Private school founded in 1889 closes with an hour’s notice
A 137-year-old private school has shut just days after its head teacher claimed it had been saved from closure.
Teachers in Wales face delayed pay rises as new Welsh Government clashes with heads
The new Plaid Cymru Welsh Government has clashed with head teachers over pay within weeks of taking office.
Record number of children in UK have special educational needs, new data shows
A record 1.8 million children in the UK have special educational needs (SEN), an increase of 91,400 (5%) on the previous year.
Schools in Northern Ireland praised for being ‘bedrocks of safety’ for pupils amid disorder
Schools in Northern Ireland have been praised for keeping children safe and helping them continue to learn amid the disorder prompted by a knife attack in Belfast.
Surge in universities accepting students without qualifications
One in 12 UK-based undergraduates is starting a full-time degree without any formal qualifications, an analysis of data shows.
Dundee University approves £20m cuts plan amid jobs losses
Dundee University has approved a recovery plan requiring around £20m in further annual savings, raising renewed fears of job losses after hundreds of posts have already gone or been earmarked for redundancy.
More than 500k pupils in schools with EHCPs
The number of pupils with an education health and care plan has reached another record high, with more than 500,000 children now receiving statutory support for special educational needs in school.
Almost half of the disadvantage gap ‘locks in’ by age 11 – research
Almost half of the GCSE attainment gap between poorer pupils and their better-off peers is “locked in” by the end of primary school, new research has warned.
Cambridge fined £875k for automated test blunder
The University of Cambridge has been fined £875,000 after automated marking failures caused tens of thousands of people to receive incorrect English language test results, including some needed for visa, immigration and university applications.
Test makers handed out wrong English language results to thousands
The exams regulator, Ofqual, has fined Cambridge English £875,000 against after the test maker issued erroneous results to tens of thousands of people undertaking English language proficiency tests.
The largest teacher database on science of learning
What if we could help teachers use cognitive science more easily?
From compliance to critical AI literacy: what HEPI Policy Note ‘What UK University AI Policies Actually Do’ points towards
Sam Illingworth’s HEPI Policy Note 71, What UK University AI Policies Actually Do, makes a finding that should unsettle anyone responsible for institutional AI guidance.
New HEPI and Advance HE report ‘The Student Academic Experience Survey 2026’
Against a backdrop of financial pressures and growing concerns about student wellbeing, the latest evidence suggests students remain remarkably positive about their university experience.
Co-producing research with students: Exploring the impact of statistics anxiety in higher education
Statistics anxiety encompasses a range of emotional, behavioural and cognitive symptoms when engaging with statistics (Onwuegbuzie & Wilson, 2003), but mainly can be conceptualised as intense negative feelings towards statistics.
King’s College London student launches legal bid after first-class degree downgraded to 2:1
A King’s College London student is pursuing legal action against her university after her first-class degree was downgraded to a 2:1, a dispute that she claims exposed "unjust" procedures and administrative failures.
Growing apart: the evolution of the disadvantage gap
Many of the biggest challenges facing the education system – including absence, disengagement and SEND – are complex, interrelated and are shaped by socioeconomic circumstance.
Student perceptions of their academic experience reach a decade-high despite the pressures facing higher education
The 2026 Student Academic Experience Survey, published by Advance HE and the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), finds more students reporting good value for money and feeling positive about their choice of university than at any point in over a decade, even as financial...
Graduates offered £20,000 to train as teachers in Wales
Golden hellos of £20,000 are being offered to graduates to train as teachers in subjects where there are shortages.
Students who went to private school fear being cancelled for views
University students who went to private schools are more fearful of being “cancelled” for their views than those from state schools, a report has found.
New tools will help employers maximise AI productivity gains
While around 44% of workplaces now use AI every day, a new report has found adoption remains uneven and often limited in impact.