We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
The government claims to be 70% of the way towards its teacher recruitment target, yet overall numbers fell in the last year. What’s going on? Read
Politics
A claim about university funding made by SNP leader John Swinney in an election leaflet isn’t quite right. Read
Education
The Prime Minister claimed the number of teachers has increased since the election, while the Conservatives have claimed there are 400 fewer. Read
Education
A clip shared with claims it shows a UK teacher ‘indoctrinating’ children in Islam isn’t real and was almost certainly made using artificial intelligence. Read
Immigration
Videos circulating online claim the government is changing the rules and giving international graduates 30 days to leave the UK after their studies. But this isn’t true. Read
Education
The video is being shared with the implication it shows recent footage, but the clip is more than seven years old. Read
A claim which has been shared widely on social media is not correct. Read
Viral social media posts misrepresent the roles of Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood and the interim chair of Ofsted’s board, Sir Hamid Patel. Read
Education
Misleading claims that the new interim chair of Ofsted’s board, Sir Hamid Patel, will be able to change what pupils learn in schools, have been shared online. Read
These posts have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either unevidenced or false. Read
