Can pensioners bring back buzz to university life?
Developers behind ‘university retirement communities’ believe the model can benefit pensioners, students and institutional finances.
Oxford professor forced to axe lectures after ‘intimidation’ from trans activists
An Oxford University law professor has been forced to axe lectures after facing "intimidation" from trans activists.
Rethinking professional identity and progression in prison education
Prison education in the UK is widely recognised as an essential yet chronically underresourced area of further education.
Trusts with higher disadvantage and SEND face 75% bigger deficits
Tes analysis sparks calls for reform of funding and accountability systems to better support academy trusts with high numbers of vulnerable pupils.
Censured academy trusts continue to slide into the red
Almost half of ailing academy trusts censured by ministers after registering losses of up to several million pounds have continued their financial slide, a Schools Week investigation has found.
Units provider list widens despite quality concerns
More than 300 training providers have been approved to deliver the government’s apprenticeship units, with FE Week analysis showing low achievement rates and mixed inspection outcomes remain prevalent among eligible providers.
Private school pupil numbers in England fall to lowest in at least a decade
The number of pupils in private schools in England has fallen to the lowest point in at least a decade, Government figures show.
Half of primary pupils now taught in academies
The DfE has published its latest census figures on schools and pupil characteristics. Here are some of the key trends.
Secondary pupil numbers fall for first time in a decade
The number of secondary school pupils has begun to fall for the first time in a decade, as a population bulge caused by a baby boom in the 2000s makes its way out of the school system.
Council acted unlawfully by failing to provide single-sex toilets at primary school
7. Scotland: Primary school’s unisex toilets breach girls’ rights, judge rules | The Telegraph
Education secretary encouraging all schools to join Government's free breakfast club programme
The education secretary is encouraging all primary schools to get involved in its free breakfast club programme, as the policy marks a milestone of having served 10 million free breakfasts to over 300,000 children, across 1,250 clubs.
The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it
Something significant is happening in childcare policy in England.
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.
N Family Club announces US expansion
N Family Club, which has 54 settings in London and the South East, has announced plans to expand into America with 80 nurseries expected to open by 2032.
Families of former nursery work Vincent Chan’s victims take steps towards legal action against council
Families of the victims of former Bright Horizons nursery worker Vincent Chan have taken steps towards a legal challenge against Camden Council over claims it has refused to investigate whether the nursery group breached health and safety legislation.
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.
Catholic MAT to grow by 50% as mergers gather pace
The trust will take on 10 new schools if plans are approved this month, amid a wider consolidation of Catholic academies.
Families protest closure of charity-run Islington nursery
Families have gathered outside Islington Town Hall to protest against the planned closure of a nursery based in a children’s centre in the borough.
WhatsApp messages reveal Mandelson’s Oxford chancellor PR push
Former peer attempted to mobilise Labour alumni to vote him into prestigious position, saying online voting offered chance to beat Tories.
The first Restore Britain university societies are being created
The University of York's Restore Britain society is the first to be ratified at a Russell Group institution.