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Russell Group universities sweep up largest share of students in record year

August 31, 2021 in News

Russell Group universities sweep up largest share of students in record year. Official figures show record numbers of students have been accepted at Russell Group …

Schools Inspector Expelled

July 31, 2021 in News

Schools Inspector Expelled. The new Welsh chief inspector for schools has admitted being expelled from school at 16 – for spiking his teachers’ cornflake cakes …

Suggestions of student households cheating

June 30, 2021 in News

Suggestions of student households cheating. It has been suggested that entire student households are being caught cheating in online university exams as collusion becomes “endemic”. …

Don’t raise your eyebrow, academics told

May 28, 2021 in News

Don’t raise your eyebrow, academics told. Under new guidelines issued by the pro vice-chancellor Cambridge academics could be reported to the university for raising their …

Teachers compensation hits £11 million

April 30, 2021 in News

Teachers compensation hits £11 million New figures revealed that a teacher has been awarded £155,000 after a pupil grabbed her by the neck after she …

School’s sex education class has been described as archaic

March 31, 2021 in News

School’s sex education class has been described as archaic. Teachers taught a sex education class that said men were “created to initiate sexual relationships” while …

Right to sue for academics

February 27, 2021 in News

Right to sue for academics. As part of a “cancel culture” crackdown due to be unveiled by the Government, academics will be able to sue …

School used Squash Courts to hide unruly pupils from Ofsted

January 29, 2021 in News

A tribunal has heard that a school hid its rowdier pupils in squash courts to keep them out of sight during an Ofsted inspection. A …

Ministers start legal action against schools

December 21, 2020 in News

Ministers start legal action against schools. The Government has doubled down on its threat to take local authorities to court over early school closures with …

Scrapping exams could see students leave school, says Ofsted chief

November 30, 2020 in News

Scrapping exams could see students leave school, says Ofsted chief. The head of Ofsted has warned that scrapping exams could lead to students dropping out …