Education News

Cambridge University to admit students with BBB grades in new diversity drive

The 800-year-old institution is recruiting 50 students for a new foundation year

Ofsted U-turns on in-person school visits after facing revolt from inspectors

The schools watchdog said on Tuesday night that it has "reviewed" plans for the inspections to go ahead as planned

Channel 4 chief who called Boris Johnson a liar leaves broadcaster for good to run Cambridge College

Heading up an Oxbridge college has become a sought after destination for prominent media figures to move on to

School truancy rates in autumn almost doubled amid warnings of 'exponential' growth in county lines

Steve Chalke, founder of the multi-academy trust Oasis which runs over 50 schools, said the rise in truancy is 'tied up with gang life'

Cambridge becomes first university to confirm it will freeze rent payments

Universities warned they could be breaking law by refusing to allow students to return to halls

Students have a right to enter their accommodation, according to the National Union of Students

'This lockdown is a national disaster' - Telegraph readers on the week's biggest stories

The week's biggest stories from the UK's national lockdown, the vaccination war and YouTube censoring debate got Telegraph readers talking

Demand for 'key worker' school places soars as heads accused of twisting rules to turn children away

Headteachers have reported an increased interest from families wanting to take up places at school

Eton students set up private debating club to talk about ideas 'forbidden' in class, dismissed Master claims

Pupils founded a secret discussion group in an attempt to “resist” the “drastic narrowing of debate” at Eton, according to Will Knowland

Brighton and Hove Council becomes first to defy Government over nurseries

The council said nurseries under its direct control should shut their doors to all but the children of key workers and the most vulnerable

Parents face chaos as primary schools across London and South-East hit by closures

Gavin Williamson said primary schools must close only in the parts of the country where the infection rates are at their highest

Universities told to delay return of students at start of term

All university students should be offered two rapid lateral flow tests on their return to campus, Gavin Williamson said

Keeping schools open is a price that should be paid even if it increases R number, Tory MPs say

Conservative MPs have told the Prime Minister that schools must be kept open even if it means a rise in the R number

Eton College told it could refer dismissed Master under Prevent duty

School contacted Local Authority Designated Officer to report concerns about Will Knowland's controversial lecture

Disadvantaged students could end up studying at Harvard or Yale under UK’s replacement Erasmus scheme

Youngsters from deprived communities will be targeted by the new “Turing scheme” which will fund British students to study abroad after Brex

Eton pioneers classroom AI to help students improve punctuation and grammar

The programme 'feeds back to the teacher a detailed picture not only of what a pupil does or doesn’t know, but also data on study habits'

School closures may be necessary to keep R below one, scientists warn

It comes amid growing pressure on the Government to close schools

Britain to replace Erasmus with new 'Turing scheme' to fund British students to learn abroad

Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also accused the Prime Minister of committing “cultural vandalism”