Inspire Africa The Piano with the first Black Steinway certified technician in Africa (INSPIRE AFRICA) So I want to have more people living in Africa, being certified Steinway technicians and having nice careers in music and servicing all our pianos. We do have pianos; we have a lot of pianos. .. So if we have more people doing it, there's really less reason to not just tune pianos" Tshepiso Ledwaba 29/01/2022
Culture news 'Orwellian' ban sees Holocaust book removed from school curriculums A district ruling in Tennessee, US, will ban the Pulitzer-winning 1991 graphic novel 'Maus' from its Holocaust education programme on the grounds of "nudity" and "language". 28/01/2022
Norway Taliban delegation's visit to Norway prompts protest in Oslo A Taliban delegation is due to meet with Norwegian and international authorities in the first such visit to the West since the Afghan takeover last August. 22/01/2022
France France's education minister faces calls to resign over Ibiza trip It has emerged that education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer was on holiday earlier this month when he announced new strict rules for French schools. 18/01/2022
Tech News Are virtual classrooms in the metaverse the future of education? Equipping its students with Oculus headsets, the Optima Classical Academy in Florida is just one of the schools betting on virtual reality to power the classrooms of the future. 14/01/2022
Poland MPs back controlling schools to stop 'threats to children's morals' Critics say the law could reduce teaching on LGBT+ and reproductive rights. 14/01/2022
France France promises FFP2 masks and more workers after teachers strike France's education minister said the government would provide five million FFP2 masks and hire 3,300 contract workers following a massive education strike. 14/01/2022
Culture news British school renames building after JK Rowling's TERF wars The Harry Potter author's specially-dedicated building in Chelmsford's Boswell School has been renamed after staff and pupils expressed concerns over her status on transgender rights. 06/01/2022
Culture news UNESCO and Belgian theatre help Iraqi youngsters make a movie in Mosul Young Iraqi film students tell their own stories from Mosul by the help of UNESCO. In a collaboration between the Mosul fine arts academy, a Belgian theatre company and UNESCO, 19 students are getting a chance to make their first short films. 03/01/2022
Focus Planting for the future: Morocco lays the seeds for Africa's agricultural revolution In partnership with OCP Group In an era of climate change, what might tomorrow's agriculture in Africa look like? Focus heads to Morocco to find out. 22/12/2021
United Kingdom UK pleas for out-of-work teachers to return amid 'Omicron tidal wave' Education workers are 26% more likely to contract COVID-19 than the general population, according to a union. 20/12/2021
Afghanistan Mobile libraries restart for the first time since Taliban takeover Many schools in Afghanistan lack their own library, but after a three-month break, the Taliban's education ministry granted permission for the mobile libraries to restart. 07/12/2021
Scenes The ballet dancer inspiring children living in Kenya’s slum In partnership with Media City "Everybody deserves the right to dance. Everybody deserves the right to be who they are. Ballet was made for the elite because it needed to divide people, but dance is something that is meant to unite." 06/12/2021
Tech News School kids in Gaza City are getting lessons from a robot teacher The bot assistant is the “first of its kind” in the Palestinian enclave which has been under blockade since 2007. 03/12/2021
No Comment Seoul trials robot teaching assistants in nursery schools The "Alpha Mini" is just 24.5 centimetres tall and can dance, lead sing-a-longs, recite stories and even teach kung-fu moves as children mimic its push-ups and one-legged balances. 25/11/2021
Travel News Vaccinated foreign students and workers to return to Australia in 2022 The country is lifting quarantine restrictions for students and workers from December. 22/11/2021
World Pre-school education in Uzbekistan goes mobile In partnership with NAESMI More children are getting access to preschool education in Uzbekistan. Alternative school models are being introduced, like a bus with a teacher that arrives in some remote villages every morning, empowering children to make their own choices about how they learn. 29/10/2021
Conscious Travel Struggling to entertain your teenagers on holiday? Take a field trip If your teenager is a budding documentary maker or archaeologist in the making, Black Tomato’s new Field Trip collection has the perfect holiday for the whole family. 26/10/2021
Switzerland From hotels to watches: the surprising versatility of a hospitality degree In partnership with EHL How are quality personnel trained for the hospitality sector and future managers taught to lead in other industries? We take a look at the world’s oldest hotel school adapting to today's job market needs. 25/10/2021
France A year on, how is Samuel Paty's murder being felt in French schools? Some teachers admit they are choosing their words very carefully. 15/10/2021