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Climate change and biodiversity loss threaten planetary health and access to food, water and safety.

The Lifelong Education Institute calls for urgent alignment of funding, clearer progression routes, and greater flexibility to address chronic technical skills shortages.

Engaging SMEs in the skills agenda remains one of the biggest challenges for policymakers, providers and other employer-facing organisations.

School uniforms have been a feature of English education since the 1550s and are deeply embedded in English culture.

The Lifelong Education Institute calls for urgent alignment of funding, clearer progression routes, and greater flexibility to address chronic technical skills shortages.

Professor Raphael Hallett have been appointed to a senior Director role at Advance HE, reporting to the Chief Executive.

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.

New NFER research shows that lower life satisfaction among pupils in England is associated with higher school absences, with stronger links seen among girls and persistently absent pupils*.

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.

This week, Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, Resham Kotecha, spoke at the Breaking Barriers Collective, an event hosted by the FE & Skills Collective and the Edge Foundation, focussed on solutions to help the UK’s over 1 million young people Not in Education,...

The Education and Work and Pensions Committees will take evidence from local government and charities working on the frontlines of the battle against child poverty about their experiences delivering the government’s child poverty strategy.

School learning environments across Scotland will become phone free under measures announced by Education Secretary Màiri McAllan.

Boost girls’ wellbeing to cut absence, ministers told

Improving life satisfaction is ‘likely to yield the greatest benefits’ for school attendance, NFER researchers find.

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.

More strikes set for England’s largest exam board

Hundreds of staff at exam giant AQA will strike for four more days over an ongoing pay row.

Hundreds of staff at exam giant AQA will strike for four more days from Friday over an ongoing pay row.

Compliance theatre is over: Accredited online learning is the grown-up option

With budgets squeezed and the UK Employment Rights Act 2025 raising the stakes, distance learning is no longer second best.

Free training course aims to improve safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries

A new online training course is designed to improve knowledge around safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries.

Too little but not (yet) too late? The Concordat for the Environmental Sustainability of Research and Innovation Practice

Qualification reform alone won't fix England's ‘missing middle’ in higher technical education

Breaking the firewall: How to engage SMEs in technical education

What do we know about school uniform policies and inclusion?

New Report launched: The Missing Middle - Unlocking the growth potential of higher technical qualifications

Advance HE appoints Professor Raphael Hallett to senior Executive Team

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

Low life satisfaction more strongly associated with school absence for girls than boys

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

No ‘one’ NEET solution: Social Mobility Commission Deputy Chair joins panel on the need for national and local collaboration across sectors

Committee session to examine reality of child poverty battle

Phone-free learning in Scottish schools

Boost girls’ wellbeing to cut absence, ministers told

Reading for pleasure: 5 key challenges

Dukes Education’s Canada school buy is start of North American push

Report finds ‘significant link’ between school absence and life satisfaction

More strikes set for England’s largest exam board

More strikes set for England’s largest exam board

Compliance theatre is over: Accredited online learning is the grown-up option

Free training course aims to improve safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries