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Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.
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Approximately 22,000 weekend students have been granted relief from student loan repayments after discovering their courses were wrongly classified as ineligible for finance. The error caused significant distress to part-time learners who faced unexpected demands to return funds.
Read SummaryUniversities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.
Read SummaryApproximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.
Read SummaryApproximately 22,000 weekend students have been granted relief from student loan repayments after discovering their courses were wrongly classified as ineligible for finance. The error caused significant distress to part-time learners who faced unexpected demands to return funds.
Read SummaryUniversities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.
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A new complaints system for university free speech will launch this year, with institutions facing penalties of up to £500,000 or two per cent of their income for failing to protect lawful expression on campus. The measures represent a significant shift in higher education regulation.
The Department for Education has announced updated school food standards for the first time in thirteen years, marking a significant shift in nutritional policy. However, The Guardian editorial warns that while higher standards are welcome, tackling childhood obesity requires sustained commitment rather than "grab-and-go" solutions.
Sale of vocational training brand and million-pound executive pay deals now subject to Charity Commission inquiryWhen electrician Charlie Butler was contacted by City & Guilds last autumn, he received a shock.He had branched out to launch a new company schooling future sparkies in Essex, offerin...
Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too farIt is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic comprehensive for boys in New Malden, south-west London. The familiar smell of school lunch is begin...
It comes as the government continues to consult on whether to ban under-16s from social media in the UK.
New data from the Children's Commissioner for England reveals that tens of thousands of children are spending significant portions of their childhoods in unsuitable bed and breakfast accommodation. The research highlights cramped conditions, lack of privacy, and children sharing facilities with strangers, prompting urgent calls for policy action to end this practice.
Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.
About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.
The Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza responds to findings from the first phase of the Southport inquiry, released today by Sir Adrian Fulford. “The findings from today’s inquiry into the terrible events in Southport in summer 2024 are a bleak reminder why the way children’s s...
Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.
Those affected have been told their courses were never eligible for maintenance or childcare loans
As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, PragerU is intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatismIn the fall of 2013, a silver-haired conservative radio host named Dennis Prager flew to Texas to woo a pair of rightwing billionaires. A few y...