Surge in demand for schools leaves councils struggling to cope

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Thousands of pupils in England denied place at their preferred secondary schoolCouncils across England are struggling to keep pace with rising numbers of applications...

Private schooling at the public’s expense

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Readers respond to a Robert Verkaik article about subsidies given to private schoolsRobert Halfon, chairman of the House of Commons education select committee, is right...

Britain’s battle to get to grips with literacy is laid bare in H is...

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New documentary reveals difficulties facing white, working-class boysLife repeats itself, Grant says dejectedly. “It’s just repeat, repeat, repeat. I had it, my dad...

Girls just wanna do maths – and the women who help them

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Project aims to boost pupils’ confidence and tackle gender imbalance in Stem professions“I used to think boys were just better at maths,” said...

How schools and businesses are addressing the Stem diversity gap

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Taking away the ‘fear factor’ could help raise the profile of science, technology, engineering and maths careers – especially among female pupilsHow to...

Drones and big data: the next frontier in the fight against wildlife extinction

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Emerging technologies are a boon for the work of conservation researchers, but not all universities are equipped for themTechnology is playing an increasingly...

Universities can work with businesses to regenerate left-behind Britain

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Universities are propping up their local economies, but they need government support to do even moreThe austerity agenda has had severe consequences for...

Birmingham school stops LGBT lessons after parents protest

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Hundreds of children withdrawn from Parkfield community school for dayA primary school that taught pupils about homosexuality as part of a programme to challenge...

Don’t back down on LGBT guidance, faith leaders urge DfE

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Some faith communities have rejected draft guidance for independent schoolsMore than 50 faith leaders, education experts and rights advocates have said young LGBT people...

Pupils shouldn’t be denied LGBT lessons – whatever their parents say

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Growing up gay and Muslim, I know I would have benefited. Parkfield school should continue its ‘No Outsiders’ programmeParkfield community school in Birmingham has...

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