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Students are coping better because the system is demanding less

Signs of genuine recovery in student experience appear in this year's Student Academic Experience Survey. Jim Dickinson argues the data tells a more constrained story – one where value, expectations and withdrawal form a single gradient, and money sits at its root.

Low expectations aren’t the same as high satisfaction in student housing

With OfS leading on headline satisfaction scores, Jim Dickinson reads an underlying research report on student housing – and finds a regulator that has mistaken tolerance for quality.

Warwick and Reading rebrand foundation and language provision as Global Academies

The University of Warwick and the University of Reading have both rebranded their language and foundation studies operations as Global Academies, reflecting a wider rethink of how universities support international students and where those functions sit within institutions.

Smacking leads to worse exam results, research finds

Smacking children can lead to future behavioural problems and worse exam results, according to new research.

Groups raise concerns over STEM subjects in schools

A group of expert organisations has written to the Scottish Government raising concerns about uneven exam standards for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects in secondary schools.

Chinese schools in Britain ‘pushing communist views’

An organisation run by a man awarded an MBE in 2000 has been accused of organising events celebrating the Beijing government and promoting party views.

Plaid Cymru promise more details on childcare as it survives Senedd vote with Tory help

The Plaid Cymru Welsh government has promised more detail on its flagship childcare policy before the middle of July in a Senedd debate where it survived a vote with Tory help.

Teaching union planning massive strike faces own staff walkout over management bullying claims

A teaching union plotting nationwide strikes next year is now facing its own staff walkout over management bullying claims.

UK minister defends changes to student loans as criticism mounts

Ministers have rejected accusations that recent changes to student loans are unfair, arguing that they are so heavily subsidised that the government has the right to alter their terms.

Anthony Seldon: AI makes children workshy

Sir Anthony Seldon, the former headmaster of some of the UK’s best-known private schools, said Britain was “sleepwalking into disaster” as children were “infantilised” by AI.

University of Nottingham student and alumni data accessed in hack by cybercriminal group

Hackers from a well known cybercriminal group have accessed personal student data held by the University of Nottingham.

Hey there Tappers! The last half term of the year is now fully underway. Here at Tapp we have some exciting news about a special giveaway AND lots of juicy edu-data.

Pride month happens in June, and schools can take the opportunity to hold special events to celebrate diversity in their school.

Every morning, millions of children are expected to attend school. Yet many face barriers that prevent regular attendance.

Higher education in Europe is increasingly diverse.

A new professional development programme (PD) to support the transition to the new post-16 education and training pathways will officially launch in September 2026, the Association of Colleges (AoC) has announced.

During the opening Plenary at the 2025 BERA Conference, Chantelle Haughton (Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning), highlighted how Wales is ahead of the curve in the UK when it comes to implementing anti-racist educational policies and practices.

A new joint research report from Teacher Development Trust, Gatsby Foundation and The Cultural Education Network, powered by Arts Council England, examines the professional development experiences and needs of secondary teachers in England who teach science and arts subjects,...

Midlands Mindforge, the investment company dedicated to supporting university spinouts in the Midlands, has completed its first round of investments.

UKRI has announced 18 successful projects in cycle five of the OFGEM SIF have secured a total of £22.9 million in funding.

Students are coping better because the system is demanding less

Low expectations aren’t the same as high satisfaction in student housing

Warwick and Reading rebrand foundation and language provision as Global Academies

Smacking leads to worse exam results, research finds

Groups raise concerns over STEM subjects in schools

Chinese schools in Britain ‘pushing communist views’

Plaid Cymru promise more details on childcare as it survives Senedd vote with Tory help

Teaching union planning massive strike faces own staff walkout over management bullying claims

UK minister defends changes to student loans as criticism mounts

Anthony Seldon: AI makes children workshy

University of Nottingham student and alumni data accessed in hack by cybercriminal group

Visualisers, Pride, plus teachers teaching sons or daughters

How are schools celebrating Pride?

Every day counts: Understanding, preventing and responding to school attendance problems

Religious-based bullying and cyber-discrimination in higher education: insights from European research

AoC launches nationwide professional development for new post-16 pathways

Confronting colonialism in Welsh higher education: Can we re-map for a different future?

Teaching in & beyond Specialism: CPD for teachers in Arts and Science

UKRI backs Midlands Mindforge to deploy first spinout investments

Ofgem SIF: £22.9m to support ambitious, transformational projects