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The National Education Union says that the findings of OECD provide another worrying reminder that education in England is moving in the wrong direction.

Council leaders are urging first year university students to get vaccinated against meningitis, which could be mistaken for ‘freshers’ flu’ or a hangover,  putting their lives at risk.

The Sutton Trust is calling on the Chancellor to support a £3.2 billion reform to student funding – means-testing tuition fees and restoring maintenance grants – in this week’s Budget, in a new report that includes detailed projections of their potential costs and benefits.

There is an intense debate about Religious Education in schools today. What about Theology and Religious Studies in university departments? Graeme Smith, who teaches public theology and the University of Chichester, looks at what the discipline involves. What does this mean for the MPs and others scrutinising from the outside? "Well I suspect that when they do come calling we shall have some questions for them as well," says Dr Smith.