Local authorities to pilot early years data sharing project
Councils in three areas are set to pilot new Government plans for data sharing between early education providers, health visitors and local authorities.
New value for money rules ‘disproportionate’, say universities
Proposed regulatory conditions are ‘too broad’, lack clear guidance and will increase burden on institutions, say sector groups.
Buckingham offers cut-price business courses to win back students
‘Time is right’ to lower tuition fees for some accelerated degrees, says UK’s oldest private institution.
UK sector wants to double industry spin-out investment
UK can become ‘most attractive place in the world’ to invest in innovative companies, say v-cs.
Cut university student numbers by 30 per cent, thinktank says
Five-year tuition fee freeze, ban on franchising and introduction of new national entry test among other recommendations from Policy Exchange.
Universities are the missing partners in local resilience
Local resilience forums are one of the UK’s key ways to organise emergency responses.
Being a department head has never been more complex
The head of department role is arguably where the pressures shaping higher education are most visible.
England's 'just one day off' culture adding up to weeks of lost learning as 'birthday bunk offs' become the norm
England's 'just one day off' culture is adding up to weeks of lost learning for pupils, as officials warn 'birthday bunk offs' are becoming the norm.
Cambridge more expensive than Ivy League for foreign medical students
Cambridge and other leading UK universities are now more expensive than Ivy League colleges for foreign medical students.
Rushed social media ban for under-16s in UK could ‘unravel’, charity warns
A rushed under-16s social media ban in the UK could unravel and families would be left to count the cost, a leading child safety charity has warned.
New changes likely again to Wales' GCSEs after burnout concerns
Significant changes are likely to Wales' new English language and literature GCSE - just nine months after it was introduced.
'Shocking' rise in number of home-schooled children in Wales
There has been a "shocking" rise in the number of children being taught at home in recent years, a council has heard.
Union baron threatening winter of national school strikes while urging teachers to shun weekend marking is on six-figure pay package worth almost as much as Prime Minister's salary
The union baron threatening national school strikes while urging teachers to shun weekend marking got a six-figure pay package worth almost as much as the Prime Minister's salary, it emerged today.
Starmer ‘set to announce under-16s social media ban’
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly poised to announce a ban on social media for under-16s within the next 10 days as the children’s tsar called for an extension to cover teenagers up to 18 years old.
AI and skills: What we know so far
This policy brief summarises and brings together various pieces of OECD research to build a coherent narrative on what we know about artificial intelligence (AI) and skills.
Exams watchdog warns over high-tech cheating
The head of the national watchdog overseeing exams and qualifications has issued a warning over the growing threat of cheating enabled by smart devices.
Improving reading with the R.E.A.D.S Framework
Reading in class should be one of the richest experiences a teacher can offer.
The purpose of school inspection is what it does
Just as teachers don’t always do what their leaders hope they’ll do, neither do schools always behave in ways system leads expect.
Is it time for a Graduate Excellence Framework?
Graduate outcomes have become one of the defining measures of success in higher education.
Built for stability: quality assurance in an age of uncertainty
There is a particular clarity that comes from distance. After 25 years inside UK higher education’s quality architecture, reviewing institutions for the QAA; serving on the subject benchmark panels; directing undergraduate programmes through to professional doctorate...