Hundreds of independent schools left in dire financial straits by the coronavirus pandemic are being targeted by Chinese investors, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. Experts anticipate a ‘feeding frenzy’ as firms, including some run by high-ranking members of the ruling Chinese Communist party, seek to expand their influence over Britain’s education system. Seventeen schools … Read more
Top universities have called on the Government for additional funds to take on more students and for the cap on the number of pupils studying medicine to be lifted amid fears ministers face a £3billion bailout for lower-tier institutions. Thousands of students are scrambling to get places at their first choice university after ministers screeching … Read more
Universities were frantically trying to unravel the Government’s exams U-turn last night as experts warned that 55,000 students might now try to switch back to institutions that rejected them. The industry’s main umbrella body said universities were seeking ‘urgent clarification’ on how to accommodate students they had earlier refused because of A-level results downgrades. Ministers last … Read more
Coronavirus crisis could undermine young people’s trust in governments and political institutions for years to come, study shows Experts from the UK and US examined how past epidemics impact political trust They found exposure to outbreaks lowers public regard for political leadership This is stronger among young adults and in nations with less stable governments In … Read more
Is Public Health England facing the chop? Boris Johnson tells Tory MPs he plans review of ‘institutions’ amid fury over testing and warns he will not return to austerity or freeze public sector pay to cover the cost of coronavirus PM insisted his plans to revitalise left-behind parts of the UK would go ahead He … Read more