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• Funding model for UK higher education is ‘broken’, say university VCs

  31-05-2023 20:58
  
  Vice-chancellors urge review of tuition fees in light of caps on overseas students and rising costsVice-chancellors are warning the current funding model for UK higher education is “broken” and have urged the government to review the system of tuition fees, which have been capped at about £9,000 for more than a decade.They have made clear that limits to overseas students announced last week on top of rising costs caused by inflation posed a serious risk to universities which wo
  
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• Sex education in schools in England to be reviewed by expert panel

  31-05-2023 20:49
  
  Teaching unions and charities argue first review of statutory guidance since 2020 is politically motivatedAn expert panel will be set up to review sex education in England’s schools, with updated guidance due in September to ensure that no “disturbing or inappropriate content” will make its way to students.This review will take place over the concerns of teaching unions and more than 50 organisations and charities, who fear the move is politically motivated. Continue reading...
  
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• Mental health services that fail to improve could be shut, says watchdog

  31-05-2023 18:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Care Quality Commission warning comes after Priory Group's biggest hospital is told to improve.
  
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• Climate change: Pupils 'want to try harder' due to course

  31-05-2023 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
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• Press release: Next steps taken to ensure age-appropriate Relationships, Sex and Health Education

  31-05-2023 16:37 via gov.uk
  
  Leading experts in child safeguarding, health, teaching, curriculum development and equalities to contribute to review of the statutory guidance on Relationships, Sex and Health Education
  
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• Transparency data: Terms of reference for review panel on RSHE

  31-05-2023 16:11 via gov.uk
  
  Terms of reference for the independent panel which will advise the Secretary of State for Education on the relationships, sex and health education review.
  
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• How 999 crews find you – the life and death importance of location data

  31-05-2023 15:18
  
  Whether you find yourself in distress on a motorway or out in the countryside, the digital mapping expertise of Ordnance Survey is helping ambulance crews pinpoint where you arePinpointing a person’s location can be a matter of life and death. No wonder it has long been a focus for human ingenuity and technology – from smoke signals and SOS distress codes, to emergency services’ dispatch systems and modern-day geolocation apps.Robust location data is especially crucial when tim
  
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• More than a map-maker: how much do you know about Ordnance Survey? Take our quiz to find out

  31-05-2023 15:17
  
  Ordnance Survey made its reputation keeping walkers on the right path, so you may be surprised by the many ways it keeps all of our lives on track thanks to its wealth of location dataOrdnance Survey (OS) has been mapping Great Britain for more than two centuries. But while many of us might associate it with the iconic paper maps that have helped generations to explore the great outdoors, today OS is a huge data powerhouse and its invaluable location data is weaved into the very fabric of everyd
  
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• ‘It feels cynical’: how would Labour’s VAT policy affect private schools?

  31-05-2023 15:08
  
  Party and many economists back fees tax but niche schools such as Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain say they could struggleParents and children say they love Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain (the London Welsh school), the only bilingual Welsh language nursery and primary school in England. The only problem, according to the school’s chair of governors, is there aren’t enough of them.For 65 years Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain has been teaching Welsh language and culture to children of the Welsh diaspora. But sin
  
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• North Yorkshire village school with one pupil to close

  31-05-2023 13:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Skelton Newby Hall Primary School will shut for good by August, North Yorkshire Council confirms.
  
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• What US job will shrink the most in the next decade?

  31-05-2023 12:00
  
  Cashiers are particularly vulnerable to automation, while things look better for healthcare workersWhen a reader recently asked me to look at how many teachers were leaving the occupation, I assumed the numbers would be high. Between wage stagnation and the near impossible working conditions during the height of Covid, I guessed that the outlook for US teaching jobs would be bleak.The data tells a different story. Yes, a high number of people are exiting the occupation each year (148,000 on aver
  
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• Official Statistics: Higher education graduate outcomes survey UK: 2020 to 2021

  31-05-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Details the activities of graduates who obtained qualifications during the 2020 to 2021 academic year.
  
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• Ukraine war: The mothers going to get their children back from Russia

  31-05-2023 05:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Russia is taking Ukrainian children. Their mothers are travelling into enemy territory to save them.
  
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• Universal credit childcare funding to rise 47% from June

  31-05-2023 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From 28 June, parents on universal credit can claim up to £1,630 childcare for two or more children.
  
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• Open consultation: Early years foundation stage (EYFS): regulatory changes

  31-05-2023 01:01 via gov.uk
  
  We’re seeking views on proposed changes to requirements in the early years foundation stage (EYFS).
  
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