Tech-driven cheating demands ‘really fast’ action, says exams chief
High-tech devices such as smart watches pose a challenge that must not be underestimated, warns Ofqual chief regulator Sir Ian Bauckham.
City & Guilds threatened with legal action over ‘disgraceful’ staff cuts plan
A union is threatening awarding giant City & Guilds with “legal and industrial action” over its workforce redundancy plans.
School absence: Study urges focus on wider wellbeing factors
Lower life-satisfaction is associated with decreased school attendance suggesting a need to place wider wellbeing measures at the heart of efforts to address persistent absence.
Study shines light on ‘opaque’ exclusion practices in schools
Concerns have been raised about the growing use of “opaque” school exclusion practices that operate “outside of statutory oversight”.
Milburn Review: Early years sector could offer two-pronged approach to help tackle youth unemployment, leaders suggest
The early years sector could help tackle rising youth unemployment through both the early identification of children at risk of becoming NEET and by employing young people, the response to a government-commissioned review suggests.
Early Years Voice urges competition watchdog to look at funding rates within its review of childcare costs
Campaign group Early Years Voice (EYV) has written to the chief executive of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), urging her to undertake a ‘full market’ investigation into childcare charges, including whether the Government hourly funded rate set is ‘adequate’, as...
Education secretary encouraging all schools to join Government's free breakfast club programme
The education secretary is encouraging all primary schools to get involved in its free breakfast club programme, as the policy marks a milestone of having served 10 million free breakfasts to over 300,000 children, across 1,250 clubs.
Life satisfaction levels closely linked to school absence rates, study shows
Pupils that miss school, including those that are persistently absent, are more likely to experience low levels of satisfaction with their life, research shows.
Braisby joins Edge Hill to replace v-c who left after nine months
Second interim spell for former Buckinghamshire New leader who joins Omskirk-based institution at time of flux.
ResearchPlus names Johnny Rich inaugural director
Sector stalwart picked to lead new UK grouping in next stage of development.
OfS investigating Global Banking School and Oxford Brookes
Regulator will scrutinise whether partnership was properly managed and if students received a ‘high-quality’ education.
More UK students ‘cutting back on food’ to pay rent
Risk that universities will only be accessible to wealthier students owing to sky-high accommodation costs, report warns.
Students aren’t ‘woke’ on many controversial issues, poll finds
Undergraduates’ opinions broadly in line with wider population on topics including artificial intelligence, capital punishment and Israel-Gaza war.
Academic freedom isn’t a privilege – it’s a preparedness strategy
Curt Rice argues that as European governments plan for war, cyberattacks and supply shocks, they are missing the one pillar of resilience that can't be built on demand.
Earning while learning? You’ll be lucky
The Employment Rights Act 2025 promises to end one-sided flexibility – but Jim Dickinson finds the framework hasn't reckoned with term-time working, seasonal employment, or the structural realities of student labour.
The value in the thank you
Students acknowledge those who have helped them within their dissertation - and the growth they themselves have experienced.
Boost girls’ wellbeing to cut absence, ministers told
Improving life satisfaction is ‘likely to yield the greatest benefits’ for school attendance, NFER researchers find.
Reading for pleasure: 5 key challenges
Year 8 reading tests, GCSE English shortcomings, and the tricky balance between grammar and reading enjoyment were among the issues raised at an MPs’ committee today.
Dukes Education’s Canada school buy is start of North American push
Founder Aatif Hassan tells Tes he hopes to emulate the group’s European success in the US and Canada, and confirms he still has designs on Middle East expansion.
Report finds ‘significant link’ between school absence and life satisfaction
A new report has revealed a “significant” link between school absence and pupils’ sense of life satisfaction, particularly among girls.