Education
Cambridge University sees marked increase in black students thanks to “Stormzy Effect”
A record number of black students took undergraduate positions at the university this year.
Labour to abolish private schools
The policy announcement comes after the Sunday Times Good University Guide found Russell Group universities continue to be the worst performers for social inclusion.
Cambridge tops university rankings – but is bottom for social inclusion
The top three places in this year’s guide, filled by Cambridge, Oxford and St Andrews, are also three out of the four worst performers when it comes to accepting students from non-selective schools.
Headmistress: Let pupils make own decisions over climate strikes
“Every day we are educating the young people of the future to speak out and make their own decisions - We can't pick and choose what those are".
Boris Johnson’s school funding pledge exposed as unprecedented ‘squeeze on schools’
IFS reveal Tory education funding plans amount to an unprecedented 13 year freeze on budgets.
Teachers in England ‘work longest hours in the world’
Their average working week lasts up to 15 hours longer than teachers in other countries. Four in 10 usually work in the evening - and 10 per cent at weekends
Children living in poverty badly hampered at schools – report
A new report has found alarming levels of children are short of the basics that help make up an adequate education.
Numbers of students taking politics A-level up 10% on last year
It follows five years of steady increase in the number of qualifications awarded in the subject.
Why is global business important?
Europe alone had exports worth $ 6,838,476,172 in the year 2017. Such stats are clear indicators that most business now need managers who are trained in a global economy and are aware of the international trade process.