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Higher education

  • Business groups ‘welcome’ maths focus to plug ‘skills gap’

    Rishi Sunak

    Business groups say Rishi Sunak’s focus on maths is a “welcome” measure to plug key “skills gaps” as Britain goes for growth, despite concerns over a lack of teachers. The Prime Minister has unveiled plans to transform the UK’s approach to maths education, including an expert advisory group, maths hubs and a new primary teaching [...]

  • Parents forced to stay at home as thousands of teachers start three days of ‘unforgivable’ strikes

    NEU

    Tens of thousands of teachers across England and Wales will strike over three days this week in the long-running dispute over pay. Teachers will walk out across the north of England on Tuesday with the majority of schools expected to either restrict access to some pupils or fully close, the National Education Union (NEU) has [...]

  • Almost half of teens looking to enter business instead of going to uni

    Higher education

    In a bid to avoid being laden with debt, 45 per cent of teens are considering not to go to university and instead start up their own firms. As students receive A-Level grades today, more 16-19-year-olds are considering not going into higher education, and pursuing a career instead, according to research from GoDaddy. This morning [...]

  • Ex-education secretary Gavin Williamson takes up second job as chair of private education firm

    June 30, 2022

    Former UK education secretary Gavin Williamson has taken a second job as an advisor to a private education company that previously donated £165,000 to the Tory party. The MP, who stepped down from his position as education secretary last year, will chair the advisory board of education company RTC Education Ltd after taking up a [...]

  • Graduates set to enter UK’s strongest job market in years as starting salaries soar

    June 27, 2022

    Graduates are set to enter the strongest job market Britain has seen in years, on the back of surging graduate salaries and a major increase in the number of graduate jobs. Graduate salaries are up seven per cent compared to a year ago, while the number of graduate job vacancies is up 59 per cent [...]

  • Zahawi: Education union strike threat after rail chaos would be ‘unforgivable and unfair’ for students

    June 23, 2022

    The education secretary has accused education trade unions of “failing” children by threatening strikes. Nadhim Zahawi branded threats to walk out of the classroom by the National Education Union “irresponsible” in a piece for the Telegraph this morning.  This comes after industrial action from rail workers brought the country to a standstill on Tuesday, with [...]

  • Government outlines plans to block ‘foreign influences’ from compromising UK universities

    June 13, 2022

    The UK government is seeking to protect universities from “undue foreign influences that work against British values,” by forcing higher education institutions to report the financial links they have with individuals or organisations from overseas. The new rules, which could be introduced as part of an amendment to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, [...]

  • Top talent, please come to Britain: New visa for graduates from top 50 non-UK universities

    May 30, 2022

    Top talent from around the world is encouraged to come to Britain as graduates from the top 50 non-UK universities can apply from today to come to the UK through a new visa scheme. The Government hopes its “high potential individual” route, which launches on Monday May 30, will attract the “brightest and best”, at [...]

  • Post-Brexit Britain a hit among foreign students as international applications set to rise by 50 per cent

    May 26, 2022

    International applications to UK universities are set to rise by nearly 50 per cent within the next five years as foreign students scramble to get a spot at a British institution, according to new figures from Ucas. Ucas forecasts that the volume of international undergraduate applicants will increase by 46 per cent to 208,500 by [...]

  • Education Secretary: Top universities shouldn’t ’tilt the system’ in favour of state school kids

    May 14, 2022

    The Education Secretary has defended the UK's private school system, stating that we should be "very proud" of it and said top universities should not "tilt the system" to benefit state school students.

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