Meet Edris, the big yellow school bus that roams Yemen’s refugee camps
Mobile classrooms are crossing deserts to reach some of the two million Yemeni children missing school due to the civil war Read more
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The Corn Is Green review – an inspirational heart-warmer in praise of good education
Emlyn Williams’ 1938 play is a kind of Billy Elliot of the Valleys: the old-fashioned but hugely entertaining and affecting story of a Welsh miner’s son who escapes his class-bound home town with the help of a bold schoolteacher Read more
Harvard devotes $100m to closing educational gap caused by slavery
Harvard University is setting aside $100m for an endowment fund and other measures to close the educational, social and economic gaps that are legacies of slavery and racism, according to an email the university’s president sent to all students, faculty and staff on Tuesday. Read more
Girls shun physics A-level as they dislike ‘hard maths’, says social mobility head
Girls do not choose physics A-level because they dislike “hard maths”, the government’s social mobility commissioner has claimed, prompting anger from leading scientists. Read more
Instead of obsessing over learning facts, let’s teach children how to think
Learning how to find things out is what the scientific method is all about. The UK’s curriculum would benefit from more of it Read more
Student loan changes in England ‘could imperil supply of teachers and nurses’Student loan changes in England ‘could imperil supply of teachers and nurses’
More than two months after they were unveiled, the government’s student loan changes have now been reviewed and analysed in detail, with experts concluding they will be a gamechanger for higher education in England – but not in the way ministers hope. Read more
‘Pupils are distressed’: community fights top London school’s takeover
Parents and students at one of England’s top academy schools, where the children of Michael Gove and former Commons Speaker John Bercow are pupils, are locked in a bitter dispute with ministers about plans for the school to be taken over by one of the country’s largest academy chains. Read more
Degrees underfunded by £1,750 per student, Russell Group says
Each undergraduate costs England’s leading universities nearly £2,000 as tuition fees and teaching grants fail to fully fund a degree, and that amount is likely to double soon unless the government acts to fill the gap. Read more
Exam stress: how to help children cope with GCSEs and A-levels
Tips for parents and carers include talking openly, helping them relax, and creating revision routines Read more
Universities oppose plan for student cap and loans in England
Universities across England have come out against proposals for limiting student numbers and access to loans, describing the plans as likely to crush aspirations and entrench disadvantage. Read more
