What’s New In UK Education?

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• Government to fund 2,900 school exchanges for poorer pupils
  on January 19, 2019 at 4:21 am

  Schools will be able to apply for grants to take poorer pupils on overseas exchanges. […]

• Pupils in hospital after 'drug-related' incident at Dunfermline High School
  on January 18, 2019 at 5:26 pm

  Emergency services were called to Dunfermline High School after 10 students became unwell. […]

• English-medium education to put more emphasis on Welsh
  on January 18, 2019 at 5:00 pm

  Welsh will no longer be classed as a second language in English-medium schools, under new proposals. […]

• Essex teacher banned for life for sex with female pupil
  on January 17, 2019 at 7:48 pm

  Suzanne Harrison had a four-year sexual relationship with a female pupil. […]

• Periodic table found at St Andrews University 'is world's oldest'
  on January 17, 2019 at 12:00 pm

  Experts who dated the teaching chart found at St Andrews University said it was printed between 1879 and 1886. […]

• London state school secures 41 Oxbridge offers
  on January 17, 2019 at 2:21 am

  A school in one of London's poorest boroughs aims to send 41 students to Oxford or Cambridge this year. […]

• GCHQ sets up all-female cyber-training classes
  on January 17, 2019 at 1:02 am

  The UK's intelligence services say there are too few young women working in cyber-security. […]

• Liverpool University Chinese cheating email 'racist'
  on January 16, 2019 at 4:27 pm

  Liverpool University apologises after suggesting Chinese students didn't know what cheating was. […]

• Ofsted pledges new ranking for schools in tough areas
  on January 16, 2019 at 1:07 am

  Inspectors to focus on good teaching and a broad curriculum alongside results, says Ofsted. […]

• Snow excuses: E-learning on snow days
  on January 16, 2019 at 12:15 am

  Winter weather at least meant a day off school. But now technology is threatening to keep pupils studying. […]

• Birkenhead school's meal threat angers parents
  on January 15, 2019 at 4:15 pm

  Parents who owe money for school dinners have been told their children will be given toast or bread. […]

• Rich students save by paying fees up front
  on January 15, 2019 at 12:43 pm

  About 10% of students pay tuition fees in England without a loan - with claims this helps the wealthiest. […]

• University switches off social media to help student well-being
  on January 15, 2019 at 11:04 am

  A university is switching off its social media channels to promote a healthier online culture. […]

• School starts £20k crowdfunding bid to help ease budget cuts
  on January 15, 2019 at 6:00 am

  The head teacher says some fundraising will pay for maintenance as its central budget is being "squeezed". […]

• Cambridge University 1908 suffrage banners recreated
  on January 15, 2019 at 12:41 am

  A costume designer spent a year researching materials and techniques used in the original 1908 banner. […]

• University offers 'should be made after results day', say lecturers
  on January 14, 2019 at 2:50 pm

  The change could mean the end of unconditional offers and the "chaotic" clearing system, lecturers say. […]

• Inside the hidden world of Britain's Hasidic ultra-Orthodox Jews
  on January 14, 2019 at 9:09 am

  Izzy Posen describes what life is like inside one of the UK's most secluded religious communities. […]

• Healthy eating: What is a correct food portion?
  on January 14, 2019 at 12:06 am

  British Nutrition Foundation launches new "handy" guide to stop people cooking and eating too much. […]

• 'I went to Oxford with undiagnosed TB'
  on January 11, 2019 at 12:03 am

  Tilly Rose challenges people's pre-conceived ideas about her and helps others get a university place. […]

• South African maths whizz answers complex arithmetic questions in seconds
  on January 9, 2019 at 12:09 am

  Sibahle Zwane is only 10, but his maths skills have made him an internet sensation in South Africa. […]