Education
Teachers criticise new assessments for four-year-olds
The new Reception Baseline Assessment will be rolled out across all primary schools from September.
LSE union votes to ban beef on campus
LSE joins Goldsmiths and the University of Cambridge in replacing beef with vegan options.
University society criticised for hosting ‘Chav night’
One student who grew up in a council estate said they found it "demoralising and offensive".
Proportion of disadvantaged university students stalls
New figures show that the same percentage of new UK entrants in 2018/19 from low participation backgrounds was the same as the year before.
GCSE gap between rich and poor students widens
Government figures indicate that youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds are falling further behind.
Fewer black academics in senior university roles, figures show
Universities minister Chris Skidmore said the drop – officially to zero – is ‘unacceptable’.
University of Sunderland closes history faculty due to lack of student interest
The university’s modern languages department will also close after no one enrolled for its course.
Girls feel boys are treated better than they are, report finds
They say they feel unsafe in public and held back by sexism in school.
MPs vote to “limit the future of young people” as popular Erasmus programme is shunned
Tory Brexiteer Suella Braverman even voted against the scheme – despite previously participating in it as a student.