High court upholds use of isolation booths in schools in England
Ruling dashes hopes of campaigners who argue booths are stressful and stigmatising for pupils The high court has upheld the use of isolati...
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‘True visionary’ theatre school founder Sylvia Young dies aged 86
Founded in London in 1972, the Sylvia Young theatre school helped shape careers of singers and actors from Amy Winehouse to Billie Piper and...
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ChatGPT launches study mode to encourage ‘responsible’ academic use
Tool gives guidance rather than serving up complete essays or answers, amid rising AI misuse at universities ChatGPT is launching a “study...
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Tuesday briefing: The story behind the Edinburgh University ‘skull room’ – and a reckoning over its history
In today’s newsletter: What a landmark inquiry into the university’s slavery connections found – and what the institution is going to do abo...
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‘The real issue is change’: Edinburgh University’s first Black philosophy professor on racism and reform
Prof Tommy J Curry reflects on leading the institute’s slavery review – and why it must lead to meaningful action For Tommy J Curry the qu...
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Summer picks: Where did our attention spans go, and can we get them back? – podcast
In 2024, the Oxford English Dictionary announced its word of the year was ‘brain rot’. The term relates to the supposedly negative effects o...
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The Guardian view on the legacies of slavery: the response to Edinburgh’s report must go beyond academia | Editorial
Facing up to the past is crucial. But the real challenge for institutions and the societies they are part of is to act in ways informed by n...
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Jamaicans with Scottish enslaver names; a society still in trauma. Edinburgh University has much to answer for | Chris Osuh
The institution really ought to reflect. It had an ‘outsized role in developing racial pseudo-sciences’ – the consequences of which still ha...
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The Guardian view on talking in class: the writers speaking up for oracy education are right | Editorial
Verbal communication has always been crucial. But today more than ever, young people must be equipped for jobs that can’t be done by machine...
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Edinburgh University had ‘outsized’ role in creating racist scientific theories, inquiry finds
Investigation finds one of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities benefited from transatlantic slavery and was haven for white s...
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18 months. 12,000 questions. A whole lot of anxiety. What I learned from reading students’ ChatGPT logs
Students increasingly use AI chatbots for anything from academic queries to emotional quandaries. But are they missing out on the chance to ...
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Key people in Edinburgh University’s slavery and colonialism inquiry
University could rename buildings, events and prizes linked to historical figures named in its investigation The legacies of some of Edinb...
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Edinburgh University could unadopt antisemitism definition after report into its colonial links
One of Britain’s oldest and most prestigious universities is reviewing whether to launch divestment drive and drop antisemitism definition ...
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How the riches of its graduates tied Edinburgh University to slavery
Alumni such as Robert Halliday Gunning helped the university raise the equivalent of tens of millions of pounds Robert Halliday Gunning wa...
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White House releases $5.5bn in education funds it had withheld
Trump administration’s block on congressionally approved funding for states had prompted Republican backlash The White House has announced...
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The Gaza students with scholarships to UK unable to take up their places
Visa obstacles threaten to dash the hopes of 40 students due to start in September. Here are some of their stories Time is running out for...
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Another way we are failing an entire generation: we must teach young people to speak | Simon Jenkins
The PM promised to prioritise oracy, but has failed to do so. Set against tests and exams, it is seen as a luxury: in fact it is essential ...
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Consent decrees force schools to desegregate. The Trump administration is striking them down
Plaquemines parish, Louisiana, will not be forced to follow the law for the first time since the 1960s In late April, the Department of Ju...
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Matt Wrack elected general secretary of NASUWT teachers’ union in contested leadership battle
Former leader of Fire Brigades Union secured 5,249 votes against Neil Butler after legal challenge to executive’s earlier decision Matt Wr...
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Ministers urged to help students trapped in Gaza with places at UK universities
Forty people who have been offered scholarships unable to travel without biometric data they have no way of getting Pressure is mounting o...
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Keir Starmer urged to honour pledge to embed speaking skills in England’s schools
Alastair Campbell and children’s author Michael Rosen among advocates calling for oracy to be in curriculum The children’s writer Michael ...
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The supreme court is giving a lawless president the green light | Steven Greenhouse
The Department of Education case is the latest example of an unexplained decision bowing to Trump Just when we thought the US supreme cour...
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Arrests in China after more than 230 kindergarten children poisoned by lead paint in food
Principal at kindergarten in Gansu province reportedly wanted to attract more enrolments by ‘enhancing’ the colour and look of the food serv...
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As the culture wars hit England’s schools, we teachers are being thrown into a minefield | Anonymous
With 16-year-olds soon able to vote, classroom debate has never been more vital. But how do you teach inclusivity while fielding accusations...
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Ministers urged to guarantee NHS jobs for new midwives amid understaffing
Student midwives working thousands of hours unpaid in NHS fear lack of vacancies despite staff shortages A student midwife who fears she w...
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France’s eight weeks of summer holidays, or England's six? I’ve done both and know which one I prefer | Gillian Harvey
With vacations of up to 14 weeks on the continent, education can suffer – although on the plus side childcare and holidays are much more aff...
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Kathleen Rigby obituary
My wife, Kathleen Rigby, who has died aged 81, put her love of justice, writing, history and the arts to public good throughout her life. Sh...
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NHS to Send: four key areas Labour wants to improve before next election
Health service, welfare and special educational needs provision are all priorities but party is in race against time * Angela Rayner t...
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Tributes left at school of child who died in Somerset coach crash
Twenty-one passengers were taken to hospital after coach overturned on way back from trip to zoo Floral tributes have been left outside a ...
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Ofqual admits massively exaggerating number of students getting exam assistance
Regulator for England withdraws statistics for students receiving assistance in A-Level and GCSE exams going back to 2014 The exam regulat...
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Black home schoolers push back against racist, unregulated curricula: ‘They called slavery immigration’
As more Black families opt out of public schools, they’re confronting the racist materials dominating the home education market and building...
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Childminder costs over school summer holidays as high as £1,800, research finds
Coram survey in Great Britain finds 4% rise in holiday childcare club costs and shortage of places, especially for children with Send Work...
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Bookish review – Mark Gatiss’s cosy crime drama is a tasty nugget of absolute delight
This beautifully paced, meticulously worked postwar detective series is hugely moreish. Its tales of bookseller-cum-semi-Sherlock are a TV j...
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Edwards left with food for thought as India edge England in first women’s ODI
* 1st ODI: India, 262-6, beat England, 258-6, by four wickets * Deepti Sharma hits 62 not out as tourists complete chase Fifty-ove...
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Parish blames Nottingham Forest for Crystal Palace’s Europa League demotion
* Palace chair ‘very hopeful’ of winning appeal to Cas * Club’s fans vow to take protest to Uefa HQ in Nyon Steve Parish has sugge...
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National Crime Agency officer jailed for stealing £4.4m worth of seized bitcoin
Paul Chowles, 42, stole the proceeds of an online illegal drugs market and laundered the money on the dark web A National Crime Agency (NC...
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Oxford University Press to stop publishing China-sponsored science journal
Move follows concerns several papers in Forensic Sciences Research did not meet ethical standards on DNA collection Oxford University Pres...
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