
Campaigners decry failure to extend free meals and budget of £250 per state school to teach healthy eating
Helena Horton
11, Jun, 2022 @2:30 PM

Student loan interest rate to be capped at 7.3% in autumn, says DfE
Ministers intervene to stop interest rate in England and Wales reaching 12% with inflation by September
Richard Adams Education editor
11, Jun, 2022 @8:15 AM

First post-Covid school leavers face fight for fewer university places
Parents and teachers say some students predicted to gain A* grades are being rejected after a surge in applications
Sally Weale, Rachel Hall and Richard Adams
11, Jun, 2022 @7:00 AM

Dick Sargent obituary
Other lives: Professor of economics who helped to democratise Warwick University
Geoff Renshaw
10, Jun, 2022 @5:42 PM

Rules to be relaxed for foreign teachers to work in schools in England
Change will allow teachers around the world with equivalent qualifications and experience to apply for jobs
Rachel Hall
10, Jun, 2022 @1:44 PM

UCL apologises for ‘bullying and sexual misconduct’ at architecture school
London university investigation finds ‘culture of unacceptable behaviour’ going back decades
Geneva Abdul
09, Jun, 2022 @5:59 PM

Nearly one in three children in north-east England on free school meals
Figures shows 10% rise in FSM across England and school leaders say real child poverty level is even higher
Richard Adams Education editor
09, Jun, 2022 @3:43 PM

Euan Blair’s start-up for apprenticeships reaches £1.4bn value
New funding puts Multiverse, which matches firms with people looking to skill up, in ‘unicorn’ territory
Dan Milmo Global technology editor
08, Jun, 2022 @8:26 PM

NSW and Victoria to push Albanese government to close public school funding gap
Education ministers say they will demand increase in federal investment to reach 100% of Gonski funding benchmark
Adeshola Ore
06, Jun, 2022 @5:30 PM
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