Education & Training news

• Four schools in East Sussex forced to close due to water shortages

  15-06-2023 15:30
  
  Criticism of South East Water mounts as local people accuse it of failing to invest in infrastructureFour schools in East Sussex have been closed because of water shortages across the area as criticism of South East Water mounts.The company was communicating with customers in the affected areas by text message, according to some residents in Wadhurst. Three primary schools and one secondary school that had been forced to shut earlier in the week remained closed, East Sussex county council said.
  
  Read more

• Glum Chinese graduates go viral with pictures of misery amid jobs anxiety

  15-06-2023 11:39
  
  Photos shared on social media show students draping themselves over park benches or stairs in poses of dejectionAs millions of young people in China graduate from university this month, the traditional pictures of joyful students throwing their hats and gowns into the air have been replaced by photos of them lying on the ground or throwing their degree certificates into the bin.Some photos show students draping themselves over bridges or park benches in poses of dejection. In others, students li
  
  Read more

• Open consultation: GCSE British Sign Language (BSL): proposed subject content

  15-06-2023 11:00 via gov.uk
  
  We are seeking views on the proposed subject content for a new GCSE in BSL.
  
  Read more

• Official Statistics: Secondary and primary school applications and offers: 2023

  15-06-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Offers made to applicants for secondary and primary school places in England to start in September 2023, and the number and proportion that received preferred offers.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Cambridge University students 'in limbo' over marking row

  15-06-2023 07:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  University students caught up in a pay dispute by union members say they "just want to graduate".
  
  Read more

• UK university staff only read students’ personal statements for two minutes

  15-06-2023 07:00
  
  Huge increase in applications means officials are left with little time to read student statementsThe hours spent by students writing personal statements for UK university applications may be in vain, according to figures showing that many are barely read by admissions officers.The ritual of applying for a place at university has for decades included a personal statement as part of the admissions process, with the applicant – and often their parents, teachers and even paid consultants &nda
  
  Read more

• Private school officials called Labour’s Bridget Phillipson ‘chippy’ in emails

  15-06-2023 07:00
  
  Exclusive: Comments about shadow education secretary revealed as lobby group steps up pushback against Labour plansThe body representing independent schools in the UK has described the shadow education secretary as “very chippy” in private messages, as it steps up its campaign against Labour’s plan to add VAT to school fees.A public access request to the Independent Schools Council about Bridget Phillipson revealed that officials said she “doesn’t know diddly”
  
  Read more

• Greg Abbott signs law banning diversity offices in Texas higher education

  15-06-2023 01:55
  
  The governor signed the bill prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion offices in addition to another codifying tenure restrictionsTexas’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, has signed a bill that will ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and initiatives across higher education institutions in the state.Under SB 17, DEI offices across state colleges will close starting in January 2024 and activities that seek to promote certain groups of individuals over others based on race,
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Press release: British Sign Language GCSE moves one step closer to the classroom

  15-06-2023 01:15 via gov.uk
  
  New GCSE will be the first of its kind and will teach students how to communicate through sign language.
  
  Read more

• Teens locked out of Child Trust Funds also risk benefits cut

  15-06-2023 01:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of disabled people with over £6,000 stuck in savings also face cuts to their benefits.
  
  Read more

Follow @Edu_Training_UK on Twitter!