education
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University league tables 2017Guardian University Guide 2017: Find a course at a UK university with our complete university league tables
news
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Teachers in England to hold one-day strikeNUT says action being taken over impact of funding cuts on teacher contracts, workload and children’s education
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Trojan horse school case based on misinformation, tribunal toldLawyer for two former Park View principals says government handling of affair marred by fear and incompetence
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'I don't like where the UK is going' – students share their feelings about BrexitYoung people – especially students – overwhelmingly voted to remain in the European Union. So how do they feel now that the country has opted to leave?
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The student experience — then and nowHas university life changed beyond recognition for a new generation of undergraduates or is it the same as it ever was? Five parents compare their own experiences with their children’s
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in depth
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Alone and unsupported: why student carers need more helpJuggling university deadlines and caring for unwell family members is not an easy task – and too many students are doing it without help
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Hidden homeless: the students ashamed to admit they’ve nowhere to sleepA survey in London has shone a light on students who are couch-surfing or in emergency accommodation. Its authors fear it’s the tip of an iceberg
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Amanda Spielman has been lambasted for lacking classroom experience – but as her predecessor showed, time at the chalk face doesn’t guarantee empathyTeacher or not, Ofsted’s new chief inspector passes the test
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For the first time in 18 years, I don't feel welcome in BritainI fell in love with this country on a university exchange and built my academic career here. Now I’m not sure I’ll be able to stay, or even if I want to
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Practice makes perfect: how to become a vocational lecturerReal-world experience can be the perfect qualification for an academic job – but the change can be challenging. We asked the experts for advice
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Secret Teacher: restraining pupils is humiliating – for everyonePhysical restraint is degrading and ineffective: the techniques are inept, and guidance on when to use them is ambiguous
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Eight ways school governors can prepare for an Ofsted inspectionFrom getting the website in order to reading previous reports, researcher John Davies shares his tips for making sure you are inspection-ready
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global view
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In Morocco’s Atlas mountains, Berber girls find the way out of rural poverty: an educationThe remoteness of many villages meant that secondary school was not an option
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Nepali grandfather of eight goes back to schoolDurga Kami was unable to finish his studies as a child because of poverty. Now the 68-year-old widower puts on his uniform and studies six days a week
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Nigerian floating school collapses due to heavy rains seven months after openingMakoko Floating School, which was empty when it collapsed, offered free education to children from Lagos’s Makoko community
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China's university exam cheats may face seven years in jailStudents who cheat during entrance exams risk for the first time being jailed as part of government crackdown
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CartoonCartoonPutting power in the hands of parentsThe establishment has one view of parent power – parents have another
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Education diaryEducation diaryGovernment presses on with plan for all-academy EnglandIn our diary: Commissioners still pushing all-academy system; free school postcode lottery; council thwarts plan for school in police station
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opinion
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Squeezing out arts for more ‘useful’ subjects will impoverish us allDespite the lack of resources we need a commitment to creativity in schools that reflects its value
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A moment that changed me: being sent away to my loveless boarding schoolWhen I was 11 my parents split up, I lost my teddy bear and I was exiled. It was like falling off a cliff with no one to catch me at the bottom
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Disabled people are frustrated at being denied the chance to workAround the world there are huge employment gaps between disabled and non-disabled people. How can this be addressed? What actually works?
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Including trans pupils doesn’t mean we’re failing our girlsGirls’ schools have come under fire for suggesting we shouldn’t routinely address our pupils as ‘girls’. But we have a duty of care to all children
Universities will pay a high price now our future has been voted down