What’s New In UK Education?

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• US to withdraw visas for foreign students if classes moved fully online
  on July 6, 2020 at 10:59 pm

  Some foreign students may need to move to a university with in-person classes to stay in the US.

• Coronavirus: 13 UK universities 'could go bust without bailout'
  on July 6, 2020 at 7:48 am

  The fallout from Covid-19 poses a "significant threat" to UK higher education, analysis suggests.

• Coronavirus: School safety plans will keep groups apart
  on July 2, 2020 at 9:07 pm

  Measures will ensure learning in England is not "knocked off course", the education secretary says.

• Ombudsman report: Boy with special needs failed by council twice
  on July 2, 2020 at 4:07 pm

  Norfolk County Council left the boy with no suitable education for seven months.

• Coronavirus: Kate Silverton on her fear for children's mental health
  on July 2, 2020 at 12:51 am

  BBC newsreader Kate Silverton warns of the damage the pandemic is doing to children's mental health.

• Cardiff youth offending service 'inadequate'
  on July 1, 2020 at 11:44 pm

  Inspectors are "very disappointed" at how Cardiff's youth offending service is being run.

• 'Dumbed down' courses 'take advantage' of students
  on July 1, 2020 at 4:57 pm

  Universities minister attacks universities for recruiting students for low value courses in England.

• 'Utter abandonment' of special needs families during lockdown
  on July 1, 2020 at 12:06 pm

  Families of children with special educational needs tell MPs support "fell off a cliff" in lockdown.

• Coronavirus: Snacking and family meals increase in lockdown
  on June 30, 2020 at 11:11 pm

  Young people's eating habits have meant more snacks but also more shared meals, say researchers.

• GCSE and A-level autumn exams offered in all subjects
  on June 30, 2020 at 5:43 pm

  Students will be able to sit a "full suite" of exams in the autumn if they don't like their summer grades.

• Coronavirus: Stop childhood being disrupted - charities
  on June 30, 2020 at 12:07 am

  The life chances of children and young people risk being derailed over Covid-19, warn 146 charities.

• Lockdown 'resilience' of older parents of disabled
  on June 27, 2020 at 1:20 am

  Parents describe the exhaustion of caring for an adult daughter with learning disabilities in the lockdown.

• Coronavirus: Young carers say they can't get a break
  on June 24, 2020 at 11:06 pm

  School closures hit young carers hard, with a lack of routine increasing pressure at home, says study.

• Furloughed Eurostar staff become French teachers
  on June 24, 2020 at 12:16 pm

  Train staff, including drivers, volunteer in the lockdown to help schools teach French online.

• 'Mum died and we were left to fend for ourselves'
  on June 23, 2020 at 12:04 am

  Three women share what it is like to witness a parent die - and then lose the other when a step-parent arrives on the scene.

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