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Family of student who took his own life say university ‘will be held to account’

Ethan Scott Brown died after being wrongly told he would not be eligible to graduate from the University of Glasgow

Nadeem Badshah7 Oct

Labour Send changes at risk as parents rush to secure support, say experts

Overhaul of special education in England could unravel, thinktank finds, because of ‘use it before you lose it’ dynamic

Richard Adams Education editor7 Oct

The impossible dilemma that Black parents face

Having to choose between academic rigor and cultural inclusivity puts some families in an untenable conundrum

Saida Grundy7 Oct

Senior academics set out key questions Cambridge must answer over Jason Arday’s death

Letter from more than 40 signatories says university has backed away from promised thorough review of events before death

Richard Adams Education editor6 Oct

Influencer degrees may be worth liking. Mickey Mouse qualifications have value

Letters: Bill Gabbett recalls teaching media, communications and cultural studies, while Michael Fuller studied under the influence

5 Oct

‘I didn’t know what to do’: collapse of providers of high-end digs leaves students in shock

Cost of living crisis and drop in international students hits market for purpose-built accommodation

Julia Kollewe5 Oct

Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales

Exclusive: Average of nearly five sexual crimes a day against under-13s were reported to police between 2021 and 2025

Carmen Aguilar García, Sally Weale and Johnny McDevitt4 Oct

From unwanted touching to rape: the scale of child-on-child abuse in English and Welsh schools

Ten years after full extent of problem was revealed, Guardian investigation finds schools facing uphill battle amid rapid societal changes

Sally Weale Education correspondent4 Oct

Can teaching schoolchildren about Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade remain optional?

Mounting evidence about how slavery shaped Britain shows that teaching about its history cannot be a matter of choice

Morgan Ofori4 Oct

Gregor McLennan obituary

Other lives: Sociologist and cultural theorist at Bristol University

Bill Schwarz2 Oct

Jim McCahy obituary

Other lives: Headteacher who made inroads on truancy at Archbishop Whiteside school in Liverpool

Philip McCahy2 Oct

‘Just like my big brothers’: boy with cerebral palsy passes GCSEs with eye-tracking technology

Patrick McCabe’s herculean feat shows limits and possibilities of special educational needs and disabilities system

Sally Weale Education correspondent2 Oct

My school report was a comprehension test for me and my mother

Brief letters: Must try harder | Spoiler alert | House guests | Heirloom kitchen gadgets | Diesel and beer prices

2 Oct

England school inspections to be overhauled again after barrage of complaints

Exclusive: Education secretary sends Ofsted back to ‘drawing board’ as teachers raise serious concerns about new system

Kiran Stacey and Richard Adams2 Oct

MI5 China alert will send chill through UK’s cash-strapped universities

Institutions have for years turned to China for funding opportunities but national security concerns are mounting

Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent30 Sept

Edinburgh joins UK universities heading for strikes as cuts spread through entire sector

Students at Edinburgh, Dundee and Nottingham face a term without any teaching as sector struggles with rising financial uncertainty

Sally Weale and Richard Adams30 Sept

Cal Swann obituary

Other lives: Teacher of graphic design at institutions across the UK and in Australia

Sandra Swann29 Sept

Penny Vine obituary

Other lives: Teacher and educationist with a particular interest in emotional intelligence

Jack Simpson28 Sept

Mary Jane Drummond obituary

Other lives: Headteacher turned tutor, educational adviser and researcher who promoted new philosophies of teaching

Ruth Sapsed27 Sept

‘It’s like the Scottish Upper East Side’: shame and snobbery as American students blamed for St Andrews classism

Online comments reflect class tensions at Scottish university between those from lower-income families and wealthier US undergraduates

Patrick Greenfield27 Sept

Apprenticeships need to be made more accessible

Letters: Dr Gillian McIver and Don Macdonald respond to an article on the low uptake of apprenticeship schemes

24 Sept