Education

Education

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Teacher struck off after telling fake war stories to pupils

Alexandra Slay sent students fabricated accounts of being shot while serving in the Australian army in ‘over-familiar’ messages

Simon Henderson, Head Master of Eton College, standing in an arched hallway.
Eton head master Simon Henderson to stand down next summer
Datis, a student from Brighton College, celebrating his A-levels with golden balloons.
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Parenting
Father and daughter walking to school.
Children aged five and six drive rise in repeat school suspensions
Cambridge University students in their gowns on Graduation day at Corpus Christi College.
Cambridge University students in their gowns on Graduation day at Corpus Christi College.
Oxbridge colleges system ‘makes admissions uneven and unfair’
A child in a blue rain jacket brushing a donkey at a farm.
A child in a blue rain jacket brushing a donkey at a farm.
INTERVIEW
Why Michael Morpurgo wants every child to spend a week on a farm
University of London Vice-Chancellor Wendy Thomson.
University of London Vice-Chancellor Wendy Thomson.
University of London vice-chancellor resigns after ‘bullying’ row
Kathleen Stock, former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, sits on a couch in a room with a bookshelf behind her.
Kathleen Stock, former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, sits on a couch in a room with a bookshelf behind her.
Sussex University wins appeal against record fine over free speech
Father and daughter walking to school.
Father and daughter walking to school.
Children aged five and six drive rise in repeat school suspensions
Father and daughter walking to school.
Father and daughter walking to school.
Children aged five and six drive rise in repeat school suspensions
Cambridge University students in their gowns on Graduation day at Corpus Christi College.
Cambridge University students in their gowns on Graduation day at Corpus Christi College.
Oxbridge colleges system ‘makes admissions uneven and unfair’
Cambridge University students in their gowns on Graduation day at Corpus Christi College.
Cambridge University students in their gowns on Graduation day at Corpus Christi College.
Oxbridge colleges system ‘makes admissions uneven and unfair’
A child in a blue rain jacket brushing a donkey at a farm.
A child in a blue rain jacket brushing a donkey at a farm.
INTERVIEW
Why Michael Morpurgo wants every child to spend a week on a farm
A child in a blue rain jacket brushing a donkey at a farm.
A child in a blue rain jacket brushing a donkey at a farm.
INTERVIEW
Why Michael Morpurgo wants every child to spend a week on a farm
University of London Vice-Chancellor Wendy Thomson.
University of London Vice-Chancellor Wendy Thomson.
University of London vice-chancellor resigns after ‘bullying’ row
University of London Vice-Chancellor Wendy Thomson.
University of London Vice-Chancellor Wendy Thomson.
University of London vice-chancellor resigns after ‘bullying’ row
Kathleen Stock, former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, sits on a couch in a room with a bookshelf behind her.
Kathleen Stock, former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, sits on a couch in a room with a bookshelf behind her.
Sussex University wins appeal against record fine over free speech
Kathleen Stock, former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, sits on a couch in a room with a bookshelf behind her.
Kathleen Stock, former Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sussex, sits on a couch in a room with a bookshelf behind her.
Sussex University wins appeal against record fine over free speech
Epsom & Ewell High School sign with the school building in the background.

Education Commission

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EDUCATION COMMISSION
‘Like zombies’: Epsom head says children must learn human skills

Sir Anthony Seldon says schools are focusing on areas where pupils will inevitably be outperformed by AI

a man in a suit is sitting in front of a wall with pictures on it
EDUCATION COMMISSION
‘Like zombies’: Epsom head says children must learn human skills
Does school prepare children for work? Only a fifth of voters think so
EDUCATION COMMISSION | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
EDUCATION COMMISSION | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools

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Apr 24, 2026
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Two more women allege harassment by Cambridge professor

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Apr 23, 2026
A student putting his phone into a Yondr pouch against a brick wall.
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Apr 22, 2026
Newly elected Labour MP Damien Egan smiling at a photocall.
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Apr 21, 2026
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School literacy targets cause slump in reading for pleasure

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Primary vacancies are growing fastest in beauty spots where house prices are soaring and incomers do not have young children

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Apr 24, 2026
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Apr 24, 2026
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Apr 23, 2026
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Apr 22, 2026
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Apr 21, 2026
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