Education

Published: 03 September 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The proportion of secondary school students in England being removed from their normal classrooms and placed in internal exclusion has nearly tripled over three years, according to newly analysed education data, raising concerns about the growing use of classroom removal as a disciplinary measure. The figures show that 13% of secondary school pupils were placed in internal exclusion at...

**Published: 01 September 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online** The alarm goes off earlier than expected. The suitcase is back in the cupboard, the holiday clothes are being put away and an inbox filled with unread messages is waiting. Only days earlier, mornings may have started slowly, evenings stretched late into the night and everyday responsibilities seemed less urgent. Returning to work can make that relaxed routine...

Published: 29 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The University of Exeter has approved plans for a formal partnership with Saudi Arabia that will see its academics provide advanced education and training to senior military officers and government officials in Riyadh, prompting criticism over the university’s relationship with a government long criticised for its human rights record. The agreement could generate millions of pounds for the...

Published: 27 August 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Professors at Belgium's Ghent University had raised serious concerns about Nathan Cofnas's suitability for an academic research position months before he became embroiled in allegations of plagiarism against Cambridge sociology professor Jason Arday, according to documents seen by the Guardian. The academics questioned whether Cofnas had sufficient expertise for a postdoctoral role examining the future of liberalism and...

Published: 15 August 2026.The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Jason Arday, the academic who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid allegations of plagiarism and questions about aspects of his professional history, has been found dead at his home in south London. He was 41. The Metropolitan police said officers were called to the address by the London Ambulance Service shortly after 3pm on Friday. A...

Published: 25 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Amid relentless and unprecedented youth-led demonstrations centered at Jantar Mantar following widespread exam malpractices, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan officially tendered his resignation on Saturday. The ongoing agitations, spearheaded by the Cockroach Janta Party alongside various student organizations, have gripped the national capital and several other regions over the past week, demanding accountability for the NEET-UG paper leaks...

Published: 14 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A peaceful Tuesday morning at a Brisbane school turned into a scene of absolute terror. Police are currently investigating an alleged stabbing incident that occurred at a local institution. The event took place at the Islamic College of Brisbane located in the suburb Karawatha. A seventeen-year-old student sustained life-threatening injuries during an altercation with another younger student. Emergency...

Published: 11 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Teachers across the United Kingdom are urging the government to take urgent action after extreme summer temperatures pushed classroom conditions beyond safe limits, leaving pupils suffering from heatstroke, dehydration, nausea and exhaustion. As the country experiences another intense heatwave, education professionals say many schools are simply not designed to cope with prolonged periods of extreme heat, with indoor...

Published: 04 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online British teenagers currently residing in the European Union are confronting a daunting financial reality as a significant post-Brexit policy shift threatens to price them out of a UK university education. With the impending conclusion of a transitional grace period in 2028, British passport holders living abroad will lose their eligibility for "home fee" status, meaning they will be...

Published: 01 July 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The era of huge salaries for academy school leaders across England may soon end. The government plans to introduce strict limits on executive pay within the education sector. For years, some academy chiefs have enjoyed salaries compared to wealthy corporate investment bankers. These educational leaders often received hefty annual pay increases regardless of wider economic struggles. Nearly one...