UK school pupils ‘using AI to create indecent imagery of other children’
Protection groups call for urgent action to help pupils understand risks of making images that legally constitute child sexual abuse
David Turner obituary
Other lives: Pioneering computer scientist who designed and implemented three programming languages
Much as it galls the French, English has become Europe’s cultural lingua franca
The British may have left the EU, but if recent films are to go by, their language remains centre stage
‘We need more women,’ says only female winner of Millennium Technology prize
Women form just 16% of the nominees for next year’s award, but Nobel laureate Prof Frances Arnold says gender balance will come through girls working in science from a young age
‘Is this an appropriate use of AI or not?’: teachers say classrooms are now AI testing labs
Educators are trying to understand how these tools work and, perhaps most pressingly, how they can be misused
UK government keeping files on teaching assistants’ and librarians’ internet activity
Exclusive: Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policies
Oxford University says it will not base admissions on botched online tests
Sixth formers said tests displayed incorrect questions, repeatedly crashed or failed to record answers
Pens away, laptops open – pupils told to type, not write, GCSE exam answers
Examining board AQA says parts of Italian and Polish courses will be assessed digitally in 2026
IT glitch has left us facing deportation from UK, claim students
Three men say their visas will expire before they receive their degrees from Coventry university
School surveillance tech does more harm than good, ACLU report finds
US student safety not improved by surveillance technology such as cameras and facial recognition software, research shows
Gillian Keegan plans to ban mobile phones from English schools
Education secretary to issue new guidance in latest Tory attempt to limit phone usage by students
Revealed: UK government keeping files on education critics’ social media activity
An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts
What does rejoining EU’s Horizon scheme mean for UK research and innovation?
Scientists relieved they can once again apply for funding from world’s largest such programme after three-year hiatus
Japanese city to use robots to tackle rise in truancy
Schools in Kumamoto have purchased two mechanical assistants to help children regain confidence in dealing with teachers and classmates
Pupils know the rules at our school – no smartphones. Here’s how it’s working
Parents and teachers are realising the damage social media can do to young children, so now we have a strict new code