Search results for ‘Education’
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University or prison? Why getting to the former can feel out-of-reach for care-leavers…
It should be open to all, but for young people leaving care the chance of higher education, of all the opportunities which that entails, is virtually out of reach.
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Schools to be made accountable for pupils they exclude in league tables
A long-awaited report into pupils who are excluded from school has found that children with special educational needs or on free school meals are more likely to be excluded. The government-backed review by former education minister Edward Timpson has recommended that schools should be accountable for exam results of pupils they exclude, in an attempt to bring…
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Lib Dem MP Layla Moran on local elections: ‘We are clear about where we stand on Brexit’
We speak to the Lib Dems’ education spokesperson Layla Moran about the local election results.
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FactCheck: universities catch less than one per cent of ‘bought in’ essays, own records suggest
One in six students admit to getting someone else to write their coursework.
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Worsening child poverty stopping learning, say teachers
A new survey says that some children are coming to school without having eaten for two days – while others can’t afford basic equipment like pens and rulers. Meanwhile, teachers say a lack of government funding means measures to tackle poverty, like free breakfast clubs, are being scrapped.
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How can the lives of children excluded from school be turned around?
According to the Children’s Commissioner, 100,000 children are barred from mainstream education every year. But what are the options for those who are excluded?
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Robert Halfon MP: Common Market 2.0 ‘isn’t just a stronger Brexit, it’s a workers’ Brexit’
Conservative MP Robert Halfon is chair of Parliament’s Education Select Committee and advocate of a closer relationship with the EU than Theresa May’s Brexit deal allows.
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Debate over university free speech guidelines
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission has published new guidlelines backed by the government and a host of higher education institutions to clampdown on censorship in universities across the country. It comes after a number of high-profile incidents in recent years where people invited to speak at universities were “no platformed” by student unions due…
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Series 2, Episode 15: Ric Lewis
Ric Lewis has been named the most influential black Briton in the Powerlist 2019. He talks to us about his philanthropy, upping aspiration for young people, his views on Brexit and being very, very tall.
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Children go to Westminster to talk food poverty
Just putting food on the table is a struggle – let alone making healthy choices. That’s the message from a group of nine children, aged between ten and seventeen – who travelled to Westminster today to raise their experiences with MPs and peers as part of the Children’s Future Food Inquiry.
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Former cabinet minister Nicky Morgan: ‘If May can’t set out Plan B, parliament will have to do that work’
We talk to former education secretary Nicky Morgan, who will be voting for Theresa May’s deal but is prepared to back a softer Brexit if the Prime Minister loses tomorrow night, and Labour MP Chuka Umunna, who backs a second referendum.
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The British people ‘gave an answer, we have to act upon it’ – Tory minister
We spoke to Education Secretary and Brexit supporter Damian Hinds, who is backing the Prime Minister’s deal.
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Brexit withdrawal agreement debates – watch the key speeches
Watch the key speeches from the Brexit debate below. We are live streaming the debates every day on our YouTube channel. Each link here will take you to the start of the key speeches. The list is collated by order of appearance.
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Saudi activist: ‘One tweet is enough to ruin your life’
In the fallout from the Khashoggi murder case, some Saudi activists in the US and Canada have told Channel 4 News they believe they’ve been actively targeted by Saudi authorities
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Vote for new Welsh First Minister draws to a close
Wales is about to get a new First Minister – as voting comes to an end in Welsh Labour’s election to decide their new leader. Members of the party and affiliated groups like unions will have until tomorrow to cast their votes. Inevitably, perhaps, Brexit has featured prominently in the campaign. And as First Minister…