Suffolk School Drops Detention Over Boy's Black PE Socks
An 11-year-old in Beccles was given a lunchtime detention for wearing the wrong colour of socks in PE. His mother complained and the school withdrew it.
Category: Education
Two Teachers Struck Off Over Fight They Encouraged at School
A misconduct panel banned a principal and a science teacher from teaching after they watched two pupils fight at a Gloucestershire school in 2019.
Goldsmiths Fine Art Students Want Pay-Back for Lost Teaching
Students on a Goldsmiths master of fine art course want compensation for lost learning. A strike has taken out 10 of the 12 usual tutors and is in its 21st week.
Business Leaders Push Back on Dearer Training for Over-25s
Business leaders urge ministers to reconsider a plan to make training workers over 25 cost 25% more in England.
Students Welcome Tenancy Freedom as Landlords Warn of Rent Rises
Since the Renters' Rights Act took effect in May, students in private lets can leave mid-year. Landlords say empty summers could push rents up.
University Challenge Students Say Pride Badges Were Edited Out
Two University of Leicester contestants accuse the BBC of editing out rainbow symbols from their episode. The BBC says its guidelines call for no badges or symbols during filming.
Liverpool University and Museums Review Joint Projects
A sharing event looked at three projects funded by an AHRC grant, from Romano-British women's heritage to dementia-friendly music, and set priorities for the next phase.
University of Liverpool Opens Its Bengaluru Campus
Nearly 300 students have started at the University of Liverpool's new Bengaluru campus, the first Russell Group campus in Karnataka and the university's first overseas campus in over 20 years.
Wirral Weighs a Five-Year Plan for Its Libraries
Wirral Council's culture committee will decide on 22 October whether to adopt Libraries for All, a five-year strategy that turns libraries into community hubs with clear performance checks.