The new Sats

A Canadian university pays hackers to restore access to emails and other files encrypted by ransomware.

Gaps in A-level take-up revealed
The stark local differences in the proportion of state school pupils studying A-levels in England has been revealed – ranging from 2% to 74%.

Teachers’ subject training ‘too brief’, MPs hear
MPs hear how some teachers are beginning their primary school careers with just a few hours in training in some subject areas.

Student doubts rise over university value for money
Only about a third of UK students think they get good “value for money” from their university course, according to an influential annual survey.

Students doubt university value
Only about a third of UK students think they get good “value for money” from their university course, according to an influential annual survey.

Women ‘have higher risk of anxiety’
Anxiety disorders need more research and women are nearly twice as likely to be affected as men, a global review by University of Cambridge scientists finds.

Teachers’ subject training ‘too brief’
MPs hear how some teachers are beginning their primary school careers with just a few hours in training in some subject areas.

University pays $20,000 data ransom
A Canadian university pays hackers to restore access to emails and other files encrypted by ransomware.

A-level ‘disparity’ highlighted in study
The stark local differences in the proportion of state school pupils studying A-levels in England has been revealed – ranging from 2% to 74%.