Education
Oxbridge dethroned as Scottish university named best in UK
The University of St Andrews has been named the top UK university in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide.
Gullis says low-achieving pupils should be banned from taking out student loans
The New Conservatives group say students with low grades “tend to undertake poorer quality degrees that do not lead to graduate-level salaries”.
School at the centre of gender row confirms: ‘None of our pupils identify as a cat’
Turns out the story that has infuriated right-wingers all week has got no basis in reality, shock horror!
Headteacher who called for Lady Hussey to be forgiven once made kids sit in isolation if their parents couldn’t afford school lunches
Parents were told their children would be given a sandwich and a piece of fruit in place of their hot meal and separated from their friends.
Teacher suspended after debating one-sided media coverage of royal family in class
"Have any of you ever thought that it’s a bit odd that you don’t hear any dissenting voices, everybody’s all pushing the same narrative?"
Exclusion of Afghan girls from high schools ‘shameful’, says UN
A year after the Taliban took power in Afghanistan, hard-liners appear to hold sway in the Taliban-led government.
Former UKIP leader urges Truss to instruct schools to fly Union Flag and teach national anthem again – people remember it differently
"I've noticed a quite disturbing rise in this sort of toxic nationalism since the death of the #Queen," wrote one person in repsonse to his comment.
Teachers to vote in strike ballot as union condemns ‘insulting’ pay offer
“Teachers are increasingly angry that their pay is not keeping pace with the soaring cost of living, as inflation reaches unprecedented levels."
‘Britain’s strictest headmaster’ says children are ‘habitually rude and aggressive’ – and are driving teachers out of profession ‘in droves’
He feels the reason so many teachers are leaving the profession is partly down to disrespect by children they teach. It is also partly due to "ineffective bureaucracy".