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    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      News in-depthUK labour disputes
      Britain’s strikers send defiant message to ministers

      Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers walk out and vow to continue protests until pay demands are met

    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK braced for biggest strike day since 2011 as ministers resist pay rises

      Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers set to walk out on Wednesday in co-ordinated action

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      Education
      Countries must help children catch up on education lost during pandemic, report urges

      Study says focus has to be maintained on tackling ‘learning deficits’ caused by shutdown of classes

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK schools
      Teachers’ strike exposes deficiencies in Britain’s education system

      Achievement, attendance and recruitment levels fail to recover from Covid’s battering

    • Monday, 30 January, 2023
      The Big Read
      The growing tensions around spinouts at British universities

      Millions of pounds are being invested to turn scientific research into global companies. But some founders say they have to give up too much equity

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      UK immigration
      Bilimoria warns cutting foreign student numbers would be ‘utter madness’

      Former CBI president criticises government moves to bring down migration by targeting universities

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Thousands of hospital appointments in England hit by strikes, data show

      Figures come as health leaders warn that patients will face severe disruption during biggest NHS walkout on February 6

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      News in-depthUK universities
      UK universities target overseas students from outside China

      India, South Asia and Nigeria become key markets as sector seeks to diversify its intake over political risks

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK ambulance strikes could last until Easter, unions warn

      GMB announces four more walkouts in February and March as it calls on government to ‘talk pay now’

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      Pearson PLC
      Pearson beats profit forecasts as digital revamp shows positive signs

      UK group was among best performing FTSE 100 stocks last year

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Nurses in England walk out as industrial disruption hits 30-year high

      Nursing union vows ‘sharp increase’ in action as data find almost 500,000 days lost to strikes in November

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      Education
      Teachers do not need to strike to get ‘attention’, says UK education secretary

      Gillian Keegan confirms she is ‘engaged with unions’ ahead of pay talks on Wednesday

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Teachers in England and Wales vote to strike over pay

      Biggest education union announces seven days of walkouts in February and March

    • Monday, 16 January, 2023
      Special ReportResponsible Business Education Awards
      Academic research award: tipping point for action

      Winners wanted more than academic acclaim — they identified ways to turn aspirations into concrete, real-world results

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      Welsh government to propose £1,000 payment to NHS staff

      Move by Labour-led administration in Cardiff will increase pressure on Rishi Sunak to follow suit

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
      UK universities
      Warning of hardship for English students over size of rise in financial support

      Russell Group of universities hits out at government’s below-inflation increase in maintenance loans

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      Labour Party UK
      Starmer to review Labour pledge to abolish university tuition fees

      Announcement highlights party’s efforts to demonstrate commitment to fiscal discipline

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      UK schools
      England’s teachers warn extra funding needed to make maths compulsory until 18

      Educators welcome government plans but say without investment proposal is ‘unachievable’

    • Wednesday, 4 January, 2023
      UK universities
      UK universities turn to philanthropy to bolster finances

      Institutions increasingly take advantage of appetite from wealthy donors, says Imperial president

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      Private equity
      Private equity groups spot profit in UK’s nurseries

      Parents and charities fear ownership by leveraged companies could make childcare even more expensive

    • Sunday, 18 December, 2022
      Artificial intelligence
      AI breakthrough ChatGPT raises alarm over student cheating

      Academics urge universities to develop new forms of assessment after launch of program that imitates essay-writing

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
      UK schools
      Staff shortages hitting education in England, says Ofsted

      Nurseries forced to close and class sizes growing in schools and colleges, finds inspectorate

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Why is personal finance not being taught more in schools?

      British schools face barriers to keeping cash management classes on curriculum, despite students’ desire to learn

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      UK Health Security Agency
      UK considers precautionary antibiotics for children as Strep A cases rise

      Schools minister says health agency ‘working closely with schools’ after increase in scarlet fever infections

    • Thursday, 1 December, 2022
      UK schools
      Failure to meet teacher training targets set to hit English schools

      Staff shortages emerge in key subjects as recruitment slumps, with science among worst affected

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