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 enoughAt half of England’s universities, fewer than 5% of students are classified as being from disadvantaged...
An LGBT education would have spared me years of misery
Alan Clark says LGBT education should be mandatory in all schools. Jill Wallis thinks sex education is both a right and a boonSimon Jenkins agonises about the implications of LGBT education on parents, teachers and even on...
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 notOne of the most enduring images of recent decades has...
Levels of distress and illness among students in UK ‘alarmingly high’
Largest-ever mental health poll of universities ‘an urgent call to action’, say researchersA poll of almost 38,000 UK students suggests rates of psychological distress and illness are on the rise in universities, with “alarmingly high” levels...
‘Gossip and secrecy’ fuel Oxford row over suspended dean
Christ Church college and cathedral divided by ‘cruel accusations’Prominent clergy linked to Oxford’s Christ Church cathedral are in revolt over a complaint against its dean which they say is “surrounded by secrecy and fuelled by...
UK’s Prevent guidance to universities unlawful, court rules
Court of appeal finds Prevent guidelines on inviting controversial speakers violate freedom of speechThe government’s Prevent duty guidance to universities is unlawful and must be rewritten, judges have ruled after a successful judicial review argued...
Surge in demand for schools leaves councils struggling to cope
Thousands of pupils in England denied place at their preferred secondary schoolCouncils across England are struggling to keep pace with rising numbers of applications for secondary school, leaving thousands of pupils without a place at...
Why study English? We’re poorer in every sense without it
Fewer are taking the subject at A-level and university. Are they being put off by the way government says it must be taught?The lack of science, maths and language teachers has been talked about...
A rise in apprenticeship wages is tempting those put off by tuition fees
Studying for free appeals to many who hope to progress their careers and, as universities raise the cost of tuition, getting paid to train sounds better than everApprentices don’t pay a penny for their training...
May I have a word about… the not-so insightful language of academe
When it comes to the mangling of English, political psychologists reign supremeMy beleaguered and battered Brexit brethren, I would like to bring you relief, but monumental language mangling offers little comfort on this vexatious...
