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School Edugaytion: Have Things Changed for LGBT+ People?

Posted on 5th April 20195th April 2019 by Alex Chitty

Section 28 of Margaret Thatcher’s Local Government Act in 1988 which stated that a local authority “shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality” or “promote the teaching in any maintained school of the acceptability of homosexuality as a pretended family relationship”. The now-repealed act was passed over 30 years ago, and LGBTQ+ rights have advanced miles since then, but this year has raised questions of how much has really changed.

An Hour’s More Sleep a Day Keeps Bad Grades Away?

Posted on 8th March 20198th March 2019 by Michael Turnbull

A recent petition to allow later starts to the school day was debated in parliament last week, and was met with mixed responses from MPs. The petition, signed by over 180,000 people, argued that teenagers […]

The Mental Health Crisis In Teaching

Posted on 4th March 2019 by Matthew Jeffery

Across the UK, teachers have started to leave the profession faster than their replacements are being trained. The resultant drain of qualified and capable teachers from our education system has left those who remain overworked, […]

Historical Amnesia, Miseducation, and Empire

Posted on 16th November 201826th March 2019 by Susanna Goldstone

Cartoon: “Allegoria sull’impero Inglese” (An allegory of the English Empire) by Augusto Grossi depicting the British Empire as a snake, 1878. In 2016, the Independent quoted a poll which found that 44% of British people […]

“Three or Four Universities” on the Brink of Bankruptcy

Posted on 11th November 201815th March 2019 by Ian White

Student debt has been in the headlines recently. But it turns out that students who owe tens of thousands of pounds once they graduate aren’t the only ones who are struggling. With reports that three […]

Sanctuary Scholarships Set to Launch

Posted on 3rd May 201815th January 2019 by The Gryphon Web Editor

The University of Leeds was recently pleased to announce that it will be offering Sanctuary Scholarships for forced migrants to the UK, in an effort to make a university education more accessible for asylum seekers and […]

Universities Accused of Racially Profiling UCAS Applications

Posted on 30th April 2018 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Data from UCAS has revealed that black students applying to university are more likely to have their applications investigated than white students. The information shows that last September, 419 black students had their applications highlighted […]

EXCLUSIVE: Union’s Inept Approach to Costing Mars Election Results

Posted on 16th March 201816th March 2018 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Through joint research by The Gryphon and LSR, it has become clear that the union has failed to uphold their own rules in the recent Exec elections. In our role in holding the union to […]

Students Struggling to Pay Rent

Posted on 17th February 2018 by The Gryphon Web Editor

More than 17,000 students living in university accommodation fell behind on their housing payments last year, according to recent figures. A small but growing number of students are facing eviction. Last year, 97 students had […]

University Poised To Introduce GPA System

Posted on 16th February 201826th April 2018 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Following participation in a successful Higher Education Academy pilot scheme, The University of Leeds is considering the possibility of introducing a grade point average system. The GPA system would run concurrently with the traditional degree classification system, but where the latter does […]