Joining army before turning 18 ‘does not increase the risk of PTSD’
Joining the army before reaching the age of 18 does not appear to increase people’s risk of post traumatic stress...
EducationAmpleforth College fails Ofsted report
Ampleforth College has failed its latest Ofsted report because of concerns over pupil safeguarding, days after the...
EducationMinister deplores literacy-lite exams
A university is “dumbing down standards” by dropping requirements for good spelling, a minister has said.
EducationPrivate schools ‘hiding low bursaries’
Private schools are engaged in an “arms race” to build top facilities funded by rising fees while obscuring how...
EducationVirtue Signalling on Campus
Accuracy, precision and the clear articulation of ideas in the medium in which knowledge is taught have for...
EducationTeachers quit union after it supports ban on expulsions
The biggest teaching union faced a backlash yesterday after voting for a moratorium on school exclusions.
EducationAlarm that universities don’t use antisemitism definition
Student and Jewish leaders have expressed alarm after it emerged that only two Scottish universities have adopted...
EducationReplace A-levels with SATs, urges university chief
The head of one of Britain’s leading universities has called for A-levels to be scrapped in favour of...
EducationPupils could take exams at home and get grades early
Pupils could sit mini-exams at home and receive their final results in July, under proposals for this summer’s...
EducationUniversities told to lower entry grades
Universities should be prepared to reduce entry requirements by more than two grades so that poorer students with...
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