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Nov- 2025 -18 November
Uni of Sheffield staff begin 14 days of strikes over job-cut plans
Staff at the University of Sheffield have begun 14 days of strike action as part of a dispute over proposed job cuts, the University and College Union (UCU) has said. The union has set out strike dates covering November and December. Action will take place on 17, 18, 19 and…
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18 November
OfS allocates £88.5m for new university and college facilities
The Office for Students (OfS) has allocated £88.5m in capital funding for universities and colleges in England in 2025–26.The funding will back projects aimed at boosting student opportunities and supporting national and regional growth. The regulator said the funding will support new buildings, facilities and equipment, with £80.75m awarded through…
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18 November
Staff wellbeing in education sector falls to lowest level since 2019
Staff wellbeing across the education sector has fallen to its lowest level since 2019, according to new research from Education Support, which has called for a government retention strategy centred on workforce wellbeing. The charity’s ninth Teacher Wellbeing Index, which was released today (18 November), reports that education staff continue…
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17 November
EPI CEO and co-founder to step down after a decade
The Education Policy Institute’s (EPI) chief executive, Natalie Perera, will step down from her role at the end of January 2026 following a decade at the helm of the organisation. Perera co-founded EPI in 2015 and over the past 10 years, has led its “significant” growth and established it as a…
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17 November
School blocked from cutting intake after adjudicator rejects plan
The Winsford Academy has been refused permission to reduce its year 7 intake by a quarter after the national schools adjudicator upheld a challenge from Cheshire West and Chester Council. The decision means the Halliard Trust must maintain the school’s published admission number at 240 for September 2026. The trust…
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17 November
Ulster Uni joins cross-border drive to improve skills mobility
Ulster University will be running a new Peaceplus-funded project led by Atlantic Technological University that will explore ways to reduce long-standing barriers to studying and working across the border, as partners seek to align qualification and regulatory systems. The North South Education, Skills and Training: Empowering Economic Mobility (ESTEEM) project…
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14 November
Uni of Derby staff back strike action in dispute over redundancies
Staff at the University of Derby have voted to take strike action in a dispute over potential compulsory redundancies and course closures for the 2025/26 academic year. The University and College Union (UCU) said 82% of participating members backed strike action, with 93% supporting action short of a strike on…
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14 November
OfS sets out new strategy based on ‘equality of opportunity’
The Office for Students (OfS) has unveiled a new strategy to help it “deliver exemplary regulation in the interest of students”. The new strategy will be built around three priorities: quality, student experience and support, and sector resilience. OfS said its strategy will be framed by four attitudes: Ambitious for…
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13 November
Uneven distribution of SEND pupils placing strain on mainstream schools
The uneven distribution of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities across mainstream schools in England is placing greater strain on settings with the highest concentrations of need, new analysis by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) has found. The study reports that more than half of pupils with…
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12 November
Schools to receive individual attendance targets, says gov
Every school in England is set to be given an individual attendance improvement target from this month as part of a government plan to reduce pupil absence to pre-pandemic levels.The Department for Education (DfE) said the move is intended to help children “achieve and thrive” by ensuring they spend more…
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