Unesco calls for schools across the world to ban smartphones from the classroom
Report recomends smartphone ban from schools to protect children from online bullying
Education
Overcoming the cybersecurity talent shortage with upskilling initiatives
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Lindsey Polley de Lopez, Director of Cyber & Space Intelligence at MACH37, proposes strategies for companies, educational institutions, and governments on how to address the ongoing shortage of cybersecurit…
‘Put learners first’: Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
Major UN report issues warning over excessive use, with one in six countries already banning the devices• Analysis: distraction and bullying are key concerns‘I would crank up the restrictions’: teachers on banning phones in schoolSmartphones should be …
Make nurseries exempt from VAT and business rates to boost wages, say MPs
Committee also says government has more work to do to tackle structural problems in early years childcareMinisters should remove business rates and VAT from nurseries so that they are able to pay their staff more, a group of MPs have recommended.In the…
Distraction and cyberbullying are key concerns over phones in UK schools
Rise in ownership among pupils has sparked a wave of research into pros and cons of mobiles in educationUnesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools‘I would crank up the restrictions’: teachers on banning phones in schoolMobile phones are so p…
US education department opens inquiry into Harvard’s legacy admission policies
After supreme court struck down affirmative action, legacy admissions scrutinized as race-based discriminationThe US Department of Education has opened an investigation into Harvard University’s policies on legacy admissions, which give an edge to appl…
Inspiring secure coding: Strategies to encourage developers’ continuous improvement
In software development, the importance of secure coding practices cannot be overstated. Fostering a security culture within development teams has become crucial to ensure the integrity and protection of digital systems. To delve deeper into this topic…
Outrage over UK university’s plan to cut African history course and its professor
University of Chichester proposes redundancy for Hakim Adi, first Briton of African heritage to become a professor of history in UKA university has come under fire for proposing to make the first British person of African heritage to become a professor…
September school strikes possible as rebel teachers in England set to reject pay offer
Some local branches to defy teaching unions’ advice to accept deal over recruitment concernsStrikes in schools across England may still happen in September, after local branches of the largest union representing teachers told the Observer this weekend …
Kamala Harris condemns Florida over curriculum claim of slavery ‘benefit’
Vice-president decries ‘extremist so-called leaders’ and says new teaching standards will rob children of knowing true US historyKamala Harris went to Florida on Friday to address the state board of education’s controversial new standards for Black his…