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Student paramedics learn to tackle home births via VR
via bbc.co.ukStudent paramedics are being taught how to deal with home births that go wrong by using virtual reality technology. -
PM pledges to create 20,000 more apprenticeships
via bbc.co.ukThe government says it will fully fund training for people under 21 from April, as part of a £60m investment. -
Boarding schools’ impact devastating for society, says Charles Spencer
Earl says public schools have at times had brutalising effect on those who have ended up in powerCharles Spencer, the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, has said the brutalising effect of boarding schools on people who have come to power has been devastating for society.Spencer was speaking on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme after the release of his memoir, A Very Private School, in which he revealed he was sexually assaulted as a child at the boarding school Mai -
‘I don’t think I developed emotionally’: Earl Spencer on the pain of boarding-school abuse
The brother of Diana, princess of Wales, talks about his difficult decision to write about being physically and sexually abused and the resistance he faced from members of his own classIt was one thing writing about the abuses of his childhood, Charles Spencer tells me, with half an ironic laugh; it’s quite another talking about them with strangers. When we meet in an office at his publisher, he is reeling a bit from this new fact of his life. The more sensational chapters of his memoir of -
Young carers in England and Wales ‘forced out of education’ by benefit rules
Charities and education providers say young carers should be eligible for welfare when they study more than 21 hours a weekYoung carers in England and Wales are being blocked from staying in education and going to college or university by benefit rules that unfairly penalise them, according to a coalition of charities and education providers.The group of more than 200 organisations and representatives is lobbying ministers to exempt young carers – those aged 16 to 24 who often look after r -
Cambridge college unmasks alumnae who were Bletchley Park codebreakers
Names of 77 ex-students of women-only Newnham College who worked at Bletchley Park are revealed for first timeThey worked day and night during the second world war, deciphering Nazi messages, breaking Enigma codes and analysing top-secret military documents. But until now it was not known just how many of the intrepid female codebreakers who worked at Bletchley Park had studied at the same place, forming a hidden network of scholars who secretly changed the course of history.The names of the 77 -
Scottish childminder numbers halve in a decade
via bbc.co.ukScottish Labour accuses the Scottish government of failing families after the figures were revealed. -
The week in TV: Manhunt; Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax; The Dry; Is University Really Worth It? – review
Abraham Lincoln’s killer flees justice in a ponderous drama; four mothers fight back in a chilling sex crime hoax doc. Plus, the welcome return of Irish comedy drama The Dry, and degrees get the third degreeManhunt Apple TV+
Accused: The Hampstead Paedophile Hoax (Channel 4) | channel4.com
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Is University Really Worth It? (BBC Two) | iPlayerI’m always ready to be educated by television, but should it feel like actual homework? Monica Beletsky’s new seven-part Apple T -
‘It’s about giving them dignity’: how Tees Valley schools are taking on poverty
Pupils’ lack of food and sleep is leading one education trust in northern England to focus more on families• ‘Desperate neglect’: teachers washing clothes and finding beds as poverty grips schools in EnglandStaff at Tees Valley Education (TVE), which runs four primaries and a special school in some of the region’s most deprived areas, are used to looking for signs that families are under serious strain. One mother’s hands were “raw and red”, recalls -
‘Desperate neglect’: teachers washing clothes and finding beds as poverty grips England’s schools
Schools risk being overwhelmed by hungry, exhausted children from freezing homes, headteachers and campaigners warn• ‘If a child is hungry, it doesn’t matter if you’re a bloody good teacher’Schools are finding beds, providing showers for pupils and washing uniforms as child poverty spirals out of control, headteachers from across England have told the Observer.School leaders said that as well as hunger they were now trying to mitigate exhaustion, with increasing numb -
Secret classes to counter Russian brainwashing in occupied Ukraine
via bbc.co.ukForced to move from Melitopol, “Nataliia” now risks teaching hundreds of former students online. -
Darwin’s plant specimens stored for 200 years to go on public display
Specimens collected on Voyage of the Beagle have been unearthed at Cambridge University archive Plant specimens collected by Charles Darwin on the voyage of the Beagle have been unearthed in an archive at Cambridge University.The rare specimens, which have been stored in the archives of the Cambridge University herbarium for nearly 200 years, were given by Darwin to his teacher and friend Prof John Stevens Henslow, the founder of Cambridge University Botanic Garden. Continue reading... -
‘I can’t make them eat it’: Teachers and parents share school meal concerns in England
Shrinking portions, ‘very beige’ servings and rising costs leave schools and families bewilderedParents and teachers have shared their own frustrations with substandard school meals after a headteacher in Southampton complained about his school’s contract caterers, asking: “How difficult is it to bake a potato?”Several parents and school staff who got in touch with the Guardian blamed the outsourcing of school catering for what they saw as declining provision. One h -
Notice: Notice to improve: St Aidan’s Church of England Academy
via gov.ukA notice to improve issued to St Aidan’s Church of England Academy by the Education and Skills Funding Agency. -
I’ve never heard a Labour leader speak about the arts like Keir Starmer – now I hope words become action | Charlotte Higgins
He has signalled a return to old Labour values: that everyone, no matter their background, should have access to temples of high cultureWhen Keir Starmer spoke at Guildhall School of Music and Drama this week, promising to place the arts at the centre of a Labour government, the fact that he had made the speech at all was more remarkable than the detail of what he said. Particularly since, as is customary from the Labour leader and his senior team, the speech was short on detail. Starmer promise -
Children 'let down' by dropped transport changes
via bbc.co.ukPlans to reduce the distance children travel before they can get free transport have been scrapped. -
Don't take free period products away, say charities
via bbc.co.ukThe UK government hasn't said if it will keep giving out free tampons and pads in England past July. -
Open consultation: Childminder recruitment and retention consultation
via gov.ukWe are seeking views on Department for Education proposals to support childminders and childminder agencies (CMAs) and future policy development. -
No council apology for pupil's 26-mile school trek
via bbc.co.ukA pupil will travel the a marathon distance each day to attend school due to a shortage of places. -
Head disgusted by food requests in-house caterers
via bbc.co.ukJason Ashley says he has a "lack of trust in Chartwells to transform the catering" in his school. -
Essex is the worst in England for SEND assessments
via bbc.co.ukEssex is the worst place in England for assessing children with special needs with just 1% complete in 20 weeks. -
Press release: Childcare applications for parents of 9-month-olds to open 12 May
via gov.ukPlaces boosted even further with new measures to support childminders, and funding rates confirmed for all childcare providers ahead of historic rollout -
The Guardian view on multi-academy trusts: disputes over school budgets point to deeper issues | Editorial
A governance shake-up lay at the heart of the academies programme, but the model is flawedThe resignation of a Cambridgeshire headteacher following a dispute about the amount of money spent on overheads by the trust that runs his secondary school has placed in the public domain a source of tension more frequently discussed behind closed doors. Top-slicing of school budgets by multi-academy trusts is the way this governance model works. The trusts pool money taken from school budgets to fund them -
Transparency data: Privacy information: artificial intelligence (AI) tools
via gov.ukDetails of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes to develop AI tools and products that may be used by the education sector. -
Transparency data: ICT and digital qualifications with removed funding approval
via gov.ukList of ICT and digital qualifications that had funding approval from the Education and Skills Funding Agency removed between August 2021 and August 2023. -
Official Statistics: Postgraduate initial teacher training targets: 2024 to 2025
via gov.ukAnnual target for the number of trainees to start postgraduate initial teacher training in the 2024 to 2025 academic year, in England, by subject. -
How a head teacher saved his pupils from a knifeman
via bbc.co.ukChildren hid under desks as Ciran Stapleton kept an armed intruder talking in the school corridor. -
Students suspended even for short spells fare worse at GCSEs, study finds
Charity says findings from schools in England show need for early intervention and fewer exclusionsChildren who are suspended from school in England even for short periods see their GCSE results suffer, according to research that highlights the need for early interventions to reduce suspensions.Pupils who had been suspended were found to be lagging a year behind their peers and on average were unable to achieve a standard pass in GCSE maths and English. Continue reading... -
What are children learning in sex education?
via bbc.co.ukSchools often consult parents about RSHE teaching, but some disagreements have led to protests. -
Guidance: FE funding: initial teacher education (ITE) bursary
via gov.ukGuidance for FE ITE providers about bursary funding for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. -
‘How difficult is it to bake a potato?’: fed-up head hits out at school’s caterers
Letter apologises to parents over ‘completely unacceptable’ standard of food in Southampton secondary’s canteenA headteacher in Southampton has vented his anger to parents over the poor quality of food served by his secondary school’s contract caterers, saying: “I keep asking myself, how difficult is it to bake a potato?”Jason Ashley, the head of Redbridge community school, sent parents photographs of school lunches served by Chartwells, the private catering f -
Fasting pupils told to spend lunch break at home
via bbc.co.ukThe Beeches school says it is working on a way to support working parents whose children are fasting. -
‘Children are being failed’: why more English parents are home educating
Fines, health needs, and a poor learning environment are among the reasons for the rise in children taken out of schoolJulie, a 47-year-old counsellor and mother of two from Northamptonshire, made the drastic decision to take her daughter out of school last June, before the end of year 3.“My child had been struggling with the school environment from the start,” Julie said. “She’s autistic, has sensory difficulties, finds noise and lights difficult, but is academically cle -
Rise in pupils in Wales self-harming since Covid
via bbc.co.ukAsking if pupils are self-harming is a common question since the pandemic, one school says. -
Guidance on treatment of transgender pupils poses legal risks, say unions
Teachers and school leaders in England call government proposals vague, leaving them vulnerable to losing court casesTeaching unions and school leaders in England are calling for an overhaul of ministers’ proposed guidance on the treatment of transgender pupils, saying the current version is incomplete and vulnerable to legal challenges.The unions and other organisations, including the campaigning group Sex Matters, are also critical of the guidance proposals for how schools should respond -
Cambridge University to scrap state school targets
via bbc.co.ukThe university's current target is to have at least 69% of undergraduates coming from state schools. -
Donelan apologises for posting false allegations
via bbc.co.ukScience Secretary Michelle Donelan says she regrets sharing concerns about academic on social media. -
Call to revive play at UK schools to tackle ‘escalating crisis’ in child health
Campaigners launch proposal for schools to have ‘plan for play’ that would be subject to Ofsted inspectionCampaigners studying play and childhood are calling for a major focus on reviving play in schools to tackle an “escalating crisis” in child mental and physical health.The “plan for play” launched on Tuesday outlines a vision for the Department for Education to require every school to have a play plan that would be subject to Ofsted inspection. Under the pr -
'Weak concrete' causing school closures
via bbc.co.uk"Urgent structural checks" on the safety of concrete are being carried out in schools across North Tyneside. -
Foreign students may be undermining UK higher education, says Cleverly
Home secretary calls for visa review over concern that courses are being used as shortcut to gain work permitsUK politics – latest updatesThe home secretary, James Cleverly, has said international students may be “undermining the integrity and quality of the UK higher education system” by using university courses as a cheap way of getting work visas.In a letter to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), Cleverly asked the body to investigate whether the graduate visa entitlemen -
Is University Really Worth It? review – not when students are left starving
This bleak, eye-opening film finds mass strikes, gobsmacking whistleblower lecturers and med students forced to survive on food rations of £10 a week. Higher education is failing so manyThe comedian Geoff Norcott has a dilemma: should he be saving money so his son, “Little Geoff”, can go to university when the time comes, or should he buy a new car now? The conceit may be thin, and you can see the payoff coming, but Is University Really Worth It? is far more interesting than th -
Curriculum shake-up pledge made during Labour visit
via bbc.co.ukThe senior Labour figures joined a primary school music class during their visit. -
New NI teachers could start on £30k under pay offer
via bbc.co.ukThe education minister says it would bring the starting point for salaries to the same level as England. -
Geoff Norcott: Should my son bother going to uni?
via bbc.co.ukThe comedian and former teacher says he has become sceptical about the value of university degrees. -
Nearly half of UK award nominees in last decade were privately educated
Labour analysis finds 40% of Britons nominated for main prizes at major cultural awards went to private schoolNearly half of all British cultural stars nominated for major awards in the last decade were educated at private school, according to an analysis by Labour designed to highlight the failings of the state sector to provide creative education.After studying the backgrounds of 130 Britons nominated for the main prizes at the Oscars, Baftas and Mercury prize over the last 10 years, Labour fo -
Gaza family win visa legal battle with Home Office
via bbc.co.ukA court orders the Home Office to let the family apply for UK visas without providing fingerprints. -
Oxbridge must help pupils from state schools succeed, college head says
Helen Mountfield, principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, hopes to raise £100m to help improve outcomesOxbridge colleges need to actively help their state school-educated pupils succeed, rather than hope a “magical sorting hat” will uncover their talent, according to the head of an Oxford college who is looking to raise £100m to do just that.Helen Mountfield, the principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, said her college was able to recruit 93% of its undergraduates from UK -
High shower pressure can help people save water, study suggests
Researchers in Surrey say visible timers can also reduce water usage after installing sensors in 290 showersSwapping a feeble dribble for a powerful blast might seem like an environmental indulgence when it comes to taking a shower, but researchers say it might actually save water.Water consumption has become a key area of environmental concern given shortages of the resource, as well as the carbon footprint associated with its collection, treatment, supply and – in the case of most shower -
'Hard-to-reach' schools to get fast broadband
via bbc.co.ukPrimary schools in rural areas or isolated places will see speeds up to 500 times faster. -
Michelle Donelan deserves to lose her job over false allegations against two academics | Observer editorial
The science and innovation secretary falsely accused two academics with whom she disagreed of holding extremist viewsConservative ministers have in recent years bullied civil servants, been criminally sanctioned for breaking the law and sent restricted material to those unauthorised to receive it. Now there is a new misdemeanour to add to the list: the science and innovation secretary, Michelle Donelan, has had to pay damages and apologise to two academics after they launched legal act
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