Advance HE appoints Professor Raphael Hallett to senior Executive Team
Professor Raphael Hallett have been appointed to a senior Director role at Advance HE, reporting to the Chief Executive.
Minister refuses to rule out temperature limits in schools after May heatwave
Bridget Phillipson has refused to rule out introducing temperature limits in school buildings, following the warmest spring on record for England and Wales.
Low life satisfaction more strongly associated with school absence for girls than boys
New NFER research shows that lower life satisfaction among pupils in England is associated with higher school absences, with stronger links seen among girls and persistently absent pupils*.
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.
No ‘one’ NEET solution: Social Mobility Commission Deputy Chair joins panel on the need for national and local collaboration across sectors
This week, Deputy Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, Resham Kotecha, spoke at the Breaking Barriers Collective, an event hosted by the FE & Skills Collective and the Edge Foundation, focussed on solutions to help the UK’s over 1 million young people Not in Education,...
Committee session to examine reality of child poverty battle
The Education and Work and Pensions Committees will take evidence from local government and charities working on the frontlines of the battle against child poverty about their experiences delivering the government’s child poverty strategy.
Phone-free learning in Scottish schools
School learning environments across Scotland will become phone free under measures announced by Education Secretary Màiri McAllan.
Boost girls’ wellbeing to cut absence, ministers told
Improving life satisfaction is ‘likely to yield the greatest benefits’ for school attendance, NFER researchers find.
Reading for pleasure: 5 key challenges
Year 8 reading tests, GCSE English shortcomings, and the tricky balance between grammar and reading enjoyment were among the issues raised at an MPs’ committee today.
Dukes Education’s Canada school buy is start of North American push
Founder Aatif Hassan tells Tes he hopes to emulate the group’s European success in the US and Canada, and confirms he still has designs on Middle East expansion.
Report finds ‘significant link’ between school absence and life satisfaction
A new report has revealed a “significant” link between school absence and pupils’ sense of life satisfaction, particularly among girls.
More strikes set for England’s largest exam board
Hundreds of staff at exam giant AQA will strike for four more days over an ongoing pay row.
More strikes set for England’s largest exam board
Hundreds of staff at exam giant AQA will strike for four more days from Friday over an ongoing pay row.
Compliance theatre is over: Accredited online learning is the grown-up option
With budgets squeezed and the UK Employment Rights Act 2025 raising the stakes, distance learning is no longer second best.
Free training course aims to improve safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries
A new online training course is designed to improve knowledge around safer sleep in 1,000 nurseries.
N Family Club announces US expansion
N Family Club, which has 54 settings in London and the South East, has announced plans to expand into America with 80 nurseries expected to open by 2032.
Families of former nursery work Vincent Chan’s victims take steps towards legal action against council
Families of the victims of former Bright Horizons nursery worker Vincent Chan have taken steps towards a legal challenge against Camden Council over claims it has refused to investigate whether the nursery group breached health and safety legislation.
London VRU announces support package for young men and vulnerable boys
£1million package offering support measures for young men and vulnerable boys has been launched by the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU).
Universities brace for another cut in government teaching grants
Falling UK government investment in teaching must be considered as part of review of student loan system, MPs told.
Students ‘may drop out’ if disability support grants cut back
Campaigners say UK government has not thought through plans to phase out support in favour of ‘freely available’ software.