1 HR AGO - Newly qualified teachers say they are frequently expected to bear the brunt of teaching the most challenging classes and there are fears that they are leaving as a result Collapse

5 HRS AGO - A popular science book has transformed public health advice on sleep. But how often does this happen?Steve Brine, a former public health minister, was intrigued when he spotted a fellow train passenger reading Matthew Walker’s bestseller Why We Sleep. He picked up a copy of the popular science book, which argues that sleeping a eight hours per night can transform physical and mental health, and subsequently pushed to include guidance on minimum sleep hours in the government’s health green paper. “I was really struck by what it said,” says Brine. “It was a good piece of work that landed at the right time with the right person, who was prepared to take on officials rolling their eyes at ministers. I also had a fair amount of credibility in the public health space so they were probably prepared to listen, and Matt [Hancock, the health secretary] was prepared to back me.” Continue reading... Collapse

22 HRS AGO - Understatement is typically British. But describing school funding as 'a bit tight'? It's not on, says Bernard Trafford Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Ex-Coronation Street star backs Durham commission’s call for arts to be taught to all childrenJulie Hesmondhalgh, the actor and campaigner, has accused policymakers of conspiring to limit access to arts and culture for British children.Reacting to a report into school provision, Hesmondhalgh told the Observer she was dismayed that arts education was now seen as a luxury. “The idea it is not career-oriented is so wrong. And anyway, what happened to the idea of learning for learning’s sake? It is so depressing.” Continue reading... Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Brexit may be driving many to distraction - but it is boom time for university politics departments. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - It's the elephant in the classroom: sometimes there are pupils you simply don't like. The secret supply teacher still hasn't resolved this issue Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - A Cambridge don who was investigated for sexually harassing students has been readmitted to his college less than two years after it was announced he had been permanently removed. Trinity Hall Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Lewis Baxter, 21, on how he makes ends meet with his student loan and part-time tutoring workName: Lewis Alexander BaxterAge: 21Income: £3,000 plus student loan of £4,500 a yearOccupation: Full-time law student, part-time tutor and organisation founderI’ve just started my second year at Durham University, where I’m studying law. I’m not your typical student: I probably only go out once a week or, more accurately, once every two weeks. I’m not into mad nights out and clubbing. Let’s put it bluntly – if I did have those classic kind of night outs several times a week, I’d have very little money left at the end of the week. Continue reading... Collapse