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• ‘It felt like my way out’: why students from India come to the UK to study

  25-05-2023 20:47
  
  About 140,000 Indians sought educational opportunities in Britain last year, and the number is growing The aspiration to travel abroad for university and work has long been ubiquitous across India.In a country of 1.4 billion people, places at India’s top universities are excruciatingly competitive and graduate job prospects at the other end are gloomy. India’s economy is the fifth largest in the world but unemployment topped 8% last month, with graduate unemployment even higher at ab
  
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• One in 10 childcare providers in England likely to close, official report finds

  25-05-2023 16:28
  
  Experts say years of government inaction have created ‘catastrophic’ situation as carers struggle to cover costsOne in 10 childcare providers in England is facing closure and more than half are struggling to cover their costs, according to the government’s research into the impact of the cost of living crisis on the sector.The findings will fuel concerns about the capacity of the sector to grow to meet the government’s £4bn expansion to its free childcare offer, whi
  
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• Guidance: School exclusions: guide for parents

  25-05-2023 14:01 via gov.uk
  
  A guide to help parents and carers understand the suspension and permanent exclusion system in schools in England.
  
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• Guidance: Wave 3 T Levels: overlapping qualifications

  25-05-2023 13:24 via gov.uk
  
  A provisional list of qualifications that overlap with wave 3 T Levels, and guidance for awarding organisations on the appeals process.
  
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• Tell us: will you be affected by new limits on overseas students bringing family to the UK?

  25-05-2023 13:15
  
  Suella Braverman has announced new limits for international students to bring dependents with them when studying in the UKSuella Braverman has announced new limits for international students to bring family with them to the UK, under proposals released on Tuesday.This new limit was introduced as the government seeks to reduce immigration numbers. The rule makes an exception for students on courses designated as research programmes, such as PhD students or research-led masters courses, who will s
  
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• My most memorable day at work: helping a terminally ill customer put her financial affairs in order

  25-05-2023 12:08
  
  As a financial services operations manager at the FSCS, Ruth Harknett often hears from people in distress, but one particular compensation case stands out where time was of the essenceTwo years on, the email still makes me cry. Whenever I read it, I’m taken back to when the message popped up in my inbox, working from home on a dull lockdown afternoon. It was from a terminally ill woman. She had just weeks to live, yet here she was thanking our team for sorting out her compensation, meaning
  
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• Research: Studying part-time: perspectives of mature students

  25-05-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  Qualitative research with mature students (aged 21 or above) about their higher education choices and experiences, and their views on modular study.
  
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• Research: Social integration in schools and colleges

  25-05-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  An independent research report examining some of the approaches being used in schools and colleges to promote social integration.
  
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• Research: Mental health and wellbeing practices in higher education

  25-05-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  A study of the institutional policies and practices of higher education (HE) providers to support student mental health and wellbeing.
  
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• Research: The impact of rising costs on childcare and early years providers

  25-05-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Research on whether childcare providers’ businesses were being affected by rising cost pressures in November 2022.
  
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• Official Statistics: Serious incident notifications: 2022 to 2023

  25-05-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Statistics for England on serious incidents that involve death or serious harm to a child due to abuse or neglect, and any death of a looked-after child.
  
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• Official Statistics: Higher-level learners in England: 2021 to 2022

  25-05-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Statistics providing an overview of higher-level learning across the further and higher education sectors in the academic year 2021 to 2022.
  
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• Pupils who used food banks in pandemic fared worse at GCSEs, study finds

  25-05-2023 07:00
  
  Findings prompt concerns about long-term impact of cost-of-living crisis on poorer students’ life chancesPupils whose families turned to food banks during the pandemic fared worse at GCSE than expected, losing half a grade per subject on average, according to a study.Researchers said pupils’ grades were lower, even after taking into account their prior attainment and some aspects of household finances. Continue reading...
  
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• Extra free childcare helps higher earners - report

  25-05-2023 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to give working parents extra help with childcare costs are "unfairly targeted", charities say.
  
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