With 57% of maintained nursery schools rated ‘outstanding’, it seems madness for them to face cuts. If anything, their remit ought to be extended https://www.theguardian.com/education/commentisfree/2017/jan/27/child-state-nursery-school
DetailsStudy highlights how children as young as six can be influenced by stereotypes such as the idea that brilliance or giftedness is more common in men https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/26/girls-believe-brilliance-is-a-male-trait-research-into-gender-stereotypes-shows
DetailsA 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
DetailsFed 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
DetailsDfE’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
DetailsMusical 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
DetailsSchools 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
DetailsNumber 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
DetailsExpanding 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
DetailsEU 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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