Education

Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment

by The Guardian | Aug 7, 2026 | Education, Education policy, England, Politics, Primary schools, Schools, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

Exclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on quest to learnPrimary schools in England should be required to...

‘The war leaked into every lesson’: learning Ukrainian in a country under siege

by The Guardian | Aug 4, 2026 | Education, Europe, Languages, Russia, The Guardian, Ukraine, World News | 0 |

Soon after my first visit to Ukraine four years ago, I began language lessons. It taught me more than I ever expectedAlmost as soon as I returned from my first reporting trip to Ukraine, in October 2022, I decided to start...

‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’

by The Guardian | Aug 2, 2026 | Department for Education, Education, Education policy, Labour, Lucy Powell, Politics, Schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

New education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence alongside technical skillsLucy Powell has said she wants to be an ambitious “tiger mum” for all young people,...

Young people ‘expected’ to engage with new work support, says McFadden

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Apprenticeships, Education, Education policy, England, Pat McFadden, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Welfare | 0 |

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary echoes Andy Burnham as he unveils funds to stop families in England losing benefitsUK politics live – latest updatesYoung people will be expected to engage with new support to seek work,...

Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs

by The Guardian | Jul 27, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Education, Education policy, England, Politics, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Vocational education, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

PM wants curriculums for students aged 14 and above to be more responsive to local jobs marketAndy Burnham will tell schools across England to adapt their curriculums to the needs of local businesses as part of a devolution...

Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’

by The Guardian | Jul 27, 2026 | Education, Health, Higher education, NHS, Politics, Reform UK, Social care, The Guardian, UK news, Universities | 0 |

Exclusive: Experts say policy could also cause shortages of school teachers and drive some universities to bankruptcyReform UK’s plan to make employers pay an annual levy for overseas staff would harm the NHS and social care,...

‘Without this it’s all just tourists’: the fight to save Soho’s last primary school

by The Guardian | Jul 18, 2026 | Education, Local government, London, Primary schools, School admissions, School funding, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Falling pupil numbers have left ‘unique’ London school facing an uncertain future, but its supporters have ambitious plansSandwiched between a strip club, a West End theatre and a pub might not be the most obvious location for a...

Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2026 | Communities, Department for Education, Education, Education policy, England, Local government, Politics, School admissions, School funding, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbersClassrooms left empty by falling numbers of pupils could soon be converted into youth clubs or health...

The Taliban’s war on education: ‘Nobody talks about what is happening to the boys’

by The Guardian | Jul 13, 2026 | Afghanistan, Education, Global development, Global education, Higher education, Human rights, Islam, Journalism education, Media, South and Central Asia, Student experience, Taliban, The Guardian, Universities, Women under the Taliban, Women's rights and gender equality, World News | 0 |

Five years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to deliver lessonsBefore he leaves for Kabul...

At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

by The Guardian | Jul 12, 2026 | Education, Languages, Linguistics, Neuroscience, Science, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingualIt’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m...

Safe from AI: which jobs will help you thrive in the future?

by The Guardian | Jul 11, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Banking, Business, Childcare, Children, Computing, Construction industry, Early years education, Education, Financial sector, Guardian Careers, Healthcare industry, Hospitality industry, Investments, Job losses, Law, Money, Pharmaceuticals industry, Technology, Technology sector, The Guardian, UK news, Work & careers | 0 |

Experts say there will still be opportunities ahead in everything from teaching to hotels and the lawEntering the world of work often brings some uncertainty, but now there is another question: how can I AI-proof my career?We...

Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI

by The Guardian | Jul 10, 2026 | AI (artificial intelligence), Business, Education, Financial sector, London, Politics, Rachel Reeves, Technology, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolutionChancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a new City “skills compact” that will commit firms such as Barclays and Lloyds...

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