Road-traffic noise significantly slows the development of crucial memory and attention skills in primary school children, research has found. Read more

Historian and TV presenter David Olusoga has said that rightwing newspapers characterise him as an activist and critical race theorist to “delegitimise” his voice, despite there being no basis for these claims. Read more

Axon, the company formerly known as Taser, has abandoned plans to build a stun gun-equipped drone intended for deployment in schools after an “exodus” of resignations from its internal ethics board. Read more

Classic books play a vital role, but children in diverse societies need a broader range to learn about themselves and the world Read more

University College London has apologised to current and former students and staff for a “culture of unacceptable behaviour” at its architecture school going back decades. Read more

Qualified teachers from any country in the world will be able to work in schools in England if they have equivalent credentials and at least one year’s classroom experience, ministers have said. Read more

The offer rate for A-level students applying to leading universities has dropped significantly, with medicine and dentistry courses even harder to get on to than in previous years, according to data from the Ucas admissions service. Read more

Rachel de Souza says lack of female role models a bigger issue, after social mobility head said girls would ‘rather not’ do hard maths Read more

Pupils resorted to sleepovers, ride-shares and lifts from teachers as hundreds of thousands took GCSE and A-level exams on first day of strike Read more

Medical school heads say this is the hardest year “in living memory” for A-level students to get a place to study medicine, with several thousand high-achieving applicants left without a place. Read more