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More sex education is linked to higher rates of teenage pregnancy, a new study has shown. It found that teenage pregnancy rates have declined in areas where the government has cut spending on sex education and birth control. The decline was steepest in areas where councils slashed their teenage pregnancy budgets most aggressively. The results follow calls for relationships and sex education to be made compulsory in schools.
Education	Christian Concern - 2nd June 2017



Students at a British university have been told they will be marked down in essays unless they use gender-neutral pronouns. Undergraduates in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Hull have been told that if they do not use "gender-sensitive" language, it will have an "impact on their mark". While other universities already advise students to use 'gender-neutral' language, Hull is the first to penalise students for not doing this.
Education	Christian Concern - 7th April 2017



The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has passed a motion calling on its members to teach nursery children about same-sex relationships and transsexualism. Delegates at the NUT's annual conference in Cardiff approved the motion. It follows the government's plans to introduce "age appropriate" relationships and sex education in schools.
Education	Christian Concern - 22nd April 2017



Young children are to receive 'happiness lessons', including mindfulness, in a new government trial aimed at improving the well-being of the UK's children. They will be taught to think of disturbing thoughts as 'buses', which come and go. It follows results of a study last month which found that the UK's children are among the unhappiest in the world.
Education	Christian Concern - 17th March 2017



A poll of more than 1,000 parents conducted for the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, found that fewer than a third of parents even look at league tables when choosing schools for their children. Instead, more than half (54 per cent) look online for general information, 49 per cent read the latest inspection report, and 53 per cent speak to parents of current pupils.
Education	The Sentinel - 20th January 2017



The number of would-be students applying to university has dropped for just the third time in 15 years. Figures show that around 30,000 fewer people had applied to start degree courses this autumn by January 15 – the main deadline of submitting applications. A breakdown reveals that, in the wake of Brexit, the number of EU students planning to study at a UK university has dropped by around seven per cent.
Education	The Sentinel - 2nd February 2017



Police-Style body cameras are being worn by teachers in England to stop pupil disruption. Two schools are taking art in the pilot scheme, according to Tom Ellis, a criminal justice researcher from the University of Portsmouth.
Education	The Sentinel - 9th February 2017



New research, commissioned by children’s charity Plan International UK, found that 85 per cent of those polled think that sex and relationship education (SRE) should be mandatory in state schools with 82 per cent agreeing that it should also be compulsory at faith schools. The survey, conducted among 2,007 adults, also found that those who received SRE at school, only 27 per cent found the classes informative.
Education	Youth and Children’s Work - March 2017



More than 90 per cent of UK universities are restricting free speech, a shocking new report has found. The Free Speech University Ranking (FSUR), by Spiked magazine, states that 21 universities have banned speakers from attending debates or lectures in the last year. Twenty universities have also banned the sale of one or more newspaper on their campuses.
Education	The Christian Institute - 24th February 2017



A teacher lost this job in Canadian school for making his pro-life stance known to students, it was reported in January. The teacher explained in a law lesson that in a democracy there is often a difference ‘between people’s private morality and the law’, giving as an example his belief that abortion was wrong but the law was different to his view. One female pupil complained to a school administrator that she felt ‘unsafe’, a claim she also made after he apologised for upsetting her.
Education	Evangelical Now – February 2017



A portrait of Lord Carey was removed from the King’s College London campus, seemingly after the university bowed to pressure from LGBT campaigners, it was reported in January.
Education	Evangelicals Now – February 2017



The Local Government Association has joined calls to introduce mandatory sex ed in all schools, claiming that lack of sex education is to blame for the "shockingly high" number of sexually transmitted infections in young people, which can cause infertility later on in life.
Education	Christian Concern - 17th February 2017



9 in 10 UK universities are now restricting free speech in some way, according to a survey by online magazine Spiked. 64% now actively censor speech, and 31% stifle speech through excessive regulation, indicating a steady rise in censorship over the past three years, the report claims.
Education	Christian Concern - 17th February 2017



The UK is still lagging behind leading countries at education, and has made little progress since results three years ago. The UK is behind Vietnam, Poland and Estonia.
Education	The Sentinel - 7th December 2016



Seven in ten 11-15 year-olds believe 'age-appropriate' sex and relationships education (SRE) would better protect them from sexual predators online, according to a new report by children's charity Barnardo's. Barnardo's is currently pushing for the introduction of mandatory SRE in schools.
Education	Christian Concern - 13th January 2017

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