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University Freshmen Orientation

Freshmen at universities across the UK are starting their studies this year, with 18-year-olds expected to make up a record number of students. For many, it's not just excitement about meeting new people and studying a subject they love…

Back to School Funding

Surrey County Council has awarded £100,000 to the charity Stripey Stork, which provides support for low-income families in Surrey to buy back-to-school essentials. The funding comes from the £7.1m Crisis and Resilience Fund, a…

Swimming Skills in Children

In England, research by the BBC found a significant gap in swimming skills among children from different socio-economic backgrounds. While 72% of all Year 6 pupils left school able to swim 25m, this dropped to just 55% for schools with a…

School Uniform Controversy

A new law in England, starting September, limits schools to only three branded items of uniform (such as blazers or sportswear) plus a tie. The government claims that this will save families up to £50 per child, but Michaela Wilson, a mum…

School Uniform Debate

A charity called Clothing Coventry is calling on the government to go further in limiting the number of branded items that schools can require students to wear. From September, schools will be allowed to have only three items with a school…

Visible Tattoos and Job Prospects

Dr. Michael Rees, a sociologist and academic with tattoos on his hands and neck, believes that visible tattoos can limit job prospects. He got his first permanent job as an academic after getting these specific tattoos, but notes that he…

Holiday Food Programme Extension

North Northamptonshire Council will discuss re-commissioning the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) Programme, which provides free activities and meals to 2,100 children aged 5-16 who receive benefit-related free school meals, at a meeting…

Student Loan Debt Crisis

More than 120 MPs and peers have signed an open letter asking Chancellor John Healey to review the student loan repayment system, calling it an "unsustainable burden on the next generation of workers". The letter was coordinated by the…

Cornwall Education Disparities

Millions of tourists visit Cornwall and Devon each year, drawn by their beautiful beaches and charming towns. However, behind its picturesque facade lies a more complex issue: educational disparities. According to the South West Social…

Cambridge Plagiarism Scandal

Professor Jason Arday, who became Cambridge University's youngest ever black professor in 2023, has resigned amid allegations of plagiarism in his PhD thesis and scrutiny over his academic qualifications. The university launched an…

Back to School Uniforms

Parents of students at Sirius Academy West in Hull, East Yorkshire, have been given a chance to check their children's uniforms ahead of the new school year through sessions held by the school. The uniform approval days are designed to…

Getting Kids to Read Books

Canadian author Mireille Silcoff noticed that her eldest daughter didn't naturally want to read books, despite being raised in a household where reading was encouraged. Silcoff tried an experiment where she paid her daughter $100 to read a…