Education | kieranshirebrookholmes.co.uk

‘I’m going for a few pints now’: nerves and joy as students collect their A-level results

The tension of walking into college to learn your fate is enough to keep most people awake the night before. For Hayden Bettson-Day, 18, the best solution was get it over with as early as possible. "I was refreshing the…

Top grades rise again as students get A-level, T-level and BTec results

The percentage of top A-level grades edged up again, and a record number of students found out they had secured a place at university. The cost of going to university has been in the spotlight this year, with mounting…

Students set new records for A-level grades in bumper year

The proportion of students in England gaining the highest grade of A* in A-level subjects rose to 9.7%, up from 9.4% last year, setting a new record outside the pandemic era, when exams were scrapped. Northern Ireland…

Cambridge agrees to hold independent inquiry into Jason Arday appointment

The university initially defended him as the "victim of a vile campaign to undermine his credibility" but he resigned last week after a series of his claims were called into doubt. In a letter to staff, Prentice said: "I…

‘Always cracking jokes’: questions raised over Jason Arday’s claim he was non-verbal as a child

This claim was mentioned in a letter announcing his resignation last week , which came amid mounting questions about his academic work and statements he had made about his past. Arday wrote that becoming a professor at…

I share concerns over Arday appointment, says Cambridge University head

In a letter to staff, Prof Deborah Prentice acknowledged the "anger and anxiety around this damaging and difficult case". The university head also announced Cambridge's investigation would be independent and carried out…

Jason Arday’s life may be a warped fantasy. But so is this conversation around DEI

The University of Cambridge professor, now resigned , was accused of plagiarism, and appears to have made up an awful lot of fantastical stories about his life. But weeks into the affair, it feels that there has been an…

University of Cambridge whistleblower who reported alleged bullying wins employment tribunal

He claimed that one woman in the department had been "hounded out of a job", another was "left a frightened woman", and a third had faced "aggressive professors" at the institute. The tribunal found that after raising…

Students face ‘ticking timebomb’ of debt and higher taxes

Hundreds of thousands of sixth formers will receive their A-level results on Thursday, with many expecting to continue on to higher education courses. But Toby Whelton, author of the analysis for the Intergenerational…

How much parents could save from September's new school uniform rules

Schools are already advised to keep these items to a minimum, meaning many are already within the rules, but about a quarter of schools will need to make changes by the time the law comes into effect. The government says…