Education News

The midwives braving armed gangs in Colombia
A group of Afro-Colombian women use their skills to help women give birth in areas run by gangs.
Yemen: The nine-year-old war-zone school teacher
Ahmed, blind since birth, stands in for teachers who don't make it in to their ruined school in Yemen.
Covid-19: Free rapid testing for pupils' families in England
Schoolchildren's household and bubble members will be offered Covid tests to take at home twice a week.
Age not job prioritised in second phase of Covid jab rollout
Over-40s will be first in line from mid-April after the top nine priority groups receive one dose.
Pupils both relieved and upset as GCSEs and A-levels cancelled
Students react to the news that their grades will be decided by teachers rather than exams.
N. Ireland teachers avoid 'catch-up narrative'
Terms like "missed work" could put pupils under undue pressure when schools reopen, guidance says.
Law: Young Welsh people lack confidence for legal career
Trainee solicitor says young people sometimes lack confidence to leave community without role models.
Stockport student Esha Mumtaz wants award 'to inspire other girls'
Esha Mumtaz, who "started from square one" after moving to the UK, becomes Young Student of the Year.
A-level and GCSE results plan a 'good compromise', PM says
Getting teachers to grade GCSE and A-level pupils in England will be "fair" and "durable", the PM says.
A-level and GCSE results: What do students and teachers think?
GCSEs and A-level exams cancelled in England by the pandemic are to be replaced by teachers' grades.