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The boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX is the world's richest person and has used his platform to make his views known on a vast array of topics.
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More than 10,000 people on a study visa went on to claim asylum in the UK last year
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Ian Bauckham, Ofqual's chief regulator, has urged the watchdog to move 'really fast' to address the growing threat of smart technology cheating in examinations. He suggested that recently introduced school phone bans will support invigilators by making it easier to enforce examination rules and prevent malpractice.
Read SummaryThe boss of X, Tesla and SpaceX is the world's richest person and has used his platform to make his views known on a vast array of topics.
Read SummaryMore than 10,000 people on a study visa went on to claim asylum in the UK last year
Read SummaryIan Bauckham, Ofqual's chief regulator, has urged the watchdog to move 'really fast' to address the growing threat of smart technology cheating in examinations. He suggested that recently introduced school phone bans will support invigilators by making it easier to enforce examination rules and prevent malpractice.
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The head of England’s qualifications watchdog has warned that wearable devices such as smartglasses and invisible earpieces could magnify cheating in GCSE and A-level exams. Ian Bauckham also revealed that coursework is being scrutinised for AI use, with teachers reporting difficulties detecting machine-generated content.
The vocational qualifications body City & Guilds is facing legal and industrial action from the Unite union over proposals to shed approximately 400 staff. Officials allege the organisation has unlawfully withheld key information during consultation processes and breached redundancy laws by advertising new roles without offering first refusal to existing employees.
DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to ‘widely available free tools’Disability campaigners have called on the government to halt plans to cut funding for specialist tech support for tens of thousands of disabled students in England.Almost 10,000 p...
The early years sector could help tackle rising youth unemployment through both the early identification of children at risk of becoming NEET and by employing young people, the response to a government-commissioned review suggests.
Union leaders have accused awarding body bosses of failing to meaningfully consult The post City & Guilds threatened with legal action over ‘disgraceful’ staff cuts plan first appeared on FE Week.
Campaign group Early Years Voice has called on the Competition and Markets Authority to expand its review of childcare costs to examine whether Government hourly funding rates are adequate. The group is pushing for a 'full market' investigation rather than the narrower study originally requested by ministers.
Campaign group Early Years Voice has called on the Competition and Markets Authority to expand its review into a full market investigation, specifically questioning whether the Government's hourly funded rate is adequate to cover actual provider costs.
The government has declined to dismiss proposals for introducing maximum temperature limits in schools following record-breaking spring temperatures. Experts warn that an 'El-Nino' weather pattern is 80 per cent likely this summer, raising fresh concerns about learning environments and pupil welfare during extreme heat.
The Education Secretary is urging all primary schools to participate in the Government's free breakfast club programme, which has now provided 10 million meals to over 300,000 children. The scheme currently operates across 1,250 clubs and aims to support families while improving pupil attendance and readiness to learn.
Life satisfaction 'was a stronger predictor of absence' for girls than boys, says NFER The post Report finds ‘significant link’ between school absence and life satisfaction first appeared on Schools Week.
The union representing staff at England’s largest exam board has announced plans for additional strikes that could disrupt this summer’s GCSE and A-level examinations. AQA has reassured schools and local authorities that results will not be delayed, but the industrial action raises concerns about potential disruption during the crucial exam period.
Student groups tell inquiry about ballooning debt and ‘sneaky changes’ to loan terms while likening system to finance scandalsGraduates saddled with ballooning student loan debts feel they are being unfairly used as “cash cows” to finance measures benefiting older people such as the state pension tr...