Residential centres have given generations of schoolchildren a taste of outdoor life, but more are set to close this year.
Tag: Education
Thousands of depression cases ‘linked to universal credit’
The number of unemployed people with psychological distress rose 6.6% between 2013 and 2018, a study suggests.
Fears for future of children’s homes as debts rise
Six of the 10 largest providers of children’s homes and foster care are in debt, a report suggests.
Uni admissions could scrap use of predicted grades
Applications to university could switch to after pupils get their A-level results, says watchdog.
Legal victories over ‘No DSS’ letting agents
Two single mothers win out-of-court settlements against letting agents refusing benefit claimants.
Bosses told to stop spending apprentice cash on themselves
Education secretary warns employers to stop using apprenticeship funds for MBAs for top managers.
Covid: When will children return to school and what are the rules?
Children are returning to school across the UK, after months of enforced home-schooling.
Childcare costs: Parents of children under two pay 5% more
A report finds part-time nursery care costs more than £130 per week in England, Scotland and Wales.
GCSEs: Exams in Wales could be sat online in future
The new head of Wales’ exam watchdog believes “significantly more” tests could be sat online.
Climate change: Schools failing us, say pupils
Educated people cause most harm to the planet so schools must change, say teenage climate campaigners.
Trinity Hall: Cambridge college head ‘steps back’ over handling of sex complaints
Dr Jeremy Morris is moving aside while an internal review into how allegations were handled takes place.
The suicide prevention message from the rugby scrum
Boys told “open up” don’t “man up” by top rugby players, in a suicide prevention scheme.