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BBC News
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University tuition fees system is a 'mess', says Clegg The ex-deputy PM told the BBC he would "take on the chin" any criticism surrounding his involvement
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An ‘alarming’ two-thirds of children say cyberbullying has increased
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
An ‘alarming’ two-thirds of children say cyberbullying has increased Around two-thirds of children worldwide report an increase in cyberbullying, with one in two say they don’t know how to get the right support, according to a recent poll carried out by the UN’s top official who works to end ...
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MIT undergraduates help US high schoolers tackle calculus
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
MIT undergraduates help US high schoolers tackle calculus This year in a rural school district in southeastern Montana, one high school student is taking calculus. For many people, calculus is daunting enough, even when teachers are used to offering it and peers are around to help. Studying it ...
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BBC News
BBC News
First V-level subjects announced with aim to 'prepare for future jobs' Ministers say "bold reforms" for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.
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BBC News
BBC News
SEND reforms to 'strip away' children's legal protections, charity says Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month.
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Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Design‐based implementation research for digitally enabled education reform: Teacher professional development in Tanzania Abstract
Design-based implementation research (DBIR) offers a promising approach for refining and theorising the implementation and scale-up of education interventions. However, integrating technology into national education reforms in resource-constrained contexts adds complexity, involving multiple government bodies, implementers and researchers with differing ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Pupils told to remove blazers to prevent violence Posts encouraging fights between different schools are emerging on social media.
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Personal tech, social media, and the “decline of humanity”
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
Personal tech, social media, and the “decline of humanity” Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt presented a forceful analysis of the damage smartphones and social media are doing to our cognition, our civic fabric, and our children’s wellbeing, while calling for renewed action to ward off their effects, in the latest of ...
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For one learner, online MIT courses are “like getting a Ferrari for the price of...
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
For one learner, online MIT courses are “like getting a Ferrari for the price of... As a professional mechanical engineer, Badri Ratnam was inspired when MIT started offering massive open online courses (MOOCs) in engineering and science in 2012. He wondered if he was up to the challenge of solving problem sets and successfully completing ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Allergy training to become compulsory in schools in England The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict's Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety in schools.
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How AI is already reshaping working conditions
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
How AI is already reshaping working conditions From delivery couriers compelled to follow the demands of online platform algorithms to content moderators who confront pornography and death every day while training artificial intelligence (AI) systems, the impact of new technologies on working conditions is becoming increasingly obvious. ...
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Engineering confidence to navigate uncertainty
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
Engineering confidence to navigate uncertainty Flying on Mars — or any other world — is an extraordinary challenge. An autonomous spacecraft, operating millions of miles from pilots or engineers who could intervene on Earth, must be able to navigate unfamiliar and changing environments, avoid obstacles, ...
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‘AI Kid of India’ urges young people to embrace technology
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
‘AI Kid of India’ urges young people to embrace technology 16-year-old Raul John Aju – dubbed the “AI Kid of India” at home – is a business prodigy who advises government and industry and has created several innovative AI tools. 
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‘I dream of a safe life’: Gaza’s children share the future they want
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
‘I dream of a safe life’: Gaza’s children share the future they want Children in Gaza are voicing their demands for the future through a UN-run initiative that seeks to amplify their voices and restore the “fundamentals of childhood”.
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Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
Guidance: 16 to 19 funding: English and maths funding Funding to support the delivery of English and maths to those students who have not yet attained a grade 9 to 4 GCSE or equivalent in either or both subjects.

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