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BBC News
Councils to get £3bn for thousands more school spaces for Send pupils The government is promising 50,000 more places for children with special educational needs in schools in England.
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Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
Can dialogue heal a fractured world? A UN-led alliance is making the case As 2025 draws to a close, geopolitical divides are deepening – North and South, East and West. Against this backdrop, the UN Alliance of Civilizations marks two decades of bridging divides as its Riyadh Forum takes on intolerance, hate speech, ...
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BBC News
AI has entered the classroom - but is it the solution for overworked teachers? From deepfake teachers to remote maths lessons - how are schools using tech and AI in the classroom?
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UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
UNESCO urges a modern rethink of the right to learn Despite major gains in access to schooling since 1960, widening inequalities driven by the climate crisis, conflicts and rapid technological change are leaving millions behind. 
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BBC News
BBC News
Hundreds of youth centres planned to reach 'isolated' generation The government sets aside £500m it says is needed to revive services aimed at disconnected teens and young adults.
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MIT takes manufacturing education across the country
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
MIT takes manufacturing education across the country MIT has long bolstered U.S. manufacturing by developing key innovations and production technologies, and training entrepreneurs. This fall, the Institute introduced a new tool for U.S. manufacturing: an education program for workers, held at collaborating institutions, which teaches core principles ...
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BBC News
BBC News
Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.
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From bagpipes to salt-making, UNESCO honours endangered culture passed down through generations
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
From bagpipes to salt-making, UNESCO honours endangered culture passed down through generations From salt made by hand on a Philippine island, to ceremonial dances in Kenya and ancient textile traditions in Belarus, the UN cultural agency has added a diverse range of living traditions to its global lists of culture at risk, ...
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BBC News
BBC News
'School punished my child because I missed her parents' evening' Louise Butcher is one of many parents who say a federation's two schools are too strict with pupils.
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Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Wiley: British Journal of Educational Technology: Table of Contents
Genes in 3D: The impact of virtual reality on biology students' performance and perceptions Abstract
This study explored the impact of high-immersion virtual reality (VR) as an innovative andragogical tool in undergraduate biology education. Amidst concerns about traditional lecture-based teaching methods, VR can offer interactive hands-on experiences. The study hypothesized that students who opt in ...
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Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
Inaugural UROP mixer draws hundreds of students eager to gain research experience More than 600 undergraduate students crowded into the Stratton Student Center on Oct. 28, for MIT’s first-ever Institute-wide Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) mixer.“At MIT, we believe in the transformative power of learning by doing, and there’s no better example ...
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Turning a childhood interest into a career path with MIT Open Learning resources
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
Turning a childhood interest into a career path with MIT Open Learning resources Hinata Yamahara was 10 years old, on a family trip to Osaka, Japan, when he started riding the train alone. Those train rides sparked an interest in something he didn't have words for at the time — how cities are ...
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Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction
UN News - Global perspective Human stories
Nigeria: Schools should be ‘sanctuaries not targets’ says deputy UN chief following latest mass abduction The UN Deputy Secretary-General voiced deep alarm on Saturday over the latest mass abduction from a school in Nigeria, calling for the immediate release of those taken.
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Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy
MIT News - Education, teaching, academics | Online learning | Massive open online courses (MOOCs) | MITx | EdX
Quantum modeling for breakthroughs in materials science and sustainable energy Ernest Opoku knew he wanted to become a scientist when he was a little boy. But his school in Dadease, a small town in Ghana, offered no elective science courses — so Opoku created one for himself.Even though they had ...
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Department for Education - Activity on GOV.UK
New national Child Protection Authority announced Plans for a new Child Protection Authority unveiled as part of government strategy to protect children from predators and abuse.

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