Education

Published: 26 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Students on a fine art course at Goldsmiths, University of London, are calling for compensation after a prolonged staff strike disrupted teaching, feedback and course activities, leaving some students questioning whether they are receiving the education they expected after paying substantial tuition fees. The dispute at the south-east London university has now entered its 21st week, making it...

Published: 26 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Britain’s largest employers have warned the government that plans to make workplace training more expensive for older workers could undermine efforts to tackle the country’s growing youth employment crisis, as ministers prepare a major overhaul of the apprenticeship funding system. The proposed changes, which are expected to form part of the government’s response to a review into youth...

Published: 23 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A crucial deadline to finalize a landmark reciprocal Youth Experience Scheme between the European Union and the United Kingdom could be deferred by six months in an effort to safeguard Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s upcoming bilateral summit on November 20. High-level diplomatic discussions in Brussels have stalled over key sticking points, including annual visa quotas, university tuition fee...

Published: 20 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Public support for the founding principles of the National Health Service (NHS) has declined across much of the United Kingdom over the past five years, raising concerns about the long-term sustainability of the country’s publicly funded healthcare model. Although large majorities continue to believe that healthcare should remain free at the point of use and available to everyone,...

Published: 19 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Up to 20 maternity units across England could be forced to close or change their role as the National Health Service confronts staff shortages, rising caesarean section rates and growing concerns about the safety of childbirth services. A senior NHS leader has warned that concentrating maternity care in fewer hospitals may become unavoidable, reigniting a debate over whether...

Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The UK government is considering a major overhaul of apprenticeship funding in England that would require employers to pay a larger share of training costs for older workers than for younger apprentices. The proposed changes are intended to tackle rising youth unemployment, reverse a prolonged decline in youth apprenticeship enrolment and encourage businesses to invest more heavily in...

Published: 16 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A devastating shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, has left three children and a teacher dead, prompting renewed grief across the local community and intensifying concerns about gun violence in American schools. The suspected gunman, a 16-year-old boy, was also killed after a community member intervened during the attack, while two other victims remained in critical...

Published: 16 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online French police are facing mounting scrutiny after several teenagers sustained severe injuries during school protests, prompting lawyers and human rights organisations to question the use of police weapons, the treatment of detained children and the authorities’ response to a growing youth movement. The allegations have intensified a national debate over the right to protest, police accountability and the...

Published: 15 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has vowed to remain in office despite three consecutive days of student-led demonstrations and violent clashes between protesters and police in the capital, Tirana. The unrest has intensified pressure on his government, with demonstrators demanding his resignation, improved university conditions and greater support for students facing the rising cost of education. As the...

Published: 15 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. At least 27 students, most of them younger than 13, have died after the roof of a privately run school collapsed during classes in Peshawar, north-west Pakistan, in a disaster that has left families searching anxiously for children still believed to be trapped beneath the rubble. The collapse occurred at the al-Khair Education Center while lessons were under...