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Meet The Royal Ballet And Opera Apprentices Proving Timothée Chalamet Wrong
Meet The Royal Ballet And Opera Apprentices Proving Timothée Chalamet Wrong
Education
Six times a year, the Royal Ballet and Opera holds school matinees. Matilda Martin meets some of those who went from auditorium to working backstage as it tries to shake off its elitist reputation
The First Restore Britain University Societies Are Being Created
Education
The First Restore Britain University Societies Are Being Created
Making Money Shouldn't Be Universities' Priority, Says Zack Polanski
Education
Making Money Shouldn't Be Universities' Priority, Says Zack Polanski
Edtech Wars: Meet The Mums Fighting Screens In Classrooms
Education
Edtech Wars: Meet The Mums Fighting Screens In Classrooms
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Health
How Austerity-Hit Councils Are Passing The Buck – At The Expense Of The Most Vulnerable
Sir Robert Buckland: Politicians Who 'Bleat On' About Overdiagnosis 'Literally Don't Know What They're Talking About'
Education
Sir Robert Buckland: Politicians Who "Bleat On" About Overdiagnosis "Literally Don't Know What They're Talking About"
Labour MP Launches ‘Summer Of Sex’ Campaign To Overhaul Sex Education
Health
Labour MP Launches ‘Summer Of Sex’ Campaign To Overhaul Sex Education
Opinion
Bans alone won’t tackle online harm, Manchester experts tell ministers Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Bans alone won’t tackle online harm, Manchester experts tell ministers
Persistently disadvantaged pupils are too often invisible – the government must act
Education
By Mark Sewards MP
Persistently disadvantaged pupils are too often invisible – the government must act
Drowning is a preventable public health issue – we need urgent action to avoid more summers of tragedy
Education
By Darren Paffey
Drowning is a preventable public health issue – we need urgent action to avoid more summers of tragedy
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Lord Heseltine: 'We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power'
Lord Heseltine: "We Must Not Have Reform Or Restore Anywhere Near The Corridors Of Power"
Home affairs
Reform Council Leader Under Investigation For Sharing Contract With Reform HQ
Reform Council Leader Under Investigation For Sharing Contract With Reform HQ
Communities
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards ##sash##
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
Health
Starmer Loyalists Plot Late Move To Block Burnham Coronation
Starmer Loyalists Plot Late Move To Block Burnham Coronation
Political parties
What Did Makerfield Reveal About Restore Britain's Threat To Farage?
What Did Makerfield Reveal About Restore Britain's Threat To Farage?
Political parties
The obsessions of the old guard are destabilising British politics
The obsessions of the old guard are destabilising British politics
By Colm Murphy
Political parties
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Edtech Wars: Meet The Mums Fighting Screens In Classrooms
Education
Edtech Wars: Meet The Mums Fighting Screens In Classrooms
As consensus grows around the need for social media and smartphone restrictions for under-16s, Sienna Rodgers reports that campaigner mums across the country are now bringing the fight to edtech
How Thousands Of Ukrainian Children In The UK Are Growing Up In Limbo
Education
How Thousands Of Ukrainian Children In The UK Are Growing Up In Limbo
More than 60,000 Ukrainian children have grown up in the UK since fleeing Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zoe Crowther explores how the absence of a long-term settlement plan is leaving these children and their families in limbo.
NEU's Daniel Kebede: 'Schools Have Become A Battleground For Reform'
Education
NEU's Daniel Kebede: "Schools Have Become A Battleground For Reform"
Head of the UK’s biggest teaching union Daniel Kebede tells Matilda Martin that schools are the frontline in the fight against Reform – and teachers should get time off for Glastonbury
Education news
Britain doesn't need fewer graduates, it needs better ones
Education
By Dr Michael Spence, President and Provost | UCL
Britain doesn't need fewer graduates, it needs better ones
It is time to consider what a graduate is actually for.
We must do more to help young people access music if we want the UK to Rock the Casbah
Education
By Neil Duncan-Jordan MP
We must do more to help young people access music if we want the UK to Rock the Casbah
Music has always been part of my life. From an early age, I can remember my big sister blaring out the Top 40 from her transistor radio.
The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it
Education
By Dr Rebecca Montacute and Erica Holt-White
The school-based nurseries programme could be Labour’s early years legacy – but there are real problems with it
Something significant is happening in childcare policy in England.
The earliest years may be the most important education policy of all Partner content
Education
By University of East London
The earliest years may be the most important education policy of all
Universities are often seen as institutions that begin their work at 18. But if we are serious about social mobility, opportunity and national productivity, our responsibility begins much earlier – in the first five years of life.
We must focus on widening access to postgraduate degrees
Education
By Kerry McCarthy MP
We must focus on widening access to postgraduate degrees
At the heart of Labour’s historic mission is to provide equality of opportunity: to break the link between someone’s background and their future success. Education is key to this, the single greatest opportunity a person will have to get on, access future opportunities, and achieve their wider goals in life.
Partner content
Education
By University of East London
Innovate or stagnate: UK universities face growing financial divide
The government must intervene before the universities crisis worsens
Education
By Jo Grady
The government must intervene before the universities crisis worsens
During moments of political crisis it’s often said there are weeks when decades happen. This has been one such week.
What is the education system for?
Education
By Toby Perkins MP
What is the education system for?
With one in eight young people Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET), too many young people are being failed by our education system. We must equip young people with the skills to thrive in the modern world.
The devastating OfS ruling exposes our dysfunctional higher education sector
Education
By Professor John Blake
The devastating OfS ruling exposes our dysfunctional higher education sector
As a former executive director of the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator for higher education in England, it was hard to read the stinging judgement in a court case between it and one of the universities it oversees.
Bias, predetermination and a closed mind – a judgement on the Office for Students
Education
By Professor Sasha Roseneil
Bias, predetermination and a closed mind – a judgement on the Office for Students
The High Court ruling is a good judgement for the University of Sussex, and a good judgement for everyone who cares about the proper and effective governance of our great higher education institutions.
The student loan system isn't a loan anymore – it's a tax on women's lives
Education
By Gina Miller
The student loan system isn't a loan anymore – it's a tax on women's lives
When I look at the structure of our student loan system in 2026, I don’t recognise it as a loan.
From trade to talent: how the University of East London is powering UK–India partnership Partner content
Education
By University of East London
From trade to talent: how the University of East London is powering UK–India partnership
As the UK–India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement is developed, the University of East London is placing higher education at the heart of the UK–India economic partnership, delivering vital skills, enterprise, and innovation – and the next generation of job creators as well as job seekers. At its best, international education is not simply a pipeline of talent, but a long-term partnership that strengthens both economies.
Student Loans To Be Capped At 6 Per Cent As Iran War Drives Inflation
Education
Student Loans To Be Capped At 6 Per Cent As Iran War Drives Inflation
Interest rates on some student loans will be capped at six per cent from September amid the conflict in the Middle East, the government has announced.
Swimming is a life-saving skills - no school lessons leave poorer children at risk of drowning
Health
By Phil Brownlie
Swimming is a life-saving skills - no school lessons leave poorer children at risk of drowning
Are The Lib Dems Still Haunted By Tuition Fees?
Education
Are The Lib Dems Still Haunted By Tuition Fees?
The issue of student loans has recently exploded into life, with the government's decision to freeze the repayment threshold prompting outrage and a debate about major reform. Now that more than 15 years have passed since their highly-damaging tuition fees U-turn, are the Lib Dems ready to talk about student loans again?
Students Consider Legal Action After Being Given Loans Worth £190m In Error
Education
Students Consider Legal Action After Being Given Loans Worth £190m In Error
Students could take legal action after over a dozen universities wrongly classified their courses as being eligible for maintenance loans, leading to thousands being told they owed money.
Over A Dozen Universities Wrongly Spent £190m Of Taxpayers' Money On Student Loans
Education
Over A Dozen Universities Wrongly Spent £190m Of Taxpayers' Money On Student Loans
Exclusive: A student loans mistake by universities has seen up to £190m of taxpayers’ money wrongly given to unaware students, PoliticsHome can reveal, leaving thousands of them facing repayment orders.
Children in coastal communities like mine are being left behind – this attainment gap cannot continue
Education
By Richard Quigley MP
Children in coastal communities like mine are being left behind – this attainment gap cannot continue
The Isle of Wight has a proud tradition of literary, scientific and innovative achievement.
We are closer than ever to allergy-safe schools. Now Parliament must finish the job
Health
By Helen Blythe
We are closer than ever to allergy-safe schools. Now Parliament must finish the job
For more than a decade, families, clinicians and coroners have warned that allergy safety in our schools is too often left to chance. During that time, children have died. My son Benedict was one of them.
Oak National Academy: the DfE quango you’ve never heard of that’s decimating investment in UK education Partner content
Education
By Publishers Association
Oak National Academy: the DfE quango you’ve never heard of that’s decimating investment in UK education
Oak was created in the Covid-19 pandemic out of an urgent need to deliver support for our nation’s children, but with questions being asked about its scope and growth - including in the courts - now is the time for the government to take the concerns of teachers, schools leaders and the wider education sector seriously
Making the Growth and Skills Levy work in practice: CCEP’s view from Wakefield Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Making the Growth and Skills Levy work in practice: CCEP’s view from Wakefield
For employers in manufacturing, making sure that workforce skills keep pace with evolving technology and customer expectations is an ongoing priority. It’s essential if we’re to stay competitive and continue to develop high-quality products as effectively and sustainably as possible.
Labour cannot afford a row with students
Education
By Julian Gallie
Labour cannot afford a row with students
With the Greens and even the Tories ready to outflank them, Labour must take action on student loans to show it is still on the side of young people.
How Will SEND Reforms Work?
Education
How Will SEND Reforms Work?
The government has set out highly-anticipated plans to overhaul the special education needs and disabilities (SEND) system, pledging that, under "decade-long reforms", children with additional needs will "get the rights they deserve".
The Government Could U-Turn On Student Loan Thresholds, Says Union Head
Education
The Government Could U-Turn On Student Loan Thresholds, Says Union Head
The head of the union representing students has told PoliticsHome that she believes the government could U-turn on its decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates start to pay back their student loans amid outrage over the step.
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Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
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Speaker's House, Palace of Westminster, London
Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Awards
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Back Nuclear Energy 2026
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