Education

Published: 13 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. A controversy surrounding a Jewish MP school visit has drawn national attention after a planned appearance at a Bristol secondary school was cancelled following organised opposition. The incident, which occurred quietly in September, has resurfaced after senior political figures raised concerns about discrimination, free expression, and the safety of public debate within educational spaces. At the centre of...

Published: 12 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Pressure is steadily intensifying on Downing Street as political voices converge around the under-16s social media ban debate. What began as a Conservative proposal has gathered unexpected momentum after support emerged from Labour’s Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham. The renewed focus reflects rising public unease about children’s online lives, digital wellbeing, and the responsibilities of government and technology...

Published: 11 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK teaching union has urged a ban on social media for under-16s, citing serious mental health risks. Experts warn that unrestricted access to social media is harming children’s concentration, emotional wellbeing, and classroom behaviour. Recent reports suggest that platforms fail to safeguard vulnerable users, leaving minors exposed to harmful content. Union leaders emphasised that children’s online experiences...

Published: 10 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The University of Glasgow found itself at the centre of renewed public attention this week after its rector was formally exonerated by a medical tribunal. The ruling confirmed that the Glasgow rector cleared of misconduct had no case to answer over allegations of antisemitism and support for terrorism. The decision followed an intense three-day hearing in Manchester, where...

Published: 09 January 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Cambridge’s Trinity Hall has sparked controversy over its private school recruitment policy, raising urgent concerns. Critics say this move undermines social mobility by prioritising applications from wealthy private schools over state-educated students. The focus keyword “private school recruitment” is central to this debate, appearing throughout discussions and early responses from alumni, charities, and educational advocates. Supporters of social...

Published: 29 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) has announced it will largely end remote examinations due to escalating concerns over cheating driven by artificial intelligence tools. This shift, effective from March, signals a major change for the world’s largest accounting body, which represents nearly 260,000 professional members and more than half a million students globally. ACCA chief executive...

Published: 22 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. An academic is preparing to take legal action after her lecture on sex and gender at the University of Bristol faced significant disruption from protesters. Prof Alice Sullivan, a University College London researcher, has written to both the university and the Office for Students (OfS) following the incident, arguing that her right to freedom of expression was compromised....

Published: 22 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The University of Greater Manchester has come under sharp criticism after England’s universities regulator faced accusations of negligence. Phil Brickell, MP for Bolton West, has publicly called the Office for Students (OfS) “asleep at the wheel” due to its delayed response to reports of alleged fraud, bullying, and mismanagement at the university. Brickell represents the constituency that encompasses...

Published: 17 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The United Kingdom is poised to rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student exchange programme, marking a significant moment in post-Brexit relations with Brussels. An agreement is expected to be formally announced on Wednesday, signalling a renewed commitment to educational cooperation and cultural exchange across Europe. Government sources indicate that final details have been settled, allowing UK students to...

Published: 11 December 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Conservative governments spent £325 million on 67 free schools that subsequently failed or vanished entirely, highlighting fundamental flaws in policy decisions over the past decade. This expenditure forms part of a broader £10 billion investment committed between 2014–15 and 2023–24 to create new school buildings, significantly outweighing the £6.8 billion spent on refurbishing existing schools, a discrepancy critics...