Gavin Williamson slams outgoing chairman of student watchdog for failing to protect free speech on Britain’s campuses Gavin Williamson criticised Office for Students for not protecting free speech He said under Sir Michael Barber ‘little regulatory action’ has been taken In a letter, he urged Lord Wharton of Yarm to ‘use the full range of its powers’ … Read more
Holding GCSE resits next month could pose ‘public health risk’ with entire campuses forced to shut down to accommodate large numbers of students, college leaders warn Association of Colleges say some colleges expecting 500 students to sit exams Chief executive David Hughes has ‘serious concerns’ about potential public risks For many colleges it will result in closure … Read more
Right-leaning or pro-Brexit academics are ‘censored’ on British university campuses, report warns A survey found fewer than 20 per cent of academics voted for Right-wing parties In comparison 75 per cent voted Labour, Liberal Democrat or Green from 2017 Paper suggest a ‘structural discriminatory effect’ on Right-leaning academics By Daily Mail Reporter For The Daily … Read more
Numbering the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and Zara and Peter Phillips among its alumni, £41,250-a-year Gordonstoun can lay claim to more royal connections than any other public school of the modern era. But that has not insulated it from complaints by former pupils who are ‘horrified’ and ‘staggered’ by its plans to … Read more