Blog Maths schools top the A-level rankings – and their students only study Stem subjects
Maths schools top the A-level rankings – and their students only study Stem subjects

The school that topped the Times newspaper’s A-Level rankings in 2024 only permits students to sit A...

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Blog School slammed for 'draconian' policy which sees metal shutters block toilets during lessons
School slammed for 'draconian' policy which sees metal shutters block toilets during lessons

A school has been slammed for a "draconian" new policy which sees metal shutters block toilets durin...

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Blog University finances are in a perilous state – it’s the result of market competition and debt-based expansion
University finances are in a perilous state – it’s the result of market competition and debt-based expansion

The higher education sector in the UK is in financial crisis. Over 60 institutions have announced se...

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Blog Teachers in England receive 5.5% pay award – here’s what else needs to be done to keep them in schools
Teachers in England receive 5.5% pay award – here’s what else needs to be done to keep them in schools

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has accepted recommendations made by the independent School T...

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Blog Estyn inspection praises Ysgol Bro Eirwg, Cardiff where non-Welsh speaking families are sending their kids
Estyn inspection praises Ysgol Bro Eirwg, Cardiff where non-Welsh speaking families are sending their kids

Inspectors have praised a Welsh language school where most pupils arrive with Welsh-speaking skills ...

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Blog From jellyfish to basking shark, we’re developing 100 new signs to deepen deaf people’s connection with the ocean
From jellyfish to basking shark, we’re developing 100 new signs to deepen deaf people’s connection with the ocean

For deaf people including schoolchildren, teachers and scientists, talking about marine species like...

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Blog Summer holiday science: turn your home into a lab with these three easy experiments
Summer holiday science: turn your home into a lab with these three easy experiments

Many people think science is difficult and needs special equipment, but that’s not true. Science can...

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Blog Update on £60m new school in deprived area of Cardiff
Update on £60m new school in deprived area of Cardiff

The contract for a new £60m-plus school building in Cardiff has been awarded. Cardiff Council said t...

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Blog Education in the Anthropocene: addressing the environmental crisis means learning about our place in Earth’s history
Education in the Anthropocene: addressing the environmental crisis means learning about our place in Earth’s history

Education should prepare young people to face the challenges of their time. To keep up with the chan...

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Blog Why care leavers have no safety net when they graduate from university
Why care leavers have no safety net when they graduate from university

People who have spent time in state care as children are far less likely to go to university than th...

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