Education

National Insurance rise will impact nursery costs – Jess Phillips Getty Images Jess Phillips said there was “no easy way” to raise more money for public services Raising the National Insurance (NI) rate for employers will impact the cost of childcare, Home Office minister Jess Phillips has said. The Birmingham Yardley MP told BBC Politics … Read more

Dyslexia shouldn’t hold you back, says Paddington writer Getty Images James Lamont (left, standing with his Paddington co-writers Jon Foster and Mark Burton) said dyslexia did not hold him back from a writing career Dyslexia should not hold you back, the co-screenwriter of the latest Paddington film has said. James Lamont, who co-wrote Paddington In … Read more

Edinburgh University warns staff to expect job cuts Edinburgh University has warned staff it expects to make job cuts in response to “unsustainable” funding. In a message to staff, principal and vice-chancellor Sir Peter Mathieson said the institution was struggling to meet its £120m-per-month running costs after a fall in student numbers and the UK … Read more

‘Exploitative’ children’s home firm profits to be curbed Getty Images Plans aimed at preventing companies that run children’s homes in England from making excessive profits will be set out by the government on Monday. It says it will bring forward new measures that will require large providers to disclose their finances. If they do not … Read more

‘Mentoring is a really good way to engage excluded pupils’ BBC Actress Nkechi Simms once attended Pupil Referral Units “I often felt really misunderstood and struggled to handle my emotions – I was very angry,” actress Nkechi Simms tells a group of young people at a north London Pupil Referral Unit (PRU). She is part … Read more

‘Families in crisis’ as Ofsted criticises Derbyshire’s SEND provision PA Media School leaders told Ofsted a lack of places for SEND children is pushing them to “crisis point” A government regulator has found “widespread and systemic failings” around the outcomes of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across Derbyshire. In a new report … Read more

Ipswich schools could take on 600 extra students Two secondary schools could take on 600 extra pupils between them after plans to build a new school became too expensive. More places are needed as the Ipswich Garden Suburb development, which could comprise 3,500 new homes, is built. Suffolk County Council said building a new school … Read more

University cash crisis will get worse despite tuition fee rise, BBC told BRANWEN JEFFREYS/BBC Tuition fees for undergraduate degrees in England will rise in autumn 2025 Almost three quarters of universities in England will face financial problems next year – despite tuition fees increasing, the BBC has been told. A report to be published on … Read more

Job cuts ‘inevitable’ over £30m Dundee University deficit Dundee University has told staff that job losses are “inevitable” as it faces a potential deficit of £30m in the next financial year. In an all-staff email, the university’s principal, Prof Iain Gillespie, said it was planning for “a significant deficit” in the wake of “an extremely … Read more

IT issue at Budehaven School forces closure to ‘safeguard pupils’ A secondary school has been forced to close due to an “external IT failure”. Budehaven Community School in Bude, Cornwall said it had “experienced a complete breakdown of our internet, registration and telephone services” and was “unable to safeguard our pupils” until the system was … Read more