We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Culture & Society
Many people interacting with the social media post appear to believe the picture is real, but visual clues and an AI watermark tell us it’s fake. Read
Education
In a debate in the Commons, Conservative shadow minister Bradley Thomas compared data for the latest nine-month period with the whole year of 2023/24, making it sound like apprenticeships had fallen. Read
Culture & Society
A video being shared with captions suggesting it shows children at an English school being taught about Salah was actually filmed at an Islamic pre-school in Australia. Read
Education
The government claims to be 70% of the way towards its teacher recruitment target, yet overall numbers fell in the last year. What’s going on? Read
Achieved
Government Tracker
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to stop the VAT exemption for private schools, as well as their charitable business rates relief. Read
Politics
A claim about university funding made by SNP leader John Swinney in an election leaflet isn’t quite right. Read
Wait and see
Government Tracker
Full Fact looks at the government’s new pledge for 75% of children to reach a “good level of development” at the end of reception, by 2028. Read
In progress
Government Tracker
Full Fact takes a look at the government’s commitment to introduce universal free breakfast clubs in state-funded primary schools in England. Read
Education
The Prime Minister claimed the number of teachers has increased since the election, while the Conservatives have claimed there are 400 fewer. Read
Education
A clip shared with claims it shows a UK teacher ‘indoctrinating’ children in Islam isn’t real and was almost certainly made using artificial intelligence. Read
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