Several UK universities nearly ran out of cash last year, says report
Almost a quarter of higher education institutions were left with less than 70 days of cash to cover costs.
Conservatives demand schools are not used as 'vehicles for migrant indoctrination'
The Conservatives has taken aim at the Education Secretary over a “day of welcome” initiative being promoted by a network of primary and secondary schools ahead of "Refugee Week".
Exam board accused of 'highly misleading' committee evidence
Staff at Scotland’s only exam board were so concerned about a colleague’s evidence to a parliamentary committee that they drafted an official apology to be sent in her name, The Herald can exclusively reveal.
Girls with additional needs ‘at significant risk from social media algorithms’
Social media algorithms are “exacerbating” the vulnerabilities of girls who have additional needs, leaving them exposed to “significant harm”, a new report has warned.
NI teachers may strike over 'unsustainable' workload
Teachers in Northern Ireland are to vote on whether to take industrial action over what they say is their "unsustainable" workload.
Glasgow Caledonian University begin strike over job cuts
Strike action begins at Glasgow Caledonian University on Wednesday, as staff walk out in a dispute over job cuts and possible compulsory redundancies.
McAllan urges schools to act ahead of new legislation on mobiles in class
The Scottish Government is to change the law to prevent pupils from using mobile phones in classrooms – with education secretary Mairi McAllan also setting out that existing guidance on their use will be toughened up ahead of legislation.
Online misogyny risks ‘lost generation of young men’, Sadiq Khan warns as he calls for under-16s social media ban
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has issued a stark warning, cautioning that online misogyny risks creating "a lost generation of young men", as he intensified his call for a ban on social media for under-16s.
Camden Council faces legal action over child sexual abuse safeguarding failures
Camden Council is facing legal action over safeguarding failures at a nursery home where a man sexually abused children as young as two years old.
Debt-ridden graduates seen as ‘cash cows’ to fund older people’s lifestyles, MPs told
7. Student loans crisis ‘comparable to PPI scandal’, education tsar suggests | Independent
8. 'With debt rising and jobs scarce, were our degrees worth it?' | BBC
Rapid rise in remote students in Wales but Open University warns of funding risk
Demand for flexible higher education in Wales is growing rapidly but a lack of funding could threaten future access to study, the Open University has said.
How pupils with special educational needs are more likely to see their schools close
Nine-year-old Blake is trying to climb over the locked gates of his former primary school, St Dominic's in Hackney, when we meet him. It closed last year due to falling pupil numbers. The playground is overgrown, and the modular buildings stand quiet and empty.
Hundreds of Edinburgh University staff paid to leave in £140m cuts bid
Almost 500 people have taken voluntary severance at Edinburgh University since managers first announced cost-cutting plans in August 2024.
Scots universities in stark warning to Home Office over 'serious weaknesses' in student visa scheme
Universities Scotland has warned institutions are being driven towards a ‘cliff edge’ by changes to student visa rules.
Almost half of parents say feeding their children is harder than five years ago, shock survey reveals
Millions of parents in the UK are facing rising difficulty in feeding their children as a new survey reveals the new scale of hunger hardship.
University of Manchester to investigate sexual harassment of female medical students
The University of Manchester has launched an investigation after about 20 female medical students complained of receiving anonymous phone calls in the middle of the night from male callers who intimidated and sexually harassed them.
Using AI at university isn’t cheating, says Deloitte boss
Students should not be told it is cheating to use AI to do their work, one of Deloitte’s top executives has said.
NSPCC calls for mandatory sex and relationships education
Young people across Scotland have written messages to the new education secretary calling for the legal right to improved education on healthy relationships.
Families call for stronger allergy protections in NI schools
The mother of a boy who died after a severe allergic reaction in school is pressing for new legislation to protect pupils in Northern Ireland schools.
Exam board withheld key data from Scottish Government
Scotland’s only exam board withheld the existence of “damning” evidence about controversial exam results from the Scottish Government, The Herald can exclusively reveal.