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More than 300,000 ‘ghost children’ missing from the school system
Number of pupils not in attendance double previously thought, think tank reveals
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The disastrous Scottish education trap serving as a warning to Starmer
The rapid transition to more ‘skill-based’ curriculums has led to a collapse in results across the devolved nations
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Ofsted ‘putting children’s safety at risk’ to protect teachers’ mental health
Whistleblower claims watchdog ‘bending over backwards’ to make inspections less stressful at expense of pupils’ wellbeing and education
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‘My children don’t get to decide – I know what’s good for them’: Confessions of pushy parents
People who send their offspring to scores of activities or ‘pressure-cooker’ schools may be causing long-term damage
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The anti-white, anti-West ideology poisoning young minds is about to face a reckoning
Abolishing the Department of Education and rolling out school choice will hand power from woke educational bureaucrats to parents
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Private school pupils pushed out by Labour’s VAT raid ‘risk failing GCSEs’
Students moving to schools with different curriculums face exam disruption, Starmer warned
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Texas approves Bible-based curriculum for pre-schoolers
Critics argue that it will present the Bible as factual truth to children
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Labour must not leave our children ignorant about Britain’s past – that way division lies
A Left-wing sociologist is now in charge of the school curriculum. This does not bode well for our social cohesion
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Children are sitting too many exams, says exams boss
Chief executive of AQA added 16 year-olds should not always have to resit maths for A-levels
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Meet the feminist ex-punk backed by Labour to change your child’s education
A supporter of Starmer’s pledge to break the ‘class ceiling’, Becky Francis has made it her life’s mission to level the playing field
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Linda McMahon: Trump’s new education secretary was pile-driven by 7ft WWE wrestler
Long-term friend of president-elect helmed wrestling franchise with her husband Vince for 15 years
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Labour is taking revenge on farmers – just like it did with pensioners and private schools
Keir Starmer is brazenly trying to take money from people who don’t vote for his party and give it to people who do
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Grandparents must save the bedtime story from extinction, says Gyles Brandreth
The author and former MP hopes to get children ‘off the screen and into the old folks home’ to boost literacy
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Don’t blame periods for women gaining fewer firsts at Oxbridge
You need outrageous amounts of intellectual arrogance to give first-class answers in Oxbridge finals, and women, famously, have less of it
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Police refuse to pursue ‘hate crime’ after Swastika sent to Jewish group
Cambridgeshire police said the image posted on social media was not ‘grossly offensive’ and recorded it as a non-crime
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Ofsted grading system set to still include one-word ratings
Bridget Phillipson had vowed to scrap the old method after unions said it put unmanageable pressure on teachers
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Three out of four universities will be in deficit next year, forecast shows
Plummeting student enrolments threaten the survival of higher education institutions
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New teams bid to drive up standards in struggling schools
Education Secretary champions initiative to tackle problems including poor attendance levels and classroom behaviour
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Women do worse than men in Oxbridge exams ‘because of premenstrual syndrome’
It is disappointing to see gender inequality is still baked into the system, says think tank
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Tell us your three-year-old’s preferred gender when picking school, parents told
Critics brand admissions question ‘totally inappropriate’ after it is asked by more than 100 local authorities across UK
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Peter Mandelson: It is wrong for students to cancel right-wing figures on campus
The former Labour MP is among the final five in the race to become the next chancellor of Oxford University
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Private school closes because of Labour VAT and NI tax raids
Budget changes will see the parents of children in private schools pay £2,000 more on average
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Stop focusing on exam results, Education Secretary tells schools
A*s alone do not set young people up for a happy and healthy life, Bridget Phillipson warns
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Edinburgh state schools deluged with inquiries after tax raid threat
Labour’s ‘ridiculous policy of adding VAT to fees’ puts new expense out of reach of many parents, say Scottish Tories
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The Mickey Mouse degrees that could damage your career prospects
Graduates in these fields face narrow job prospects and reduced earnings potential
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How student loan repayments work (and why clearing the debt could be a bad idea)
Students with Plan 5 loans will be paying off more debt, and for longer
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Boys’ interest in reading plummets as only a quarter enjoy books in their spare time
The ‘shocking and dispiriting’ figures should serve as a wake-up call over changing habits, says report
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Let the market set university tuition fees
The biggest problem facing the sector is the sheer number of universities
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Should you pay your child’s tuition fees upfront? A guide to university funding
Here's what you need to consider when deciding how to support your children at university
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Education Secretary faces court over shelving free speech laws
Legislation designed to protect academics from cancel culture paused just days before it was due to come into force in August
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Schools face being marked down for taking in too many middle-class children
Ofsted’s new system could see schools have to take their ‘fair share’ of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds and with educational needs
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School that inspired Starmer’s oracy curriculum plans ‘must do better’, says Ofsted
It ‘requires improvement’, warns watchdog over brainchild of Peter Hyman, who was once its head teacher and former Labour education guru
