Education
Natural history GCSE to be introduced as part of government’s climate education strategy
Natural history GCSE to be introduced as part of government’s climate education strategy
The government has announced a new natural history GCSE as part of a new strategy to improve climate and environmental education in schools.
Careers advice is pushing young people into jobs based off their parents’ wealth, think tank warns
Careers advice is pushing young people into jobs based off their parents’ wealth, think tank warns
Apprenticeships should be listed alongside university options to tackle inequality in careers advice, the Social Market Foundation has found
The government needs to ‘put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK’
The government needs to ‘put climate and nature at the heart of education in the UK’
The Wildlife Trust says nature has been ‘ignored’ in education ‘for far too long’
More than 270,000 pupils will have left school before special educational needs and disabilities paper takes effect
More than 270,000 pupils will have left school before special educational needs and disabilities paper takes effect
SEND green paper: Ministers wrong to suggest culture is the problem in underfunded schools, say experts
SEND green paper: Ministers wrong to suggest culture is the problem in underfunded schools, say experts
School life leaves children in poverty feeling ‘embarrassed and excluded’
School life leaves children in poverty feeling ‘embarrassed and excluded’
The government vowed to tackle misogyny in schools. Teachers say little has changed
The government vowed to tackle misogyny in schools. Teachers say little has changed
The university strike is a symptom of our skewed value system
The university strike is a symptom of our skewed value system
Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’
Plans to restrict student loans by GCSE grades labelled an ‘attack on the working class’
Levelling up: Government ‘recycling old policies’ to distract from Partygate, says Labour
Levelling up: Government ‘recycling old policies’ to distract from Partygate, says Labour
‘Their voices can’t be ignored any longer’: MPs to debate student’s Climate Education Bill
‘Their voices can’t be ignored any longer’: MPs to debate student’s Climate Education Bill
Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
Screw creator Rob Williams: ‘We don’t always look at prisoners as individuals’
Government rejects calls to improve climate change education in schools
Government rejects calls to improve climate change education in schools
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Stormzy, Kelly Holmes and Mary Seacole celebrated in 100 Great Black Britons school competition
Stormzy, Kelly Holmes and Mary Seacole celebrated in 100 Great Black Britons school competition
How the Black Education Movement took on the racist schools system
How the Black Education Movement took on the racist schools system
Adele inspired me to thank my teachers. You should too
Adele inspired me to thank my teachers. You should too
What are T-levels? Breaking down the new qualification given £1.6bn funding in the Budget
What are T-levels? Breaking down the new qualification given £1.6bn funding in the Budget
Wales to make teaching Black, Asian and minority ethnic histories mandatory in schools
Wales to make teaching Black, Asian and minority ethnic histories mandatory in schools
Don’t worry, A-level students, privileged celebrities got bad results too
Don’t worry, A-level students, privileged celebrities got bad results too
Government mocked for urging children to sing ‘Strong Britain, Great Nation’
Government mocked for urging children to sing ‘Strong Britain, Great Nation’
New Children’s Commissioner to hold England’s largest ever survey of kids
New Children’s Commissioner to hold England’s largest ever survey of kids
Student mental health is plummeting without guidance or support
Student mental health is plummeting without guidance or support
The education system, like so much else, is broken. But now we can fix it.
The education system, like so much else, is broken. But now we can fix it.
Government threatened with legal action over lockdown schooling ‘failures’
Government threatened with legal action over lockdown schooling ‘failures’
‘National scandal’: Over half of school teachers work with homeless children
‘National scandal’: Over half of school teachers work with homeless children
Melissa Benn: Exams don’t show people at their best. Why persist with them?
Melissa Benn: Exams don’t show people at their best. Why persist with them?
Fears of growing inequality as children head back to school
Fears of growing inequality as children head back to school
The mental anguish for students does not stop at the A-Level results row
The mental anguish for students does not stop at the A-Level results row
Language learning is key to UK’s post-crisis recovery, ministers told
Language learning is key to UK’s post-crisis recovery, ministers told
Young filmmakers passionate for social justice shines at the Into Film Awards
