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New university centre aims to shield women from online violence

16th January 2024
The Open University has been awarded £7.7m to develop research and to inform law, it says.

Cambridge study finds girls outperform boys at school

15th January 2024
The research shows consistent results from early education through to university.

Canada weighs capping foreign student admissions

15th January 2024
The immigration minister says the system bringing in international students "has gotten out of control".

Pupil power secures green heating for Devon college

14th January 2024
Petroc College is to install a new heat pump system, partly due to pressure from students.

Hemel Hempstead pair praise the benefits of fostering children

13th January 2024
Joan and Reg East have fostered more than 100 children and are still caring in their late 70s.

Uni 'flexible' over grades for foreign students

11th January 2024
The University of York denies it has lowered entry requirements for overseas students, following a Financial Times report.

Pass rate falls for GCSE maths resits in England

11th January 2024
However, the pass rate for GCSE English resits went up from the rates in recent years.

How does the GCSE grading system work?

10th January 2024
The 9-1 grading system for GCSEs began in 2017 in England.

GCSE grades 2023: The 9-1 boundaries explained

10th January 2024
Students in England and Wales who took GCSE exams in November are set to receive their results.

Barry: Teachers strike over being abused in class by pupils

10th January 2024
A maths teacher says he has "no choice" after claims of 50 serious incidents of abuse since September.

School meals: 'Watching my pupils go hungry is heartbreaking'

10th January 2024
Malone Integrated College is using grant money to provide free meals to all pupils until mid-term.

Essex Council to pay families over SEND faults

9th January 2024
The council will be paying families up to £600 after an ombudsman upholds five complaints.

London's free primary school meals set to be extended

9th January 2024
London's mayor plans to allocate £140m to carry on providing meals into 2024-2025.

Labour plans to use AI to tackle school absence

9th January 2024
Poor school attendance will be a priority for a Labour government, the shadow education secretary says.

Student loan costs to balloon £10bn a year - IFS report

9th January 2024
The Institute of Fiscal Studies says higher interest rates have increased costs of financing the system.

Childcare costs: Parents share struggles of 'broken' system

8th January 2024
An MP says parents find childcare costs so high that they liken it to a second mortgage.

Back-to-school illness advice offered to parents

8th January 2024
Health officials explain when to keep your child at home and how to stop the spread of bugs.

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