Education

It is the second most-spoken first language in the world, and opens doors across continents and careers – yet British schools still insist on teaching French

David Betts is all over the right wing podosphere warning of 23,000 deaths a year and children's kneecaps being drilled out

Decisions made in Beijing have caused immense suffering for the Chinese people. It’s time to understand the mistakes of the past, or risk falling into ignorance

Immigration crackdowns are cutting revenues from overseas students - and now some institutions are on the brink

The Erasmus scheme allowed millions of UK students to broaden their horizons – and also their private lives

Rejoining the reciprocal study scheme has infuriated Brexiteers - and given new impetus to calls for a full return to the EU

At the next election, 16-year-olds will be able to vote for the first time ever. If politicians don’t help them now, despair will push them into the arms of populists

Rod Liddle mocked George Abaronye for getting into Oxford without straight A grades - something a prominent colleague of his also did

A London college might want to rethink the title of its new course for Saudi leaders

People in their early 20s are growing up with no jobs, no help and no prospects. That is a problem for us all

It's the start of a new academic year and schoolchildren in America have all become wearily accustomed to the active shooter drills

A school in Reform-controlled Kent is offering a special prize to the pupil who writes the best essay about the party

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Artificial intelligence is intersecting with the graduate job market to reduce the opportunities on offer

Debt, remote classes and the rise of AI are making the student experience less fulfilling than ever. But there is still hope

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Education is not a luxury in emergencies; it is a lifeline but the lack of it in the Rohingya camps is a crisis of will, not resources

Teaching errors made in the country’s classrooms are now making their way up to university level. Textbooks should be binned and the Italian education system needs to be rewritten

How can you test students if their work is being churned out by artificial intelligence?

Finance companies have moved out and the empty buildings aren’t suitable for homes. Is a community-focused redevelopment the way forward?

Some Labour figures believe Britain has too many unis. But if they start failing, local economies – and Starmer’s re-election prospects – will go with them

The philosopher lost his childhood at the expense of his father's educational experiment. It was far too high a price for anyone to pay

As Trump attacks America’s top academic institutions, more and more researchers are deciding to leave – and most of them have one destination in mind

Labour policy is to blame for the closure of a £40,000-a-year boarding school in the chancellor's constituency, say the Tories, Reform and right wing press. Not so, says the school itself

Education reform is the neglected piece in Labour’s growth agenda and central to the fight against far right populism. Keir Starmer should make it a priority

The new peer is peddling misinformation about Bridget Phillipson’s plans for education

Labour’s caution over the EU’s youth mobility proposals is damaging a reset of relations – and is founded in irrationality

Getting honorary status at the university he has just left is nothing special

Foreign language teaching in Britain is on the decline, which risks making the country more cut-off and inward-looking than ever before

Market competition and debt-based expansion have left institutions with an uncertain future

There are gaping holes in our education system that are vulnerable to exploitation by certain politicians

The world university rankings paint a dangerous picture for Britain, with 58% of UK unis declining in rank