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A master’s degree isn’t cheap, but there are many ways to find financial help – if you plan ahead https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/25/loans-scholarships-and-grants-how-to-pay-for-your-postgrad-degree

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Paris, Shanghai, Rome … teacher takes children out of school for a better education

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 24, 2017

Fed up with targets and tests, teacher Sue Cowley took her children on a global adventure – and has written a guide to help other parents do the same https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/24/teacher-takes-children-out-school-education-sue-cowley

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Grammar schools lose top spots after league table shakeup

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 21, 2017

DfE’s latest tables, ranked using new Progress 8 measure, show schools that made greatest advances in pupils’ grades https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/19/grammar-schools-lose-top-spots-after-league-table-shakeup

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Want to ‘train your brain’? Forget apps, learn a musical instrument

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 19, 2017

Musical training can have a dramatic impact on your brain’s structure, enhancing your memory, spatial reasoning and language skills https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/oct/24/want-to-train-your-brain-forget-apps-learn-a-musical-instrument

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You can see cuts in the NHS but the cuts in schools are just as dire

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 18, 2017

Schools are heading towards mass bankruptcy yet no one photographs the incremental damage done to children https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/17/cuts-nhs-schools-bankruptcy-laura-mcinerney

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Record number of university students graduate with first-class degrees

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 15, 2017

Number of women enrolling at university reaches an all-time high, while concerns are raised over declining international candidates http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/uk-university-graduates-degree-quarter-achieve-increase-first-class-second-class-third-class-a7526286.html

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Grammar school plans beneficial to just six areas in England, experts suggest

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 13, 2017

Expanding existing grammar schools is ‘unlikely to improve social mobility’ in the vast majority of areas http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/grammar-school-plans-beneficial-six-areas-england-education-policy-institute-theresa-may-solihull-a7470576.html

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Brexit blamed for rise in foreign student ‘no-shows’ at top business schools

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 10, 2017

EU students are increasingly likely to choose other European countries for their studies, business school leaders warn, as top UK schools face up to 20 per cent increases in student ‘no shows’ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/brexit-blamed-rise-foreign-student-no-shows-top-business-schools-universities-a7418501.html

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Demands of ‘snowflake’ students pose threat to freedom of speech, universities warned

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 9, 2017

Academics warn against proposals which they say will undermine free speech in universities http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/university-rankings-top-threat-snowflake-students-demands-a7516316.html

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I landed my dream PhD – and it turned into a nightmare

Εducation NewsBy etutorme uk January 7, 2017

Cutting-edge research, international collaboration and full funding: the project sounded too good to be true. It was. https://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2017/jan/06/i-landed-my-dream-phd-and-it-turned-into-a-nightmare

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School leaders' union could take Ofsted to court after Ruth Perry's death
The NAHT is challenging a decision not to pause inspections after head teacher Ruth Perry's death.
Teachers working 12-hour days, leaked report says
The research, commissioned by the Department for Education, has not yet been made public.
PM pledges trans guidance for schools for summer term
Rishi Sunak promises clarity as union claims teachers are navigating a 'public minefield'.
Primary school places: When do parents find out?
Councils will contact parents and carers with offers of primary school places in England and Wales.
Teachers' strikes: Keegan says pay deal is final offer
Some unions are urging members to reject the deal, as the NEU announces another two potential strike days.
Teachers' strikes: What are their demands?
More strikes could be announced as the NEU urges members to reject the government's new pay offer.
School cycling safety scheme funding axed in NI
The Department for Infrastructure says it cannot afford to pay for children to be taught bike safety.
Police strip-searched children as young as eight
Some children were strip-searched in the back of police vans, schools and fast-food outlets.
Somerset woman forcibly adopted calls for government apology
Vicki Fielder is campaigning on behalf of an estimated 250,000 women affected in Britain.
Afghanistan girls' education: 'When I see the boys going to school, it hurts'
Afghan teenage girls describe feeling "broken" at being barred from attending school under Taliban rule.