A report reveals a litany of damaging and unlawful decisions made about children in care.
Tag: Education
Cambridge University votes to safeguard free speech
Cambridge University changes guidelines to protect free speech and allow controversial speakers.
Student mental health: ‘I am living in a bubble of one’
Students’ mental health has declined amid the isolation of the Covid pandemic, a survey suggests.
Covid: Schools in England can close for Christmas a day early
To give teachers “a break” from identifying potential Covid-19 cases, schools can have an inset day.
Higher exams to be cancelled for Scottish pupils
The country’s education secretary says the decision was based on the disruption Covid has caused for many pupils.
Northern Ireland primary pupils ‘high-achievers in maths’
A global study finds NI pupils rank seventh out of 64 in the world when it comes to maths.
England ‘significant decline’ in global science tests
International school tests have Singapore at top, with England down in science but up in maths.
Philip Lawrence: Remembering my murdered head teacher
Radio presenter Edward Adoo was a pupil at the school where Philip Lawrence was killed 25 years ago.
Digital divide: Pupils in Wales rely on games consoles
Some don’t have suitable computers despite a ministerial pledge no child would be “left behind”.
Coronavirus: How did your lockdown container garden grow?
Growing veg in tiny spaces was a lockdown craze but did you produce bumper crops or snacks for snails?
Coronavirus: University teaching to move online from 9 December
The move will allow students in Northern Ireland to take Covid-19 tests and return home for Christmas.
How to actually concentrate and do some online uni
“It’s so hard to concentrate because the lecturers can’t see you.”