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A 15-year-old former student killed a 37-year-old caretaker and wounded a teacher and headteacher at a primary school northeast of Warsaw, the second knife attack on Polish school grounds in two days.
Ofsted published draft guidance telling secondary schools how inspectors will treat AI-assisted marking pilots after a spring trial across twelve trusts, requiring human sign-off and prohibiting black-box scores from counting alone toward reported progress grades.
UCAS published interim counts showing mature applicants to nursing courses rising ahead of the 15 October equal consideration deadline, with colleges reporting more career-changers citing NHS pay deals and local placement capacity.
The University of Bristol vet school will require signed clinical rotation logs on external placements before Lent term, after RCVS reviewers flagged inconsistent procedure counts from partner small-animal practices.
Ofsted published classroom guidance requiring schools to log when pupils use generative AI on assessed work, clarifying what inspectors will—and will not—treat as misconduct.