Sir Gavin Williamson is the state-school taught, tarantula loving, ‘baby faced assassin’ who ran the Department of Education between 2019 and 2021. He was sacked by Boris Johnson in September 2021 and ...

Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...

The government will attempt to reverse the declining numbers of young people studying computing at school through a broader programme of study of the subject that retains its core principles. This ...

The Education Secretary has announced reforms to the national curriculum, including cutting the time GCSE students spend in exams. Bridget Phillipson said Labour would reduce time in the exam hall by ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Learn in our brand-new, purpose-built space for innovation and creativity that is ...

The HNC Computing for England (Network Engineering) course at NTU in Mansfield provides a strong foundation in the evolving field of computing. You’ll develop practical skills in areas such as ...

Multilevel Modelling is one of the basic techniques used in quantitative social science research for modelling data with complex hierarchical structures. The Multilevel Modelling research theme ...

Judged as an artwork, GPT-4’s unicorn won’t win any prizes. The assortment of geometric shapes produced by the deep-learning algorithm only loosely captures the appearance of the majestic mythical ...

The United Kingdom is one of the worst performing countries in the OECD when it comes to “intergenerational mobility”, or the extent to which children’s labour market outcomes are predicted by the ...

Teachers in Britain may be given advice on how to prevent the spread of cheating on school coursework by pupils using a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. ChatGPT, which has been running for a ...

Kenneth Baker, the former education secretary who introduced GCSEs in the 80s, has said there is a “growing movement” arguing the exams are “coming to the end of their life” (Photo: David Jones/PA) ...