The value of student talk in the language classroom
Student talk is a propeller for learning. Through talk, students externalise thoughts, internalise knowledge and interact with the world.
New AI analysis deepens understanding of FE recruitment challenges
A new analysis by SchoolDash, supported by Gatsby, applies updated AI to explore recruitment trends in Further Education (FE), drawing on job adverts posted to the AoC Jobs platform.
NSPCC calls for mandatory sex and relationships education
Young people across Scotland have written messages to the new education secretary calling for the legal right to improved education on healthy relationships.
Multiply adult numeracy randomised controlled trials
L&W has been working with Ipsos and other partners to support the Government in understanding what works in increasing adults’ numeracy skills, as part of Multiply, the Government’s flagship programme for improving adult numeracy between 2022 and 2025.
Addressing the aspiration gap
The Government has published the interim Milburn review on Young People and Work, which examines the increase in the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
Former M&S Chief Executive hired to spearhead Government drive to help young people into work
Former Marks & Spencer Chief Executive Marc Bolland has been tasked with convening CEOs across sectors to help implement Youth Guarantee reforms, bringing the voice of businesses into policy delivery.
Employment lifeline for young people across the country as Government offers 300,000 new work experience and training placements
Young people across the country will be helped onto the career ladder thanks to the creation of 300,000 new work experience and training placements in sectors including construction, health and social care and hospitality.
Heads warn of ‘unsafe’ role of school staff in medical care
Headteachers’ leaders call for an ‘escalation route’ when a school decides a pupil’s needs cannot be safely met by education staff alone.
DfE unable to show whether £270m Multiply programme improved maths
An evaluation of Rishi Sunak’s £270 million Multiply programme found it successfully engaged thousands of adults who were anxious about maths – but was unable to determine whether their numeracy skills improved.
University finally regains teacher training accreditation
Greenwich-accredited courses to resume in September after DfE backtracks on decisions made in ‘market review’.
UCU in ‘difficult position’ over 2 per cent pay offer response
Members at union’s congress debate whether to hold another national ballot despite failure to reach threshold last year.
Aberdeen could cut 111 jobs as it seeks £10 million in savings
‘Decisive action’ is needed to address structural deficit despite recent cost-saving measures, says principal.
‘Indefinite’ strike called at Goldsmiths after marking pay docked
Union tells staff to walk out after academics taking part in boycott told they will lose full pay.
Academics ‘need clarity’ on navigating disagreements
Open University scholars call for more self-governance on free speech issues, warning conflicts often ‘improperly’ dealt with.
In a competitive, ranking-dominated world, can the UK sector centre quality in international education?
Wonkhe and IDP Education are exploring what the HE sector needs to do now to secure the success of the government’s International Education Strategy. Rachel MacSween and Debbie McVitty parse out the question of "quality".
Opting out- The failure of not investing in young people and the limits of research led growth
Research makes economies stronger and a stronger economy is the only way out of the quagmire of political inertia that has left a generation of young people chronically unemployed. Universities must do something but James Coe argues they must be clear in what they can and...
International offices are being asked to manage risks they cannot see
Lily Wednesday argues that so long as policy intent contradicts operational reality, international offices need to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.
Universities must renew their civic mission if they are to stay relevant
People don't care about GDP. They care about their lives, their families, and their everyday getting better. Sarah Chaytor and John Tomaney tell a new story about the potential for universities to repair a fraying social fabric and in doing so secure their own futures.
It’s not just the curriculum that tells students of colour this place wasn’t built for them
The data on degree outcomes gets the headlines, but Wonkhe's new Community and Policy Officer Sharanya Sivarajah argues that belonging is also shaped by who's behind the desk in the services designed to support them.
University World News - Global edition: week ending 31 May 2026
The global window on higher education.