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  • Sunday, 27 November, 2022
    UK public services
    Backlog Britain: How public sector delays spiralled to record levels

    Pandemic pressures combined with long-term cuts have left vital services under chronic strain

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    UK universities
    UK university leaders defend benefits of overseas students

    Talk of limiting overseas students has done damage, says sector concerned by reports of visa curbs

  • Friday, 25 November, 2022
    News in-depthUK politics & policy
    Back up ‘warm words’ with funds to lift UK’s skill levels, colleges demand

    Business and education leaders warn of difficulties in providing training ‘the economy needs’

  • Thursday, 24 November, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    UK universities and Scottish schools hit by strike action over pay and pensions

    Historic walkouts come as unions call for ‘meaningful’ pay rises amid mounting strain across education system

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Social affairs
    Students hit by cost of living crunch

    91 per cent of undergraduates worried about cost of living pressures, survey says

  • Thursday, 17 November, 2022
    Autumn Statement
    Government departments face brutal spending squeeze

    UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt says budgets to be protected in cash terms, but surging inflation means ‘efficiencies’ are likely

  • Tuesday, 15 November, 2022
    Childcare
    England’s nurseries demand relief on business rates

    Government funding for childcare being undercut by tax burden, survey warns

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    Is the UK heading for another ‘winter of discontent’?

    Industrial unrest brewing in public and private sectors on a scale not seen since 1978-79

  • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
    Christ Church College
    Charity watchdog warns Oxford college over cost of feud with ex-dean

    Christ Church racked up a £6.6mn bill for legal and PR fees in a dispute with Martyn Percy

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    UK universities
    UK university staff to stage ‘biggest ever’ strike in November

    Employees at 150 campuses to walk out for three days over pay and pensions

  • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
    News in-depthUK universities
    University expansion drive collides with UK student housing shortage

    Youngsters struggle to secure accommodation after pandemic leads to acceleration in undergraduate intake

  • Sunday, 6 November, 2022
    Pearson PLC
    Pearson wins over investors with its digital education vision

    Shareholders encouraged by progress of chief executive Andy Bird’s turnround strategy

  • Sunday, 6 November, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    UK government data breach for millions of children ruled unlawful

    Privacy watchdog finds education department gave improper access to identifying information

  • Sunday, 6 November, 2022
    Education
    Apprenticeships in England deliver lowest quality of further education

    Ofsted data show one-third of apprenticeships need improvement or are inadequate

  • Thursday, 27 October, 2022
    UK Budget
    British business and universities demand R&D be spared cuts

    Executives and educators in joint call to chancellor to safeguard research cash ahead of Autumn Statement

  • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
    Education
    Thousands of children aren’t turning up to school post-lockdown. Why?

    Pupil attendance in England has plummeted. Educators say the crisis has been a long time coming

  • Monday, 24 October, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    UK universities face national strike as pay and pensions dispute escalates

    UCU threatens to ‘bring entire sector to a standstill’ after securing landmark mandate

  • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
    News in-depthUK schools
    ‘There is such high need’: Teachers step in as UK cost of living crisis bites

    Rising hardship in schools risks exacerbating educational inequality and hampering pupils’ long-term prospects

  • Tuesday, 18 October, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    Headteachers in strike ballot as UK industrial unrest spreads

    School leaders’ union to launch formal vote on industrial action for the first time

  • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    Childcare: female-led social enterprises tackle dysfunctional system

    A muddled mix of private providers and patchy government funding creates barriers for parents in the UK

  • Monday, 10 October, 2022
    Pearson PLC
    Pearson now a ‘growth stock’ as it bids to be digital-first education group

    Publisher seeks to expand in life-long learning sector after years of disappointing returns

  • Monday, 19 September, 2022
    Social affairs
    Funding crunch to limit top UK universities places

    Admissions to high-ranking institutions fall by 12.2% as funding pressures take toll, say analysts

  • Monday, 12 September, 2022
    UK labour disputes
    College lecturers in England call 10 days of strike action over pay

    Union announces largest ever industrial action to hit further education sector

  • Monday, 12 September, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Educational publishers warn government body will hurt business

    Oak National Academy takeover threatens ‘mass sector contraction’, say providers of teaching resources

  • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
    UK universities
    UK universities demand new funding model as inflation strains budgets

    Sector leaders say urgent action needed as value of tuition fees falls by a third due to rising inflation

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