Search results for ‘Education’
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FactCheck: how much more will new students pay on loan repayments and will it be ‘fairer’?
Student loan repayments are rising for the next cohort of students in England. The government says the new system will be ‘fairer’, but is this the case? FactCheck take a look.
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For the 100: Vigils held for students taking their own lives at university
Vigils are taking place across the UK this evening in remembrance of students who have taken their own lives at university.
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Urgent action needed to fix school buildings at risk of collapse
“This is a disaster waiting to happen.”
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Largest teachers’ strike in years to go ahead on Wednesday
Last-minute talks with the education secretary aimed at resolving a pay dispute have failed so the largest teachers’ strike in years will now go ahead on Wednesday.
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Jeremy Hunt sets out plan to boost economic growth
The Chancellor has set out his plans to boost growth – not just of the British economy but also the Conservative Party’s sagging performance in the polls.
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NHS faces biggest day of strike action on 6 February
The NHS is facing its biggest day of strike action ever – with more ambulance workers now set to join nurses who’ve already announced they are taking industrial action on 6 February.
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FactCheck: when are teacher strikes and will schools close in England and Wales?
Teachers will strike in England and Wales on seven dates in February and March in a dispute over pay. So, when and where will teacher strikes take place and will schools close? Here’s what we know so far.
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Teachers in England and Wales overwhelmingly vote to go on strike
Teachers in England and Wales have voted in favour of strikes, joining a growing list of other public sector workers who are walking out over pay.
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Emergency care ‘unacceptable’ admits Health Secretary
The crisis in Britain’s healthcare system has put huge pressure on the NHS, and the winter of discontent in the UK is set to continue.
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Does Rishi Sunak’s plan to improve maths skills add up?
The Prime Minister has emphasised his ambition to make numeracy a central objective of education policy. He says he’s not planning to make all pupils in England take A-level maths, but everyone should study the subject in some form until they’re 18.
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Schools struggle to afford basics like paper and glue
Schools say they’re facing a struggle to pay for basic items like paper and glue due to spending cuts.
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Taliban bans women from university in Afghanistan
Classes for female students have been stopped, while security forces have prevented women in the Afghan capital Kabul from entering university campuses after the country’s Taliban rulers imposed a new ban on women and girls from accessing higher education.
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Afghanistan: Taliban decree bans female students from university
When the Taliban seized power in August last year they pledged to allow women and girls in the country to continue their education. That has been rolled back bit by bit.
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Government gives extra money to devolved nations
Not all of the spending decisions made today by the UK Government apply to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland because areas like education and health are devolved.
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Exclusive: Gavin Williamson’s former deputy alleges ‘wholly inappropriate’ threat made to MP in financial trouble
It’s exactly a fortnight since Rishi Sunak became prime minister with a promise to put integrity at the heart of his administration.