Category: Education policy

University degree still best for young Britons’ life chances, says former minister

In research paper for King’s College London, former Tory minister David Willetts hits back at critics who say degree is no longer a wise investmentA university degree is still the best route for the UK’s young people...

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Ministers to revise university freedom of speech legislation

Contentious liability clause that could have exposed institutions to being sued by Holocaust deniers is scrappedThe government is to overhaul legislation imposing free speech duties on higher education in England, scrapping a...

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State school pupils in England may have to drop GSCE Latin after funding pulled

DfE urged to delay ending funding of popular programme so that hundreds of students can complete their courses• Axing the Latin excellence scheme: a classic mistakeState school pupils taking GCSE Latin may be forced to drop...

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Revealed: 1.5m children in England studying in unfit school buildings

Underinvestment has led to crumbling infrastructure in schools, hospitals and courts, Guardian study shows‘Our school has been homeless for two years’More than 1.5 million children are studying in dilapidated school...

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Don’t expect better public services ‘by Christmas’, Starmer says

Prime minister says problems in health, housing and education will take years to rebuild• UK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has told voters not to expect rapid public service improvements as he seeks to...

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Children’s development ‘put back by years’ due to failure of special educational needs system

Local government ombudsman report into SEND in England offers damning assessment England’s special education system is failing, causing thousands of children to have their development put back by months or even years,...

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