2,815 source-backed education facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 12 of 29.
“48% of white working-class children reaching a good level of development by age five, compared with 75% of white British children not on free school meals.”
“France shuttering 845 schools in a single day at the peak of the spike.”
“Lilly was a student at Brynmawr Foundation School.”
“approximately 20,000 pieces”
“Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson had previously committed to rolling out new safeguards in the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026.”
“QEH is an independent private boys' school which teaches children between the ages of seven and 18.”
“my sons, who are now 4 and 8”
“Ray Dalio was a self-professed “below average” student, bringing home grades of C-minus on a good day.”
“With recruits capped at 29 years old... Van Der Werf recruits unemployed or underemployed Europeans as young as 18-years-old...”
“the family will have saved almost £1,000 compared with the same holiday a week earlier.”
“It's probably altogether about two months of training — more, depending on their skill level, for new employees, according to Kim Fisher, the airport's head security-training instructor.”
“many Ivy League Colleges have a lower percentage of women as tenured professors than the national average of 32%.”
“At GCSE level, 36% of white working-class pupils achieved a grade 4 (pass grade) or above in English and maths, compared with 72% of all pupils not on free school meals.”
“According to Britannica, Rowling's first novel was translated into 60 languages”
“The school is providing support to pupils and staff who have been affected, and we are working closely with relevant agencies to ensure that help is available to anyone who needs it.”
“70th anniversary”
“In response, Helen Hayes, education committee chairwoman, urged ministers to set out a timetable for implementing "multi-agency child protection teams in every local authority area".”
“A report presented to the full council on Thursday also said 19.5% of primary school pupils were allocated places in reception at Welsh-medium schools in September 2025.”
“teaching them skills they can take with them into other careers; half have transitioned into maritime jobs while others try craftwork like carpentry or silversmithing.”
“More than a third of parents took their child out of school for either a holiday or a family event over the past year, according to new research by Parent Voice Project.”
“just 29.6% of Harvard’s most senior academics are women”
“Andy Burnham highlighted high levels of unemployment among 16-to-24-year-olds and said he will bring to an end 'the days of a school system configured entirely around the university route'.”
“Adolf Hitler represents hatred, antisemitism, and the horrors of the Holocaust, including the murder of six million Jews.”
“Only one third of white pupils on Free School Meals (FSM) get a grade four in English and Maths GCSE, compared to 72 per cent for non-FSM pupils.”
“Coventry school leavers' sensory prom a first for city, say organisers”
“almost 60 per cent thought they should be able to take children out of school compared with 37 per cent of Londoners.”
“Yale and Princeton having similar rates at 30.3% and 27.5%”
“The days of a school system configured entirely around the university route will be brought to an end. [...] People have argued over many years for an education system based on parity between academic and technical, and that is what we wil…”
“In 2021, a Connecticut high school senior was charged with two felony counts of third-degree computer crime after allegedly changing entries in the school’s yearbook to include quotes from the Nazi dictator, including one entry he misattri…”
“Only half of white FSM five-year-olds achieve a good level of development, while four in ten are persistently absent from school.”
“a father of three”
“44 per cent of parents of reception-aged children doing so compared with 29 per cent of those with children approaching GCSEs.”
“at the City University of New York Hostos Community College for example, 55.6% of full professors are women.”
“The days of a school system configured entirely around the university route will be brought to an end.”
“UC Berkeley announced Monday that it will launch the Nancy Pelosi Institute for Representative Democracy in January 2027 within the Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science.”
“the family a child is born into is still the greatest predictor of their success”
“Appleton Academy ... introduced phone pouches in September 2025”
“one third of families with children at the school go on holiday that week.”
“CUNY has spent nearly two centuries championing high-impact programs and resources that drive true gender equity and inclusion.”
“Andy Burnham highlighted high levels of unemployment among 16-to-24-year-olds.”
“The institute is expected to support hundreds of students each year through faculty research, undergraduate courses and a visiting fellows program featuring experienced public officials from across the political spectrum.”
“The data shows that the 1.25 million students in England, who are white British and are receiving free school meals, reveal the 'white working-class disadvantage gap'.”
“plans to restrict social media for under-16s by spring 2027”
“More than half a million people started a degree last year, while the top employers were advertising only 25,000 graduate jobs between them.”
“Newsweek and Gender Fair recently partnered to release the 2026 ranking of America’s Best Colleges for Women.”
“People have argued over many years for an education system based on parity between academic and technical, and that is what we will build, giving every young person growing up here a clear path into a reindustrialised Britain.”
“According to Siebel Newsom, roughly 5,000 schools in all 50 states have purchased the materials.”
“Statistics from as recent as 2025, some 36 per cent of this group achieved a Grade 4, the pass mark, or more in English and Maths.”
“Appleton Academy in Bradford, which introduced phone pouches in September 2025”
“Some major firms have cut their graduate intake by a quarter in just three years.”
“The institution educates around 1,345 boys aged between 12 and 19”
“Meanwhile, 72 per cent of children who do not receive free school meals achieve the same, around double the number of white working-class students.”
“Restrictions on phone use follow a government announcement earlier this month on plans to restrict social media for under-16s by spring 2027.”
“From 2027, new V-Levels will bring a more vocational route.”
“was founded was founded 586 years ago in 1440”
“The inquiry was commissioned by the multi-academy trust Star Academies, backed by the Department for Education.”
“"It is so different how you engage and interact with players who are 17 or 18 and, starting their journey in our pathway compared to those who are 32, 33, 34 years old," he said.”
“Graduate roles are at their weakest since 2018.”
“The college's yearly fees total more than £63,000”
“As well as thousands of pupils, their parents and hundreds of school teachers were included in the analysis.”
“Aged six, she went to a boarding school”
“In 2025, almost all pupils scored grades 7-9 in their GCSEs”
“White working-class children continue to have some of the lowest educational outcomes of any ethnic group in England, while those growing up in post-industrial and coastal communities also face significantly lower earnings as adults”
“McNamara added that the school was providing support to pupils and staff who have been affected.”
“more than three-quarters of the college’s A-Level cohort secured an A or A*”
“Mr Harrison explained that disadvantaged young people from Black Caribbean backgrounds were just as unlikely to become top earners.”
“The British Ceramics Biennial (BCB) based in Stoke-on-Trent have gathered 10 workers from the industry to work with 10 students in a bid to save skills and heritage.”
“Pupils can choose from up to 28 subjects, including nine modern and classical languages”
“Three schools in the area were forced to close for a week, including Oakwood Primary School, Little Acorns Pre-School and Beechwood Primary School.”
“"It takes about seven years to become a modeller. There's a lot to learn you don't realise how much you don't know when you start" he said.”
“Outside of the classroom, the school boasts 350 acres of playing fields and offers 25 different sports”
“The veterans of the industry have been dubbed by the BCB as "heritage heroes" and will work alongside the students in workshops until November.”
“Additionally, the Department for Education has unveiled a £132.5 million enrichment package, featuring fresh guidance to assist schools and colleges in providing a broader range of enjoyable activities beyond the classroom - from sport and…”
“Grace Jones, 22, is currently studying ceramics as a master and is investigating it as a career for the future.”
“estimating his school had taken a 20% attendance hit.”
“in his 22 years at the school.”
“Trust closes all 25 schools due to extreme heat”
“estimating his school had taken a 20% attendance hit”
“the first time he had been in that position in his 22 years at the school”
“Sukhjot Dhami, from Beacon Hill Academy, in Sedgley, said many parents chose to keep their children off school due to the heat, estimating his school had taken a 20% attendance hit.”
“the principal said last week's weather warning was the first time he had been in that position in his 22 years at the school.”
“Taylor-Seal co-leads her university's branch of the 93% Club, a network of state-educated students.”
“She also wrote her dissertation on the experiences of working class students in higher education from 1988 to 2002.”
“The fact that there was a 40-year gap between me attending education and them in education... it's crazy that we experienced the same thing," she said.”
“Following a gap year working in a food warehouse, he started there in 2024 and felt lucky to move into 'very inclusive' Stephenson College.”
“University of Worcester Journalism lecturer Dan Johnson is leading the two walks, exploring the life and works of John Masefield on 30 June, and Elizabeth Barrett-Browning on 1 July.”
“I've looked at over 100 jobs and not been able to get a single one.”
“a report last month revealed more than a million young people, aged 16 to 24, are not in education, employment or training (Neet)”
“said Pritchard, who teaches an arts and craft class to around 20 people.”
“about 28 million toys are thrown away in the UK each year”
“The challenge has now reached more than 1,500 children across 11 London boroughs”
“The workshop was held while a red extreme heat warning was in place for three days in London from 24 June.”
“Councils paying school transport costs for 470,000 pupils in England”
“His expert handling of the incident is still studied by trainee pilots today.”
“It's been a goal of mine since I started coaching over 10 years ago to achieve both A licences," said Morgan.”
“Secondary schools in the Thames Valley can apply for a share of £255,000 police funding to help impose a ban on phones in schools.”
“A legally enforceable ban on smartphones in schools came into force on Monday after being announced by the government in April.”
“We have seen a notable improvement in students' focus, engagement in lessons, and the quality of social interaction across the school day”
“Students at Aureus have to stow their phones in a lockable pouch every day before they enter the school.”
“Ever since we've had the pouches, it's made a massive [difference to] our education”
