We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
You can look at the schools budget in terms of the actual cash that’s being spent, the value of that cash after prices have risen, and how it divides per pupil. Read
Education
Poor children in particular seem to do particularly well at grammar schools (if they attend in the first place). Read
Education
To set up a free school in England you need to show that there’s parental demand, and either a basic shortage of places or a lack of good school places in the area. Read
Education
The National Audit Office has said that although overall spending on schools will increase between 2014/15 and 2019/20, increasing pupil numbers and staff costs mean they will need to spend 8% less pe Read
Education
High-achieving well-off pupils in Scotland perform better at science, reading and maths than high-achieving poor pupils, according to research. Read
A legal case may mean that councils have to stop fining parents who take their children out of school during term time. Read
Education
Between 2007 and 2016 half a million fewer men than women living in the UK have been accepted to UK universities. Read
Education
Department for Education research shows a link between missing school and lower pupil attainment, but this isn’t the case for all types of absence. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Bank of England has estimated that 15 million jobs in the UK could be automated over the next few decades, equivalent to just under half the jobs in the UK right now. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Yep, it’s true. Read
