Education News
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Most of the country's major university towns are now past the peak of the virus, latest data reveals
The number of coronavirus cases per 100,000 is now declining in the majority of the largest universities towns in the country
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Pupils taking A-level and GCSE exams this autumn will be treated with 'generosity' by markers
Students should not assume they will improve their grades by taking exams this autumn, the regulator warns
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Pupils lose out as number of male teachers falls to new low as white men abandon profession
Study also finds that despite workforce becoming more female-dominated, the proportion of BME male teachers has risen
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GCSEs and A-levels could include more multiple choice questions, exam watchdog chief reveals
Ofqual is looking at a number of ways exams can be amended to ensure students are not at a disadvantage
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White working class boys will continue to be left behind because 'white privilege' suggests they are the problem
The national conversation has become "preoccupied" with issues around gender, race and ethnicity, MPs told
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Universities should not profit from self-isolating students, minister warns
Michelle Donelan said she will write to vice-Chancellors to say that no university should “seek to profit” from students self-isolating
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Oxford University forced to re-employ professor who was illegally forced out before his 70th birthday
The university has been ordered to pay Prof Paul Ewart £30,000 in compensation after he won a landmark age discrimination battle
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GCSEs and A-levels will be delayed by three weeks, Education Secretary confirms
Contingency plans are being drawn up for students who are unable to take exams next summer due to self-isolation or a local lockdown
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University watchdog warns over online learning saying it will fine institutions which fail to deliver
The Office for Students says it is “vital” that universities “honour the promises” they made to students when they applied
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Universities accused of displaying 'disturbing' reluctance to back anti-Semitism definition
Gavin Williamson warns vice-Chancellors they could face fines by Christmas if they fail to take anti-Semitism seriously
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Universities accused of misleading students by pretending they would have 'full campus experience'
Newcastle and Northumbria universities have become the latest to move all teaching online
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Dyson institute given power to award its own degrees
Entrepreneur's training and development facility becomes first to gain new status under Higher Education and Research Act
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Oxford Islamic centre accused of firing gay academic 'because they feared angering Saudi backers'
Dr Kevin Fogg believes he was unfairly dismissed from The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies because of his sexual orientation
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Three virus-struck universities decide to put all teaching online
Move to manage outbreaks among students comes as tuition fees are questioned
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Third of schools see increase in children being home educated over Covid fears
Rise in parents pulling their children out of school is down to their “anxiety” about Covid-19, Ofsted report says
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'Unacceptable' for universities to charge over £9,000 fees for sub-standard quality, minister warns
Michelle Donelan issues her starkest warning yet to universities which have been forced to offer a pared-back offering due to the pandemic
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GCSE and A-level curriculum could be cut back to help post-Covid generation
Schools minister, Ofqual and unions meet to avoid a repeat of this summer's chaos
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Beware Critical Race Theory – the divisive ideology infiltrating school history lessons
Let Black History Month, which starts today, be a chance for teachers to reclaim the curriculum from woke activists
