During the last academic year, more than one in ten upper secondary school students lost their study grant due to unauthorized absences. The proportion continues to grow year by year. 43,600 upper secondary school students had their study grants withdrawn during the recently concluded academic year, the Central Student Financial Aid Board (CSN) announced. This…
From a Childhood of Poverty to Software and Education Entrepreneurship in Europe: The Inspiring Story of Mehmet Can Seyhan Mehmet Can Seyhan was born in Türkiye in 1994 and faced life’s challenges at a very young age. Coming from a Kurdish family, Seyhan lost his father when he was only 4 years old. Growing up…
Study finds those who speak two languages have brains that appear around six years younger than those who speak one Learning another language could slow ageing in the brain by up to 13 years, according to research. People who speak more than one language seem to have younger brains and the more languages you speak…
Exclusive: Initial figures are yet to be confirmed by DfE, which said schools were ‘at the heart’ of the celebration About 332,000 fewer children were in school on Monday morning than a week earlier, according to initial figures, as attendance fell after England’s 3-2 World Cup win over Mexico. School registers were down more than three…
England’s exam regulator Ofqual says it is “closely monitoring” the marking of an A-level maths paper which students and parents say felt “unfair”. More than 20,000 people have signed a petition calling for the paper to be reviewed, claiming it was significantly more challenging than in previous years. The founder of the petition said Wednesday’s…