UK Education
Schools, universities and education policy news. Updates on exams, admissions and teaching developments across the UK.
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Annalisa Barbieri questions if daughter can achieve potential without grammar school tutor
A mother has spoken of her fear that her “very bright” eight-year-old daughter will be penalised by an education system…
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Private school fee VAT did not trigger pupil flight, Bridget Phillipson argues
Private school fees now attract 20% VAT, but the exodus of pupils into the state sector that many predicted has…
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Newport’s old industrial land earmarked for new homes
Work has begun on a 43-home affordable housing scheme in Newport, transforming a long-underused industrial site in the Allt-yr-yn area…
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University loan eligibility to hinge on GCSE English pass
Thousands of students could be barred from university by new loan requirements under proposals being discussed by ministers that would…
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Education system criticised as young Britons accrue debts without credit understanding
More than four million young people across Britain have left education without a basic grasp of money management, according to…
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UK minister stands by student loan overhaul despite rising reform pressure
Government defends right to alter student loan terms, citing state subsidies The government has insisted it is entitled to change…
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White working-class pupils miss nearly double the average number of lessons
White working-class pupils are missing school lessons at twice the national average, according to newly released data from the Independent…
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Northern universities partner NHS trusts to fuel innovation
Huddersfield, a West Yorkshire town long defined by its textile mills and manufacturing heritage, is carving out a new identity…
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Thousands of graduates still on less than £12.71 an hour five years on from university
More than a quarter of graduates who studied subjects such as sociology, creative arts and design, and performing arts earn…
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Oxford professor forced to cancel lectures after threats from trans activists
Dr Michael Foran, an associate professor of law at Keble College, Oxford, has cancelled the remaining lectures in a four-part…
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