What is going on at today’s universities in terms of the campus protests tells you that we have abandoned the single most important function of higher education. And that is higher education. People have forgotten that civilization is not self-executing. It has
MI5 has warned universities they could have to bolster their security in a bid to stop spies from accessing crucial research. Ken McCallum, the MI5 director general, and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) chief Felicity Oswald, briefed leaders from 24 top universities
Teachers have noticed a rise in the number of children missing school in the last year – for reasons other than sickness and holidays. A study, of 500 primary and secondary teachers, found 70 percent think absences have risen as a result
The university that students choose to attend for a four-year degree is one of the most important choices they will make. It is a decision that will not only impact their education and career prospects, but also their character and identity. This
Bridget Phillipson and Gillian Keegan (Image: Getty Images) Britain’s leading politicians are being put on the spot by the Sunday Express, answering the questions you want asked in the run-up to the general election. Over the coming months we are giving our
Ruth Perry took her own life after an Ofsted inspection (Image: PA Wire/PA Images) The sister of a headteacher who took her own life following an Ofsted inspection has likened the review of the regulator to “setting your own homework and getting
The National Education Union has been blasted by teachers and a former education minister after the union boasted about platforming the Stop The War movement at its conference this week. On Thursday the NEU official account tweeted photos of a fringe meeting
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Grammar schools are expecting a huge surge in demand after Labour announced a tax raid on private education. Private schools meanwhile are preparing for a mass exodus of pupils as part of the VAT proposal. It would see fees increase by 20
The school year in Afghanistan began without girls, as the Taliban prohibited them from attending classes beyond the sixth grade. More than 1 million girls are affected by the ban, according to the U.N. children’s agency. Afghanistan is the sole country with