People without access to family money while at university are struggling, demonstrated by increasing demand for welfare services, says a new study https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/oct/01/student-loans-increasing-rich-poor-divide
DetailsTheresa May pledged to make Britain ‘the great meritocracy of the world’ when she announced plans to lift the long-standing ban on new grammars http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/grammar-schools-most-teachers-against-new-wave-survey-suggests-a7266451.html
DetailsExpert analysis of global education research suggests resources are being poorly spent on materials rather than teacher training in many lower-income countries http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education
DetailsIn Finland children don’t start school until they are seven, but what happens before that is even more important https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/20/grammar-schools-play-europe-top-education-system-finland-daycare
DetailsRatings form part of government’s teaching excellence framework and will come into force from the middle of next year https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/29/english-universities-ranked-gold-silver-and-bronze
DetailsIn rare cases, brain damage has unlocked prodigious mental abilities in patients. Now researchers are exploring the hidden potential in all of us https://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/sep/24/do-our-brains-have-extraordinary-untapped-powers
DetailsPrinciple Catherine Hutley says there are ‘not enough hours in the day’ for teachers to teach, mark homework and plan lessons http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/secondary-school-philip-morant-college-catherine-hutley-bans-homework-time-improve-lessons-a7334401.html
DetailsEvidence shows a large number of academics have expressed concerns over job conditions post-Brexit, with dozens of EU academics already rejecting job posts in the UK http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/brexit-universities-staff-higher-education-employees-impact-warning-a7330196.html
Detailshttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/the-19-best-universities-in-europe-a7326396.html
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