Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesUniversities in England need to step up efforts to protect students from sexual harassment, their watchdog has said.The Office for Students (OfS) said it will introduce certain bars that need to be reached when it comes to reporting systems, disciplinary processes and staff training.It stopped short of requiring them to ban relationships between staff members and students, which it had previously been considering.Universities
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesThe government has announced details of how it will change tax on private school fees. Labour says it is removing the current exemption from value added tax (VAT) to fund 6,500 new teachers in England.When will VAT be added to private school fees?VAT at the standard rate of 20% will be added to private school fees from 1 January 2025.The government has also
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCScience teacher Alison Turner was recruited from Canada amid a recruitment crisis in English schoolsMore school strikes in England are "now unlikely", teaching unions have said, as they welcomed the government's offer of a 5.5% pay rise from September.The offer is being funded by an additional £1.2bn from the government.The National Education Union (NEU) called it a “welcome step in the right direction”.Others called
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesControversial new powers for universities and student unions to be fined for failing to uphold freedom of speech have been put on hold by the government.Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said that would allow time to consider whether the law, which was due to come into force next week, would be repealed.In the statement to parliament, Ms Phillipson also said the regulator, the Office
Summarize this content to 1000 words Only 28% of schoolchildren in Wales tell their families about their online lives, according to a new report.The survey found "rude and aggressive" and "toxic" behaviour was experienced by youngsters on digital platforms.The research for the Children’s Commissioner for Wales Rocio Cifuentes quizzed young people aged seven to 18 from 16 counties.Children told the BBC conversations on gaming platforms could "easily turn into threats",
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBC"The youth worker I was referred to helped turn my pain into a positive power," says NevaehNevaeh, the Wales winner of the BBC Young Reporter Competition 2023-24, explains how grief affected her, and how youth work allowed her to start to live her life again.I was 13 when my brother Levi passed away in a tragic accident in 2018.I couldn't believe it. I'd never
Summarize this content to 1000 words In 2020, there were more than 12,000 vocational qualifications at all levels, offered by more than 150 awarding bodies, according to Ofqual, which oversees qualifications in England.Plans by former Conservative governments to streamline post-16 education had meant many BTecs and other Level 3 courses were due to lose their funding, to make way for the new qualification, T-levels. However, MPs on the Education Select
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCThe day before, official statistics had predicted that the number of children in English state nurseries and primary schools, which was already in decline, would fall by a further 4.5% over the next four years.Schools are given money per pupil, so for those like St Peter's Community Primary School - which is not the only one in Brighton threatened with closure - fewer pupils
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCMany schools, such as Ninestiles in Birmingham, say compulsory PE kit creates unityWith schools in England breaking up for summer, many parents will soon be turning their thoughts towards getting their children's uniforms sorted for the new academic year.Current rules tell head teachers to keep items with school branding on to a minimum.But in the King’s Speech, the new government promised to limit the
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCUniversities should put their own finances in order before looking for help from the taxpayer, the education secretary has told the BBC.Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme, Bridget Phillipson said there was an expectation universities should “manage their budgets”, as independent institutions.It follows a call from the Universities and College Union (UCU) for bailouts for those universities struggling financially.Ms Phillipson said Labour recognised universities
