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Tag: Education
Period poverty: Schools urged to order free menstrual products
Period poverty campaigners are urging schools and colleges to opt-in to the new scheme in England.
‘Value for money’ review of £1.3bn university funding
A review will examine how university funding can be targeted at priority subjects.
London council’s special needs inquiry caused by ‘systemic failures’
The cases of all children with suspected special educational needs in Richmond are going to be reviewed.
‘Grade inflation’ in top degree grades stopping
The sharp rise in first class degrees from universities has stalled after pressure from ministers.
Meet the NASA intern who discovered a new planet on his third day
This teenager found a new planet on the third day of his internship at the US space agency.
Estranged students: ‘The system assumes your parents will help’
Blair Anderson’s relationship with his parents broke down but he struggled to access extra support.
Japan minister’s paternity leave challenges work pressure
Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will become the first Japanese cabinet minister to take it.
Nurseries face closure over free childcare funding gap
Nurseries say they cannot afford to run their services because the government has failed to properly fund its free childcare policy.
Student rape reports: The battle to be believed
Women who report violent sexual assaults at university say the perpetrators are getting away with it.
Cathy Come Home: The TV drama that put homelessness on the map
The producer of the groundbreaking Cathy Come Home, Tony Garnett, has died but its legacy continues.
Sheffield students paid to tackle racist language on campus
The students will be trained to tackle “subtle but offensive comments” on campus and in student housing.