The promising French director Leonore Serraille delivers a dud with this undercooked story of a selfish drifter who was once a talented educator and now can’t teach for toffee

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19.02.2025

‘My happy, safe world was turned upside down’: how Covid hit England’s over-50s | Coronavirus | The Guardian

Many say quality of life has declined dramatically – despite a study concluding older people now have improved wellbeing

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19.02.2025

Girl, 14, guilty of attempted murder for blade attack at south Wales school | Crime | The Guardian

Teenager attacked two teachers and another pupil at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford last year

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19.02.2025

Parents working from home is affecting school attendance, says Ofsted chief | Schools | The Guardian

Martyn Oliver says less office-going since pandemic has led to a shift in attitudes among pupils in England

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19.02.2025

Fall in overseas students fuels threat to English universities despite rise in fees | University funding | The Guardian

Higher tuition costs have already been ‘wiped out’ by government tax hikes, critics claim

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

Teachers’ Pensions won’t pay me my pension – until I confirm I’m not dead | Pensions | The Guardian

The money has been withheld for two months and I’m struggling financially

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

The existential threat facing UK universities | Universities | The Guardian

Letters: Readers respond to an editorial on the dire state of higher education funding

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

Most academy leaders in England say new bill will not affect school management | Schools | The Guardian

Survey shows most leaders predict no impact from series of new policies in schools bill

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

Citigroup commits to hybrid working, bucking Wall Street trend | Citigroup | The Guardian

Managers told letting most staff continue to work up to two days from home will give bank competitive advantage

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

University leaders in England call for rethink over rising ‘regulatory burden’ | Higher education | The Guardian

Exclusive: Vice-chancellors say Office for Students’ plans for next five years will financially harm smaller institutions

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19.02.2025

Are young people really ‘marshmellows’ who refuse to put work first? Yes. And it’s great | Anna Spargo-Ryan | The Guardian

Maybe they don’t have panic attacks about being productive. I’ve heard rumours some of them don’t even have email on their phones

Guardian Book Blog

19.02.2025

‘Many teachers don’t want to do this, but they’re trapped’: film shows extent of Putin indoctrination in Russian schools | Russia | The Guardian

Two years after he started documenting the effect of the Ukraine war on his pupils, Pavel Talankin reveals how it led to accolade – and exile from home

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03.02.2025

Henry Wynn obituary | London School of Economics and Political Science | The Guardian

Other lives: Statistics professor whose research is used for the study of phenomena such as weather and climate change

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03.02.2025

Ofsted’s new school report card worse than old system, say headteachers | Ofsted | The Guardian

Unions as well as school leaders say proposed changes to replace four-grade approach in England are ‘demoralising’

Guardian Book Blog

02.02.2025

Quarter of leading UK universities cutting staff due to budget shortfalls | University funding | The Guardian

Up to 10,000 redundancies or job losses feared as institutes undergo restructuring

Guardian Book Blog

01.02.2025

Ethnicity not key factor in England school exclusions, study finds | Race in education | The Guardian

Exclusive: Researchers say poverty and special educational needs are main reason – but equality campaigners urge caution

Guardian Book Blog

01.02.2025

Mary Scott obituary | Education | The Guardian

Other lives: Expert in academic literacies at the Institute of Education who set up various initiatives to promote research into the subject

Guardian Book Blog

01.02.2025

Ofsted overhaul for English schools to be put out for public consultation | Ofsted | The Guardian

Five-step rating from ‘exemplary’ to ‘causing concern’ set to replace single-word judgments

Guardian Book Blog

01.02.2025

How a 3D clitoris will help teach French schoolchildren about sex | Relationships and sex education | The Guardian

From bronze clitoris pendants to zines about Dracula’s, the female sex organ is having a moment in France

Guardian Book Blog

31.01.2025

The new citizens | Schools | The Guardian

Your children will soon be studying citizenship at school because David Blunkett is passionate about the idea. But what exactly will they be taught, and how?

Guardian Book Blog

31.01.2025

California schools were once the nation's envy. What went wrong? | US education | The Guardian

The enormous strike in Los Angeles paints a grim picture of wealthy state that is struggling to fund its education system

Guardian Book Blog

31.01.2025

Record number of families in England fined over term-time holidays | School attendance and absence | The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson issues warning as parents seem more relaxed about unauthorised holidays since Covid

Guardian Book Blog

30.01.2025

Some children starting school ‘unable to climb staircase’, finds England and Wales teacher survey | Education | The Guardian

‘Covid baby’ explanation starting to feel like an excuse, say some teachers, as quarter of children begin reception in nappies

Guardian Book Blog

29.01.2025

Commuter students: locked out, left out and growing in number | Higher education | The Guardian

With soaring debt, and no maintenance grants, more than 50% of students at some universities now live at home

Guardian Book Blog

29.01.2025

Who is criticising Labour’s new education bill – and why? | Schools | The Guardian

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson is trying to win over critics of proposed curbs on academy schools’ freedoms

Guardian Book Blog

29.01.2025

Best UK universities for journalism – league table | Journalism, publishing and public relations | The Guardian

The study of reporting, photographing, editing, and publishing digitally and in print. Public relations courses examine reputation management

Guardian Book Blog

29.01.2025

Cardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music | Cardiff University | The Guardian

Union describe reductions as ‘cruel’ as university says it will run out of money without changes

Guardian Book Blog

28.01.2025

Town v gown: is the student boom wrecking communities? | Students | The Guardian

In towns across the country, many locals fear the relentless expansion of universities threatens the fabric of their neighbourhoods

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26.01.2025

How vegetables can give you that golden glow | Research | The Guardian

Scientists prove that your five a day make you more attractive – by subtly altering your skin colour

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26.01.2025

Inadequate schools ‘left to fester’ by Tories, says Labour in academies row | Schools | The Guardian

Dozens of underperforming schools have been forced to wait more than a year to reopen under new management

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Trump’s re-election to boost UK universities as fewer students choose US | International students | The Guardian

African history students awarded compensation after master’s axed | University of Chichester | The Guardian

Beasts unburdened: film course aims to rehabilitate donkeys’ reputation | Universities | The Guardian

School phone bans alone do not improve grades or wellbeing, says UK study | Schools | The Guardian

Secondary school teacher awarded damages after alleged harassment by pupils’ parents | Schools | The Guardian

Bridget Phillipson warns parents against ‘casual attitude’ to school attendance | Education | The Guardian

We can’t feed pupils for 60p, say schools in blow to Labour breakfast club pledge | Primary schools | The Guardian

Schools in Scotland witness ‘exponential increase’ in pupil violence | Classroom violence | The Guardian

Laxatives and nappies: how schools are coping with constipation in pupils | Primary schools | The Guardian

UK universities automating interviews face ‘deepfake’ applicants | International students | The Guardian

Ari review – a French primary teacher flunks out in daydreaming misfire | Berlin film festival | The Guardian

‘My happy, safe world was turned upside down’: how Covid hit England’s over-50s | Coronavirus | The Guardian

Girl, 14, guilty of attempted murder for blade attack at south Wales school | Crime | The Guardian

Parents working from home is affecting school attendance, says Ofsted chief | Schools | The Guardian

Fall in overseas students fuels threat to English universities despite rise in fees | University funding | The Guardian

Teachers’ Pensions won’t pay me my pension – until I confirm I’m not dead | Pensions | The Guardian

The existential threat facing UK universities | Universities | The Guardian

Most academy leaders in England say new bill will not affect school management | Schools | The Guardian

Citigroup commits to hybrid working, bucking Wall Street trend | Citigroup | The Guardian

University leaders in England call for rethink over rising ‘regulatory burden’ | Higher education | The Guardian

Are young people really ‘marshmellows’ who refuse to put work first? Yes. And it’s great | Anna Spargo-Ryan | The Guardian

‘Many teachers don’t want to do this, but they’re trapped’: film shows extent of Putin indoctrination in Russian schools | Russia | The Guardian

Henry Wynn obituary | London School of Economics and Political Science | The Guardian

Ofsted’s new school report card worse than old system, say headteachers | Ofsted | The Guardian

Quarter of leading UK universities cutting staff due to budget shortfalls | University funding | The Guardian

Ethnicity not key factor in England school exclusions, study finds | Race in education | The Guardian

Mary Scott obituary | Education | The Guardian

Ofsted overhaul for English schools to be put out for public consultation | Ofsted | The Guardian

How a 3D clitoris will help teach French schoolchildren about sex | Relationships and sex education | The Guardian

The new citizens | Schools | The Guardian

California schools were once the nation's envy. What went wrong? | US education | The Guardian

Record number of families in England fined over term-time holidays | School attendance and absence | The Guardian

Some children starting school ‘unable to climb staircase’, finds England and Wales teacher survey | Education | The Guardian

Commuter students: locked out, left out and growing in number | Higher education | The Guardian

Who is criticising Labour’s new education bill – and why? | Schools | The Guardian

Best UK universities for journalism – league table | Journalism, publishing and public relations | The Guardian

Cardiff University to cut 400 staff and drop subjects including nursing and music | Cardiff University | The Guardian

Town v gown: is the student boom wrecking communities? | Students | The Guardian

How vegetables can give you that golden glow | Research | The Guardian

Inadequate schools ‘left to fester’ by Tories, says Labour in academies row | Schools | The Guardian

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