Urgent Housing Crisis Impacts Education

Urgent Housing Crisis Impacts Education

In an eye-opening revelation, Dean Gordon, a headteacher from South East London, disclosed that damp and mouldy living conditions are forcing teachers to take time off, significantly affecting local education. This statement... Read more »
School closures latest: Education secretary admits there ‘could be hundreds’ of schools with unsafe concrete

School closures latest: Education secretary admits there ‘could be hundreds’ of schools with unsafe concrete

“ Hundreds” of schools in England could contain concrete at risk of collapsing, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said on Monday as she revealed around 1,500 are yet to return building surveys. A... Read more »
London nursery hit with record fine after mouse droppings found | Early years education

London nursery hit with record fine after mouse droppings found | Early years education

A branch of Britain’s largest private childcare provider has been hit with a record fine after inspectors found fresh mouse droppings in the kitchen and the children’s play areas of a nursery... Read more »
James Haddrell speaks on playwright diversity in education – South London News

James Haddrell speaks on playwright diversity in education – South London News

A report released by Bloomsbury Publishing, and reported on by The Stage Newspaper, has drawn attention to the lack of diverse playwrights featured in the GCSE and A-level curriculum for literature in... Read more »
Education strikes are a new front line in pay battle

Education strikes are a new front line in pay battle

News Thousands of workers in universities plan to strike this week and they are set to be joined by Scottish school teachers and English sixth form teachers Downloading PDF. Please wait… Monday... Read more »
Ontario education workers may strike again as contract talks break down

Ontario education workers may strike again as contract talks break down

Article content The Canadian Union of Public Employees, representing 55,000 Ontario education workers, has filed a five-day strike notice, saying bargaining talks with the province have broken down once more. Article content... Read more »
LaSalle and Trilogy acquire Central London future education and innovation campus

LaSalle and Trilogy acquire Central London future education and innovation campus

LaSalle and Trilogy have acquired the former London Metropolitan University buildings (made up of 41-71 Commercial Road and Met Works Building), from the Department for Education, on behalf of LaSalle’s growing Value-Add... Read more »
Green and digital partnership brings employers, local authorities and education sector together to address skills gap – FE News

Green and digital partnership brings employers, local authorities and education sector together to address skills gap – FE News

A unique public-private sector partnership designed to help combat skills shortages across the green and digital skills sector has launched with its first employer event. Funded by the Greater London Authority (GLA),... Read more »
Etta Khwaja obituary | Education

Etta Khwaja obituary | Education

Like many of the Windrush generation, my mother, Etta Khwaja, who has died aged 88, went to Britain to train to be a nurse. She became a deputy headteacher and a long-serving... Read more »
What an English degree did for me, by Tulip Siddiq, Sarah Waters and more | Higher education

What an English degree did for me, by Tulip Siddiq, Sarah Waters and more | Higher education

I love words. I’ve always loved reading. I’m fascinated by narrative and the shape of stories, and how literature can be used to express the breadth and depth of human experiences. None... Read more »