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UK government to extend controversial Palantir NHS contract as it draws up plan for British alternative – UK politics live
Friday 6th November 2026Health secretary Yvette Cooper has faced calls to axe US tech firm’s contract to deliver the flagship government AI system, report saysAndy Burnham has joked that he was a bad driver after getting a quiz for primary-age children about braking distance wrong...
Burnham to force employers to publish salaries on job ads in latest government ‘small fix’ – UK politics live
Friday 6th November 2026Prime minister said his government would bring in legal requirement for companies to say what they pay when listing new jobsHello and welcome to the UK politics live blog...
Protesters join street demonstrations across France on day of strike action
Thursday 5th November 2026Hospital workers, air traffic and rail staff expected to join industrial action as 70,000 police officers deployed across countryHundreds of thousands of people are expected to march in demonstrations across France as trade unions call for a nationwide strike expected to extend to hospital workers, air traffic control, the post office, teachers and rail staff...
School failed to deal with racist bullying, father claims
Thursday 5th November 2026The school and council say the school is safe for every pupil...
Protesters join street demostrations across France on day of strike action
Thursday 5th November 2026Hospital workers, air traffic and rail staff expected to join industrial action as 70,000 police officers deployed across countryHundreds of thousands are expected to march in demonstrations across France as trade unions call for a nationwide strike expected to extend to hospital workers, air traffic control, the post office, teachers and rail staff...
Protesters to join nationwide march as France braces for day of strike action
Thursday 5th November 2026Hospital workers, air traffic and rail staff expected to join strikes amid renewed protests over education and rising living costsHundreds of thousands are expected to march in demonstrations across France as trade unions call for a nationwide strike expected to extend to hospital workers, air traffic control, the post office, teachers and rail staff...
US parents and teachers: share your thoughts on Google turning off Search for schools that reject AI
Wednesday 4th November 2026Google announced that schools restricting AI entirely will lose access to Google Search...
Children spending too long on maths app TT Rockstars, MP warns
Wednesday 4th November 2026The makers of the popular times table game say they are bringing in curfews and limits to screen time...
More than 900 academics urge UK to reverse decision to bar Andreas Malm
Wednesday 4th November 2026Blocking Swedish writer’s entry for event with Palestine Action co-founder is attack on free expression, letter saysMore than 900 academics have voiced their opposition to the government’s decision to block the climate academic Andreas Malm from entering the UK, warning that the move represents “a grave violation of academic freedom and freedom of expression”...
UK apologises to Ukrainian child refugees who were told to study Russian
Wednesday 4th November 2026Exclusive: Schools minister launches new Ukrainian GCSE and says she is sorry students were pushed to study Russian in its absenceThe UK has apologised to Ukrainian child refugees who were told to study Russian in English schools, as it launched funding for a new GCSE in Ukrainian...
'One heck of a rollercoaster' - foster carers urged to come forward
Tuesday 3rd November 2026With Northern Ireland seeing record numbers of children in care, more foster carers are needed...
‘Our aim is that children are protected’: besieged West Bank school fortifies its defences against settler violence
Tuesday 3rd November 2026After deaths of five students at hands of Israeli settlers in last academic year, al-Mughayyir’s teachers and pupils are on high alertThis year, parents in al-Mughayyir had to be persuaded to send their children back to school...
French pupils resume school blockades as country braces for more protests
Monday 2nd November 2026Minister warns weeks without lessons are putting exams at risk as unions plan nationwide strike on ThursdayDozens of high schools across France were blockaded again on Monday as the government braced for another tense week of protests over school conditions and the high cost of living...
A global youthquake is happening. Promises we made young people have been broken – and they know it | Gordon Brown
Monday 2nd November 2026Anger and protest have put liberal democracy on trial...
A job that changed me: I ran observatory tours as a student. An eight-year-old’s question taught me two important lessons
Monday 2nd November 2026I thought the explanation I’d given about black holes was family-friendly; but after what she had said, I had to rethink my examplesRead more in the a job that changed me seriesIn the first year of my science degree, I was fortunate to land a job as an astronomy guide at the Sydney Observatory...
‘They assume the man next to me is the owner’: four women doing business in Africa in their own way
Monday 2nd November 2026From feeding schoolchildren to recycling tyres, these entrepreneurs are challenging stereotypes while solving social and environmental problemsAfrica is thought to have a higher proportion of female entrepreneurs than any other continent and yet many still struggle to access financing...
University staff warned of 'difficult decisions' ahead over finances
Sunday 1st November 2026Pay deals with staff, and childcare and gym fees for staff and students are under review...
Sara won a prized place to study medicine in Glasgow. Why is the Home Office blocking her?
Thursday 29th October 2026She fought every obstacle in Afghanistan to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor – fleeing her abusive father and the Taliban...
Silicon Valley parents want the tech they help build out of their childrens’ schools
Tuesday 27th October 2026Both private and public schools in tech regions are limiting the use of tech in classrooms...
Protest leaders urge French pupils to keep barricading their schools
Monday 26th October 2026Activists say struggle must go on until their ‘maximum’ demands are met over teacher shortages and building repairsFrench children should continue to barricade their schools and take part in street protests, a student union said on Monday after the government announced a package of education measures to try to stem the crisis...
Goldsmiths fine art students call for compensation over record tutor strike
Monday 26th October 2026With industrial action over job cuts heading into its 21st week, students at famed London college are unhappyStudents arriving at Goldsmiths, University of London this autumn found a campus embroiled in a bitter industrial dispute that has upended timetables and disrupted courses...
Higher training costs for older workers risks plan to tackle youth jobs crisis, employers say
Monday 26th October 2026Exclusive: Ministers planning overhaul of apprenticeship funding to increase cost of over-25s training, Guardian understandsBritain’s largest employers have told the government that forcing businesses to pay more to train older workers risks damaging its goal to tackle the youth jobs crisis...
Ever Since I Knew Myself review – confronting the scars of childhood
Monday 26th October 2026Maka Gogaladze’s debut feature looks at generational differences in the context of Georgia’s education system and emphasis on collectivismThe scars imprinted on impressionable young minds can never fully fade away...
The Guardian view on adult education: learning should be for all ages | Editorial
Sunday 25th October 2026Teenagers and young adults are not the only people in need of new skills and a sense of purposeThe neglect of adults was, David Blunkett said in a recent interview, his biggest regret about education policy under New Labour...
Parents call for tougher measures in schools to tackle allergies
Saturday 24th October 2026At present, the onus is mainly on parents and individual schools to ensure safety measures for pupils are in place...
Britain's posh schools are heading to India for students and profits
Friday 23rd October 2026Half a dozen elite British schools are chasing growth in India amid a boom in its wealthy population...
We’re teenage girls fighting to ban the use of school uniform in porn. Why have you left it up to us? | Rose, Mae, Aylin and Willow
Friday 23rd October 2026No one should have to feel nervous about walking to school in clothes designed for children...
Pupils pen special song to give classmates a voice
Friday 23rd October 2026Many pupils at Mitchell House Special School in east Belfast are non-verbal but that does not mean they cannot communicate...
West End to get another lesson from The History Boys two decades on
Thursday 22nd October 2026Nation’s favourite play makes London comeback amid renewed debate about future of humanities teachingThe History Boys is to return to the West End for the first time in two decades, with a warning from its director of an “almost terminal decline” in humanities teaching in state schools...
BBC News to axe education editor role in cost-cutting move
Thursday 22nd October 2026Fears over lack of scrutiny for key sectors as health editor position also to go in cuts aimed at saving £5...
Only one female scientist named in GCSEs, research finds
Wednesday 21st October 2026A new study finds Rosalind Franklin is the only woman named in Key Stage 4 science specifications...
UK politics: Reform UK claims racism exposé has left some members ‘psychologically damaged’ as it reports ITV to police – as it happened
Wednesday 21st October 2026Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalismHere is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision...
Reform UK claims racism exposé has left some members ‘psychologically damaged’ as it reports ITV to police – UK politics live
Wednesday 21st October 2026Zia Yusuf claims undercover investigation broke the law as broadcaster stands by its journalismHere is an explainer by Jill Ambrose about the Jackdaw decision...
Holocaust school lessons to be improved after 'shocking' antisemitism review
Wednesday 21st October 2026Education Secretary Lucy Powell has stressed the importance of reminding new generations of the horrors of the Holocaust...
Bad apple effect: study shows how people are influenced by rule-breaking of others
Tuesday 20th October 2026Research shows how seeing bigger violations by others can lead people to increase their own rule-breakingFrom politicians taking bribes to bullying and harassment in City firms, leaders have been quick to label those who break the rules as the odd “bad apple”...
Schools in England must recognise antisemitism as distinct category of harm, report says
Tuesday 20th October 2026Government expected to accept recommendations of review, which found three in five Jewish students had experienced prejudiceSchools and colleges in England will be expected to take a tougher stance against antisemitism after a report found that three out of five Jewish students said they had been affected...
What do pupils think of GCSE Maths changes?
Tuesday 20th October 2026From 2027, pupils will only be able to take the exam in November if they are re-sitting...
Changes to GCSE Maths 'pulling the rug out from under pupils'
Tuesday 20th October 2026From 2027, students will only be able to take a GCSE Maths exam in November if they are re-sitting the subject...
We asked teens what schools should teach them about work. This is what they said
Tuesday 20th October 2026Teenagers say they want more work experience at school and opportunities to improve their communication skills...
More than 300 calls to police after hoax bomb threats at schools
Monday 19th October 2026Schools across Scotland were quickly advised the threats were not credible and cyber crime experts are working to identify who was responsible...
Threatening hoax bomb email sent to hundreds of NI schools
Monday 19th October 2026Similar emails were sent to schools across Scotland and in the Republic of IrelandRead full story...
Police investigating hoax threat emails sent to Scottish schools
Monday 19th October 2026The message was received by schools in areas including Glasgow, Edinburgh and East Renfrewshire...
Youth services in parts of England in state of emergency, children’s commissioner says
Monday 19th October 2026Rachel de Souza names Middlesbrough and Hounslow among hardest places in which to grow up and says some children are being ‘radically failed’Services for children in parts of England are in a “state of emergency”, according to a report that identifies what it claims to be the hardest places in the country for young people to grow up in...
Schools 'explosive device' email a hoax, say police
Monday 19th October 2026Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said police consider the risk to the public "as low"...
School evacuated as police urgently look into 'explosive device' email
Monday 19th October 2026The email, seen by BBC News NI, was sent to numerous schools across Northern Ireland...
Schools 'explosive device' email not viable threat - education minister
Monday 19th October 2026Paul Givan said that the email has "caused huge alarm" and condemned the "level of disruption caused to young people's education"...
My critics think speaking fluently is vital for fee-paying pupils, but not for anyone else. Here’s why I reject that | Lucy Powell
Monday 19th October 2026We are accused of dumbing down, but that’s nonsense: this is levelling up...
The Guardian view on schools: the hardest questions for Lucy Powell are about priorities | Editorial
Sunday 18th October 2026The education secretary is right that her job is not to ‘polish the status quo’...
Bristol Old Vic tackles arts ‘emergency’ by bringing the theatre into classrooms
Sunday 18th October 2026Amid financial pressures on household and school budgets, the theatre company is expanding access with free plays Six young actors step into the spotlight as a reverent silence descends on the hall at City Academy in Bristol...
Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England
Saturday 17th October 2026Exclusive: Ministers considering overhaul of apprenticeship funding scheme to tackle youth jobs crisisEmployers in England are to be forced to pay more to train an older worker than a youth apprentice under plans being drawn up by the government to tackle the youth jobs crisis...
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