NI Students forced to choose between ‘heating or eating’
BBC Muphuselban uses the Pantry at Queen’s for breakfast and dinner Students in Northern Ireland are skipping meals due to the cost of living crisis, a recent survey has revealed.…
BTecs: What are they and how are they graded?
In 2020, there were more than 12,000 vocational qualifications at all levels, offered by more than 150 awarding bodies, according to Ofqual, which oversees qualifications in England. Plans by former…
Mossbourne Federation accused of ‘toxic culture’ toward school pupils
BBC Former pupil Isaac has questioned whether the top grades he attained were worth the impact on his mental health A leading school academy trust is facing allegations of presiding…
‘I was scared I was going to die in my student house’
Casey Galt The three women said the experience disrupted their studies A group of university students have described how they feared for their lives in “nightmare” student housing in Brighton.…
Huge support for affordable school uniforms law
Getty Images About 7,500 responded to a consultation for a new law to make all school uniforms affordable There is significant support for a new law to make all school…
Thurrock teachers locked out of school in row with trust
Stuart Woodward/BBC Unionised teaching staff who had voted to take action said they had been locked out of the school by the academy trust At least 25 teachers have been…
Indefinite ban on puberty blockers to be introduced
The ban on giving puberty blockers to under-18s questioning their gender identify is to be made permanent, Health Secretary Wes Streeting says. Streeting told the House of Commons he was…
How working parents can get 15 and 30 hours free childcare
The government is offering a cash incentive of £600 to those who become childminders (or £1,200 for those joining via an agency). The Department for Education does not yet have…
Nurseries warn of rising fees ahead of childcare expansion
Getty Images Early years experts say the government’s uplift will not cover wage and National Insurance increases Nurseries say parents could face higher fees and even nursery closures due to…
Devon council plans to fine schools £21k for each child exclusion
BBC Head teacher Michael Johnson said he was “shocked” by the plans A council is planning to fine schools £21,000 for each child that is excluded. Conservative-run Devon County Council…