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    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
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      Higher education leaders warn of ‘great strain’ as publicly funded organisations brace for increase in employer contributions

    • Tuesday, 30 May, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Edtech groups insist AI is friend not foe despite warnings

      Groups including Chegg and Duolingo say new tech presents opportunities as they fight to compete

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      Home secretary to stop overseas students bringing family to UK

      Suella Braverman reveals package of measures aimed at reducing overall migration

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      College leaders in England sound alarm on T-levels

      Concerns raised over implementation as other vocational qualifications are defunded

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      Schools and universities are using ChatGPT in the classroom, but will it devalue the fundamentals of learning?

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
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      Move criticised by predecessor Liz Truss, who in a speech in Taiwan urges prime minister to designate China a ‘threat’

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      Ministers tackle boom area in legal migration with net inflows set to hit a record high

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      Thousands across Britain get together for street lunches after the formal crowning of King Charles on Saturday

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      Police arrested 52 people including republican protesters and council volunteers after warning against disruption

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      Sir Keir Starmer is trying to focus his campaign on the cost of living as bills hit record levels

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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      Graduates ‘in the dark’ as industrial action looms over their final exams and job prospects

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      Declines follow admission from California-based Chegg over AI chatbot’s effect on revenue

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      Headteachers’ union warns National Tutoring Programme will ‘die’ if ministers push ahead with cut in lessons subsidy

    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
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      A growing number of voters are graduates and they are becoming less likely to back the Conservatives, threatening to redraw the country’s electoral map

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
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      Almost half of votes cast at AGM against revamped policy that could award higher bonuses

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      One in seven teens now engage in the practice as pressure mounts on government to clamp down on sale of e-cigarettes

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      Headteachers criticise ‘vague’ detail around government’s flagship numeracy push

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      Ministers had hoped deal would lead to similar settlements with striking public sector workers in England

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      End of Local Enterprise Partnerships as part of a devolution drive will come at a cost, critics argue

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    • Monday, 3 April, 2023
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      More strikes planned by teachers in England after rejection of pay offer

      Ministers struggle to curb widespread industrial action in public sector

    • Monday, 3 April, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Universities express doubt over tool to detect AI-powered plagiarism

      Turnitin launches service to check for text generated by services such as ChatGPT

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