Education
825,000 more English school places since 2010
The number of state-funded school places has increased by about 825,000 in England since 2010. Read
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Education
We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
Ofsted hasn’t inspected 300 schools for a decade or more
300 schools haven’t been inspected by Ofsted for a decade or more as they were last rated as outstanding, so don’t have to be inspected every five years. Read
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Black and ethnic minority students at the University of Oxford
White applicants to Oxford University from the UK are twice as likely to be accepted as black applicants. Overall, 18% of undergraduates from the UK who took up their place at Oxford in 2017 were BME. Read
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Higher education: a white, middle-class affair?
4% of UK students who began their first UK university degree in 2016/17 were white, but white students are the least likely ethnic group to enter higher education. Read
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Where do UK applicants to Oxford University come from?
Oxford University students are most likely to be from Greater London. Read
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Sure Start, school building and tuition fees: the Conservative and Coalition record
Explaining the Coalition and Conservative governments’ record on tuition fees, Education Maintenance Allowance, Sure Start, and school building. Read
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Student ‘debts’ aren’t really debts
Politicians were accused of misrepresenting students’ finance options - so how does it work? Read
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You usually need to earn £18,600 a year to bring a non-EU partner to the UK
Since 2012, £18,600 is the minimum income required to bring a non-EU partner to the UK. Read
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Are more children being taken from their families?
There are more children being “looked after” by their local authorities, which can mean they have been placed for adoption, fostered, and in some cases, placed with their parents. Read
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Education
Free school meals and Universal Credit
The criteria for receiving free school meals is changing Read
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