New behaviour code for Sir and Miss caught in schools moral maze
A guide for headteachers in England aims to help them deal ethically with thorny issues like exclusions - and to confront colleagues who do...
England lacks white working-class graduates. Quick fixes won’t change that
Half of universities have fewer than 5% of students from poorer white backgrounds. Just trying to boost numbers isn’t enough
At half of England’s...
Cambridge University offers disadvantaged students second chance to apply
Up to 100 places to be available under scheme as part of efforts to improve diversity
The University of Cambridge is seeking to increase student diversity by...
Knife crime and school exclusions are symptoms of a wider malaise
More and more children are being excluded, as the system gives up on young people – with dire consequences
If a playground had a...
Parenting in Manhattan is a Darwinian struggle
A slew of new books treats child-raising like another branch of economics that only the fittest will survive
Should we raise children the way...
Are university campuses turning into mini smart cities?
Universities are experimenting with AI and big data to improve how students live and learn on campus
Think of a university campus: it has...
Private schooling at the public’s expense
Readers respond to a Robert Verkaik article about subsidies given to private schools
Robert Halfon, chairman of the House of Commons education select committee, is right...
Set the children free – show them the joy of reading for reading’s sake
To slip the confines of reality for 15 or 20 minutes is a superpower too few of our schools are nurturing
For many young...
Universities can work with businesses to regenerate left-behind Britain
Universities are propping up their local economies, but they need government support to do even more
The austerity agenda has had severe consequences for...
Birmingham school stops LGBT lessons after parents protest
Hundreds of children withdrawn from Parkfield community school for day
A primary school that taught pupils about homosexuality as part of a programme to challenge...
