Exam result details now obtainable for free under GDPR
Students in the UK have the right to obtain key information about their exam results for free, says the Information Commissioner's Office.
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Ban on mobile phones in French Schools
There's now a total ban on mobile phones in schools in France.
Self-driving school bus test halted in US
French-based transport firm Transdev has been ordered to stop an "unlawful" test of a driverless school bus in Florida by US regulators.
Google drops plans for Berlin campus after protests
Google has dropped plans to open a large campus in a trendy district of Berlin that were strongly opposed by local campaigners.
‘Hologram’ lecturers to teach students at Imperial College London
University classes are set to be given a futuristic spin by letting lecturers appear as hologram-like apparitions beamed in from afar.
Ipswich school reports ‘pupil aged 30’ to Home Office
A secondary school pupil is being investigated after parents and classmates claimed he was as old as 30.
Chinese headmaster fired over secret coin mining at school
A Chinese headmaster has been fired after a secret stack of crypto-currency mining machines was found connected to his school's electricity supply.
New Zealand students say word ‘trivial’ in exam confused them
High School students in New Zealand who didn't know what the word "trivial" meant in an exam question have demanded not to be marked down as a result.
University ‘forced out’ from Budapest
A university in Hungary now formally accepts that it "has been forced out" from its Budapest base - after a weekend deadline to reach a deal with the government passed without any last-minute agreement.
YouTube deletes cheating videos after BBC investigation
YouTube has deleted thousands of videos promoting academic cheating in the last week after a BBC Trending investigation.
