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Academics must ‘come clean’ about the amount of online learning they are delivering

December 29, 2022 in News

Academics and prominent educationists have insisted universities must “come clean” about the amount of online learning they are delivering. According to a letter signed by …

Universities ordered to teach colonialism

November 30, 2022 in News

Universities have been instructed to teach, “colonialism”, “white supremacy” and “class division” by the body that recommends degree content, the Quality Assurance Agency. In one …

Universities fined if Students don’t get jobs

October 31, 2022 in News

The Office for Students has recently criticised poorly performing higher education establishments. Seemingly, tens of thousands of students are studying at universities and colleges that …

Cambridge appoints American to assist with Free Speech

September 30, 2022 in News

An American professor has been appointed as professor of gender stereotypes at Cambridge University. Deborah Prentice, former Provost of Princeton University, will become the first …

Government advice on gender neutral toilets

August 31, 2022 in News

Suella Braverman has used a major speech to set out the Government’s legal advice on transgender pupils, stating that schools that only offer “gender neutral” …

Schools warned to stop forcing students to play rugby

July 30, 2022 in News

Health Professor Allyson Pollock has suggested that playing rugby in schools is dangerous, but in response ex-England star Brian Moore has argued that the benefits …

School Exclusion Guidance Updates 2022

July 22, 2022 in News

Our specialist education lawyers receive regular enquiries from parents who wish to challenge the decision of a school to permanently exclude their child. Our solicitors …

Absences hidden in ‘web of deceit’ by headteacher

June 30, 2022 in News

A tribunal has heard that a cheating headteacher covered up 28,000 pupil absences in a five-year “web of deceit”. 52-year-old Peter Spencer ordered staff to …

Teacher fired after ordering pupil out over Covid rules

May 30, 2022 in News

A private school teacher was dismissed after she ordered a pupil to leave the classroom for removing his Covid mask to drink water. An employment …

Education, Health and Care Plans – The latest statistics

May 19, 2022 in News

Education, Health and Care Plans – The latest statistics The Department for Education has published its most recent statistical data regarding Education, Health and Care …