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The government's ambitious plans for T-levels might struggle to get off the ground given that further education colleges are already short of 20,000 staff.
More than 800 students told researchers what they value most in their friends.
Since 1997, the ways people in the UK define their nationality has rapidly changed.
Durham University student Matthew Hedges has been jailed for life for 'spying' in UAE.
The education system needs an urgent re-think to give children from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance in life.
Is it really the best use of time for children, teachers and parents?
This is what children want from their local areas to live happier and healthier lives.
For every £1 invested in a north Wales community music programme, researchers saw as much as £6.69 created in social value.
For teenagers, blogging about politics in school can help them hone their views – and be more tolerant of others'.
By changing the curriculum, Scotland acknowledges that society has always been diverse – and that will help more young people feel accepted.
Physical education is for every body - as long as it's male.
Estimates suggest that Oxford lost 19% of those who served, Cambridge 18%, and Manchester and Glasgow 17%.
Genetic research on human behaviour has long been linked with eugenics and continues to attract interest from far-right groups.
Students need to be taught about colonialism's dark past.
Kids in the UK grow up with some of the highest levels of educational inequality.
Languages are said to be disappearing faster than endangered species with a different one dying every two weeks.
Everybody can think creatively – including you.
Gender studies degrees in Hungary will no longer receive funding at state universities.
The relationship between higher education and labour market outcomes is overestimated and misinterpreted.
Parents
Parent blaming has taken a new turn – no longer just criticised for failing to attend to their child’s every need, parents are now being condemned for 'over-parenting'.
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Half of clever students from poorer backgrounds fail to secure top GCSE grades.
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