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Smartglasses and earpieces may worsen exam cheating in schools, says Ofqual

Cheating in exams could be magnified by the new generation of wearable hi-tech devices such as smartglasses or invisible earpieces, according to England’s qualifications watchdog.

Almost half of British students back return of death penalty, bombshell survey finds

Almost half of British students back return of death penalty, bombshell survey has found.

City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut hundreds of jobs

City & Guilds is facing potential legal and industrial action over claims it has been “dishonest” over plans to shed about 400 UK staff.

Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England

Disability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut funding for specialist tech support for tens of thousands of disabled students in England.

Minister refuses to rule out temperature limits in schools after May heatwave

Bridget Phillipson has refused to rule out introducing temperature limits in school buildings, following the warmest spring on record for England and Wales.

Several UK universities nearly ran out of cash last year, says report

Almost a quarter of higher education institutions were left with less than 70 days of cash to cover costs.

Conservatives demand schools are not used as 'vehicles for migrant indoctrination'

The Conservatives has taken aim at the Education Secretary over a “day of welcome” initiative being promoted by a network of primary and secondary schools ahead of "Refugee Week".

Exam board accused of 'highly misleading' committee evidence

Staff at Scotland’s only exam board were so concerned about a colleague’s evidence to a parliamentary committee that they drafted an official apology to be sent in her name, The Herald can exclusively reveal.

Girls with additional needs ‘at significant risk from social media algorithms’

Social media algorithms are “exacerbating” the vulnerabilities of girls who have additional needs, leaving them exposed to “significant harm”, a new report has warned.

NI teachers may strike over 'unsustainable' workload

Teachers in Northern Ireland are to vote on whether to take industrial action over what they say is their "unsustainable" workload.

Glasgow Caledonian University begin strike over job cuts

Strike action begins at Glasgow Caledonian University on Wednesday, as staff walk out in a dispute over job cuts and possible compulsory redundancies.

McAllan urges schools to act ahead of new legislation on mobiles in class

The Scottish Government is to change the law to prevent pupils from using mobile phones in classrooms – with education secretary Mairi McAllan also setting out that existing guidance on their use will be toughened up ahead of legislation.

Online misogyny risks ‘lost generation of young men’, Sadiq Khan warns as he calls for under-16s social media ban

London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has issued a stark warning, cautioning that online misogyny risks creating "a lost generation of young men", as he intensified his call for a ban on social media for under-16s.

Camden Council faces legal action over child sexual abuse safeguarding failures

Camden Council is facing legal action over safeguarding failures at a nursery home where a man sexually abused children as young as two years old.

Debt-ridden graduates seen as ‘cash cows’ to fund older people’s lifestyles, MPs told

7. Student loans crisis ‘comparable to PPI scandal’, education tsar suggests | Independent 8. 'With debt rising and jobs scarce, were our degrees worth it?' | BBC

Rapid rise in remote students in Wales but Open University warns of funding risk

Demand for flexible higher education in Wales is growing rapidly but a lack of funding could threaten future access to study, the Open University has said.

How pupils with special educational needs are more likely to see their schools close

Nine-year-old Blake is trying to climb over the locked gates of his former primary school, St Dominic's in Hackney, when we meet him. It closed last year due to falling pupil numbers. The playground is overgrown, and the modular buildings stand quiet and empty.

Hundreds of Edinburgh University staff paid to leave in £140m cuts bid

Almost 500 people have taken voluntary severance at Edinburgh University since managers first announced cost-cutting plans in August 2024.

Scots universities in stark warning to Home Office over 'serious weaknesses' in student visa scheme

Universities Scotland has warned institutions are being driven towards a ‘cliff edge’ by changes to student visa rules.

Almost half of parents say feeding their children is harder than five years ago, shock survey reveals

Millions of parents in the UK are facing rising difficulty in feeding their children as a new survey reveals the new scale of hunger hardship.