A bitter dispute at an Oxford college involving accusations of “scandalous behaviour”, which were later thrown out by a retired high court judge, is damaging the institution’s reputation, the Charity Commission has said. The commission has ordered both sides at Christ Church, a charitable body and the alma mater of 13 British prime ministers, to enter into a mediation process […] One of the UK’s most prestigious private schools has a policy of asking teachers to exaggerate predicted exam results for some of its lowest-performing students on university applications to help them secure offers, documents seen by the Guardian reveal. Sevenoaks school, which charges more than £38,000 a year for boarding pupils, prides itself on its students’ “tremendous record of achievement” […] You may have read some recent articles encouraging school leavers to defer their place at university because of the coronavirus pandemic. The arguments for this approach typically focus on two points: that any form of digital education isn’t real learning and if there is still social distancing in place then you won’t have a real university experience. As a university […] Becky Slack, 41, went into lockdown at her home in rural France alone – she’d split up with her husband not long before. “I’ve been very isolated for a long time and that’s given me lots of time for reflection about who I am, what I’m doing, and what I want to do with the rest of my life,” she […] Some secondary pupils in England facing exams next year are heading into school from Monday for face-to-face time with their teachers. Government guidelines only permit a quarter of the chosen year groups, 10 and 12, to be on site at a time. The move comes as ministers are urged to work with teachers and councils on a national school recovery […] Academy leaders have poured cold water on the government’s plans to get all children back to school full time by September, saying lessons will not be logistically possible if 2m social distancing guidelines remain in place. Education secretary Gavin Williamson was earlier this week forced to abandon his pledge to get all primary pupils in England to return before the […] The government’s failure to plan to get children back to school safely is “absolutely astonishing” and must be remedied before September, Sir Michael Wilshaw, the former chief inspector of schools in England, has said. Wilshaw, who led Ofsted from 2012 until 2016, said schools will need to put in place recovery programmes, appeal to teachers to run catch-up classes over […] Coronavirus poses a “miniscule” risk to children’s health, according to a government adviser who supports the reopening of schools. Dr Gavin Morgan, an expert in educational psychology at University College London, said the impact of spending a prolonged period out of education was “100 per cent” worse than Covid-19. “We know how important play is for children’s development,” he told […] A local nonprofit organization issued $5 million in post-secondary education scholarships to Denver students in the first distribution of a .08% sales tax increase Denver voters approved in 2018 to increase college enrollment and degree completion. Prosperity Denver Fund reimbursed 16 Denver-serving nonprofit groups Monday, replenishing their dollars toward toward college scholarships and academic support services. Organizations that received reimbursement […] A million children in England – half of those who are expected to return when their classes reopen – are likely to stay at home on Monday rather than go back to school, as many parents, councils and teachers remain sceptical of the government’s assurances over their safety. Boris Johnson’s government has invested considerable political capital in opening classrooms to […]
Bitter row ruining Oxford college reputation, says watchdog
Top private school asks teachers to exaggerate exam predictions
This year, students have a better chance of getting into a top university
‘Lockdown has a lot to answer for’: the mature students going back to university
Pre-exam pupils return to school for teacher time
Schools will not return full-time if 2m distancing rules are still in place, say academy leaders
Ex-Ofsted chief: failure to plan for reopening of schools is ‘astonishing’
Risk to children’s health from coronavirus ‘miniscule’, says government adviser
Denver nonprofit issues $5 million in post-secondary education scholarships to students
Schools expect half of pupils will stay home as year groups return