Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

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DfE News and Communications·policy

DfE Update 27 May 2026

Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.

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Teacher Tapp Blog·wellbeing

Previous lives, late meetings, and are things getting better?

Hey there Tappers! It’s half term for almost all of you this week – and boy, isn’t it a scorcher! With record May temperatures, we hope you’re staying cool and enjoying it while it lasts! 🙏 Don’t forget, we’re…

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Nuffield Foundation·higher-ed

Grants of up to £500,000 available – Racial Diversity UK fund reopens

Researchers, academics, charities and other organisations working on racial diversity, inequality and inclusion can now apply for grants of up to £500,000 each for research projects through the Nuffield Foundation’s…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Cambridge researchers elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2026

The new Fellows and Foreign Members join the ranks of Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Lise Meitner, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar and Dorothy Hodgkin. “I am delighted to welcome this newest…

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EU Commission Press Releases (EAC)

President von der Leyen at EU-Mexico summit: "We are taking our partnership to a whole new level"

European Commission News Brussels, 27 May 2026 President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, participated in the EU-Mexico Summit in Mexico City on 22 May 2026, alongside Mexican President Cla...

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FFT Education Datalab·research

Intersectionality and modern foreign languages at Key Stage 5

This post is the latest in our occasional series on intersectionality and Key Stage 5 subject choice. So far, we’ve looked at how likely pupils are to go on to study A-Levels in any subject , and separately at STEM…

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

How to Influence the Influencers: Belonging in Higher Education

Below is the text of a speech delivered by HEPI CEO, Nick Hillman OBE, to the Belonging in Higher Education conference hosted by the University of Warwick. Thank you for inviting me. I am the CEO of HEPI, which is an…

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Wonkhe

Modern languages has a future – and it’s all about access

Contraction of modern languages provision is often painted as a response to falling demand. For Ana de Medeiros and Marcela Cazzoli, if you look across the whole education system then HE starts to look like part of the…

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The Guardian Education·policy

The Guardian view on support for youth: someone in government should grab hold of school sports | Editorial

With concerns about childhood obesity and screen use sky-high, cuts to primary PE are an unforced error With remarkably poor timing, days before closing a consultation on children’s social media use, the government…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Pakistan broadens TNE eligibility under new reforms

Pakistan has introduced a new regulatory framework for dual, double and joint degree programs alongside broader revisions to its transnational education (TNE) policy, in a move aimed at tightening oversight of…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

The PIE investigates: the real cost of non-refundable deposits

Institutions including the University of Hull and the University of Kent have been refusing to refund tuition fee deposits for students who have had their visa rejected More than 40% of Pakistani applicants were refused…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

What New Zealand’s levy reveals about England’s international student recruitment model

Levies are hardly new. Travellers routinely pay tourist taxes, hotel levies and airport charges, often with little objection when the purpose is clear and the cost feels proportionate. International education is no…

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The PIE News·policy

International students must leave US to apply for green card

The policy memo from US Citizenship and Immigration (USCIS) calls adjustment of status – the process of applying for a green card – a form of “extraordinary relief”, urging consular officers to consider applications on…

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DWP

Guidance: DWP benefits statistical summaries: policies and statements

Policies and statements for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits statistical summaries.

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HEPI Blog·higher-ed

Beyond the pipeline: rethinking retention in engineering

Over the weekend, HEPI published a two-part blog series on the topic of belonging. Part One is available here , and Part Two is available here . This blog was kindly authored by Dr Salma Al Arefi, Deputy Director of…

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University of Cambridge News·higher-ed

Urine test could help detect lung cancer years before symptoms occur

As published this week in Nature Aging, the team has shown that this simple and affordable test could detect the earliest signs of lung cancer months, or even years, before symptoms appear, as well as monitor whether…

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The PIE News·higher-ed

Outcome over geography: the new student compass

Today, higher education has become much more than a milestone or a fancy degree for most students. Instead, most folks are becoming outcome-oriented, applying for courses abroad and now considering the potential return…

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Children's Commissioner England·wellbeing

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on the sentencing in the Fordingbridge rape case

Children’s Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza said: “The rape of two teenage girls in Fordingbridge is deeply disturbing and has shocked people across the country. My thoughts are first and foremost with the two girls…

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The Guardian Education·higher-ed

Pioneering study aims to find out how repeated blows to head in women’s rugby affects brain

Risk of CTE in men’s sports has been widely studied, but female brains are softer and more vulnerable Cleo Pallister-Turley, a back for Cardiff university’s women’s rugby team, winces as she recalls two major…

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Correspondence: DfE Update 27 May 2026

DfE Update 27 May 2026

Previous lives, late meetings, and are things getting better?

Grants of up to £500,000 available – Racial Diversity UK fund reopens

Cambridge researchers elected as Fellows of the Royal Society 2026

President von der Leyen at EU-Mexico summit: "We are taking our partnership to a whole new level"

Intersectionality and modern foreign languages at Key Stage 5

How to Influence the Influencers: Belonging in Higher Education

Modern languages has a future – and it’s all about access

The Guardian view on support for youth: someone in government should grab hold of school sports | Editorial

Pakistan broadens TNE eligibility under new reforms

The PIE investigates: the real cost of non-refundable deposits

What New Zealand’s levy reveals about England’s international student recruitment model

International students must leave US to apply for green card

Guidance: DWP benefits statistical summaries: policies and statements

Beyond the pipeline: rethinking retention in engineering

Urine test could help detect lung cancer years before symptoms occur

Outcome over geography: the new student compass

Statement from the Children’s Commissioner on the sentencing in the Fordingbridge rape case

Pioneering study aims to find out how repeated blows to head in women’s rugby affects brain

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