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• Trans guidance is needed in schools, parents tell BBC

  13-09-2023 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As a new school term gets under way, two parents share different views about why they want guidance.
  
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• Schools in England urgently need transgender guidance, says children’s tsar

  13-09-2023 20:41
  
  Rachel de Souza says long-delayed guidance should be issued as soon as possible as teachers and families want claritySchools and teachers urgently need ministers to publish long-delayed transgender guidance to ensure that pupils are treated with consistency and fairness, the children’s commissioner for England has said.Rachel de Souza said the guidance, which Rishi Sunak had promised to publish earlier this summer, should be issued as soon as possible, based on her conversations with paren
  
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• Policy paper: Adult education devolution

  13-09-2023 16:55 via gov.uk
  
  Government policy on devolved adult education and the adult education budget (AEB).
  
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• Guidance: Adult education budget devolution

  13-09-2023 16:55 via gov.uk
  
  Operational guidance on the devolved adult education budget (AEB).
  
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• Guidance: Apply to become an expert apprenticeship training provider

  13-09-2023 13:00 via gov.uk
  
  How apprenticeship training providers can express an interest in taking part in the expert apprenticeship training provider pilot.
  
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• Antisemitism definition used by UK universities leading to ‘unreasonable’ accusations

  13-09-2023 12:27
  
  Report says IHRA definition has led to 40 cases against people and groups – of which 38 were cleared – and is stifling academic freedomsAn antisemitism definition adopted by most UK universities has come under fire in a report, which ​says it has led to 40 cases being brought against students, academics, unions, and societies – 38 of whom have been cleared.The remaining two cases have yet to conclude, meaning that none of the allegations – all based on the Internati
  
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• How to afford university: loans, scholarships, budgeting and more

  13-09-2023 09:00
  
  Paying your way through uni, or even just earning some beer money, is essential. Just don’t let it get in the way of your studiesThe 2024 league tableWhile the courses on offer will be top of your list when choosing between universities, it’s also worth thinking about the cost of living while you are there – particularly if you plan to move away from home.According to the latest Natwest Student Living Index, released annually, Bournemouth was the most affordable city for underg
  
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• School suspensions rise sharply among disadvantaged children in England

  13-09-2023 07:00
  
  Analysis shows that since the pandemic those living in poverty were 3.7 times more likely to be sent home than other pupilsIncreasing numbers of children from poor backgrounds are being suspended from schools in England since the pandemic, according to analysis that estimates more than 3,000 pupils were sent home every day.The analysis was published as teachers, who took part in a separate survey, said verbal and physical abuse from pupils has “increased significantly” post-pandemic,
  
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• Universities reliant on overseas students - report

  13-09-2023 03:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  There is a "failure to act" over the looming financial crisis at universities, a Lords committee says.
  
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• Sustained rift with China would harm UK universities, report warns

  13-09-2023 01:01
  
  KCL study finds many leading UK institutions remain highly dependent on Chinese studentsUK universities would be hugely damaged by a sustained diplomatic rift between Britain and China, according to a report that predicts difficulty in replacing the Chinese students who now take up more than one in four international PhD places.The study, co-authored by the former universities minister Jo Johnson, found that many leading institutions remain highly dependent on Chinese students for tuition fee in
  
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