PFI schools built in Scotland ‘owned by offshore firms’

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PFI schools built in Scotland ‘owned by offshore firms’
More than 200 schools built in Scotland under private finance schemes are at least partially owned by offshore investment funds, BBC Scotland finds.

Files reveal approved school drug trial plans in 1960s
Home Office doctors gave the go-ahead for experimental drug trials on children at two approved schools in the 1960s, National Archives files show.

Sturgeon launches school reading challenge
Nicola Sturgeon challenges pupils across Scotland to read from a list of up to 100 books as part of a drive to improve literacy.

Record university offers now 3% higher than last year
A record 442,900 people have been offered places at UK universities since A-level results were published on Thursday.

Dundee university autopsy on alien
The University of Dundee is to undertake an “alien autopsy” to mark the 150th anniversary of HG Wells’ birth.

Wirral teen celebrates nine A* grades and has University Challenge hopes
A teenager celebrates achieving nine A* grades at A-level and hopes to be a future contestant on University Challenge.

Free lunch?
As thousands of students prepare to head off to university for the first time, here are 10 alternative ways they can help fund their education.

Foreign languages A-level slump blamed on cuts
Sixth form funding pressures have been blamed for a drop in foreign language A-level candidates.

Girls on top
With girls’ dominance on the university campus set to continue, we ask why more women and men go to university.

Degrees have ‘retained earnings value’
The value of a university degree in higher earnings has not been eroded by the increase in student numbers, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

A-level results due out in England, Wales and Northern Ireland
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be receiving their A-level results on Thursday morning.

Birds and bees
Sex and relationship education (SRE) in schools is often criticised – so we’ve asked a teacher to watch old videos and explain how it’s changed over the last 50 years.

University to raise tuition fees for current students
Exeter University has told its current students that their tuition fees are going to be increased to £9,250 from autumn 2017.

Nigerian university tackles extremism and hunger
A university in north-eastern Nigeria is running projects to feed displaced people and prevent extremism.

Fair advice call for A-level results
A social mobility charity is training volunteers to help give advice to state school pupils getting their A-level results this week.

Meningitis W: Students urged to get vaccine
Young people starting at university or college in September are being urged to get a vaccine against meningitis.

Labour promises return of student maintenance grants
Labour says it would increase corporation tax to fund maintenance grants and bring back the education maintenance allowance for 1.25 million students.

West can’t go into isolation on aid, warns Gillard
It is no longer possible for countries to isolate themselves from events such as the refugee crisis in the Middle East, says Julia Gillard.

Parents ‘struggling’ to access free childcare
A report carried out by a campaign group reveals that some parents are struggling to access the childcare they are entitled to.

Geographer maps Oxbridge success of London state schools
Some London state schools send more pupils to Oxford and Cambridge than private schools in other parts of England, research suggests.

Scotland’s Children’s Panels launch recruitment drive
A drive is launched to sign up 500 volunteers as members of Scotland’s Children’s Panels.

Teachers urged to submit GCSE and A-level questions
A major exam board is to ask teachers to submit potential questions for GCSE and A-level exams.

Firms offered £2,000 incentive to take on apprentices
Employers are offered an extra £2,000 to take on teenagers, care leavers and those with special education needs as apprentices in England.

Special needs pupils lack crucial support, poll suggests
Too many pupils with special educational needs and disabilities in England lack crucial support, a poll of education staff suggests.

Youth services heading towards collapse, says union
A study revealing hundreds of youth centres have closed and youth worker jobs axed says services in the UK are heading towards collapse.

Bear Grylls hails six-year-old hero scout who helped save a life
A six-year-old scout who helped save a life has been hailed a hero by Chief Scout and TV adventurer Bear Grylls.

More than a third of female students ‘have mental health problems’
A survey suggests one in three female students has a mental health problem.

Is university worth the money?
Many millennials regret the money spent on university, according to a new study. So should you skip the degree?

AS-level results ‘more variable’ this year, schools warned
Schools should expect more variation in AS-level results in England this year, says exams regulator Ofqual

Graduate debt ‘a third of average mortgage’, says charity
New graduates in England face average debt levels of more than a third of the average mortgage, research suggests.

Ofsted chairman retracts Isle of Wight comments
Ofsted chairman David Hoare has retracted comments about drug use and unemployment on the Isle of Wight and made an unreserved apology.

Exams day sees largest number of Scots pupils secure university places
More pupils from Scotland get a university place on exams results day than in any previous year, it is confirmed.

Scottish government reveals vision to end child poverty
The Scottish government outlines its vision to end child poverty in the country.

Body image ‘a problem for boys’, says advertising think tank
Eating disorders, dieting and extreme exercising are as much of a problem for secondary school boys as for girls, suggests a survey.

Charities call for action on school clothing grants
Anti-poverty campaigners call on the Scottish government to set a minimum school clothing grant to end council inequality.

Children in care often lack mentor support, says Barnardo’s