The government’s plan to reform England’s university admissions system is yet another example of providing window-dressing rather than changes that will have effective outcomes (Ministers may move university applications to after A-level results, 26 June). If the aim really is
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If overseas students stay away, universities can enrol more disadvantaged people
In the UK, international students’ tuition fees are a large part of universities’ budgets. Each international student pays an average of £5,100 more than it costs to educate them, with fees for undergraduate degrees ranging from £10,000 at the bottom
Help springs up for UK graduates facing bleak job market
New graduates facing the toughest labour market for 75 years can increasingly turn to innovative schemes set up to redirect them into areas of need. At least 30% of university students have lost a job or an offer of a
Schools close after reporting coronavirus cases in England
At least two schools in England have shut their doors to all students this week over a confirmed coronavirus case. Outwood Academy Danum in South Yorkshire said they have closed until next Monday after a member of their community tested
School leaders in England warn over ongoing coronavirus disruption
Close to 300,000 pupils in England can return to their secondary schools and colleges for the first time in three months on Monday but school leaders have said their education will be disrupted by Covid-19 for the foreseeable future. Geoff
‘We need PPE’: schools on what is stopping them reopening
The government has done a U-turn on its plan for certain groups of pupils to go back to school after many headteachers refused to do so. We ask schools what the obstacles have been. ‘I had sleepless nights’ Michelle Sheehy,
Tell us about your young child’s experiences of going back to school
After months at home during lockdown, many toddlers or early years children have returned to school in England. In Wales, schools reopen on 29 June and in Scotland teachers can return to prepare for the start of the new school year
‘Students like the flexibility’: why online universities are here to stay
The coronavirus pandemic has forced UK universities to rapidly shift online, and no date has been confirmed for campuses to reopen. With the second coronavirus peak projected to take place in autumn, many institutions are already planning to move at
Ontario high school teachers ratify collective agreement with provincial government
TORONTO — The union representing Ontario’s high school teachers says its members have ratified a new contract with the government. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation came to the collective agreement with the province and school boards on April 20.