Health or education? The daily dilemmas of a student with sickle cell anaemia

From operating theatre to lecture theatre: living with sickle cell anaemia is a constant balancing act Every student feels the pressure of assessments, deadlines and attending classes. But most don’t face the daily dilemma that I do living with sickle cell anaemia: do I settle for lower grades because the hard work needed to achieve

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Poor careers advice due to spending decisions by school leaders, skills minister claims

The skills and apprenticeships minster has warned there is “clearly something wrong” with schools where “not enough” good careers advice is delivered as he launched the government’s ‘comprehensive careers strategy’. But Robert Halfon dismissed that funding was the sole issue, claiming instead it was due to the way a “school chooses to spend” their money.

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Angus Ross obituary

My father, Angus Ross, who has died aged 88, was a distinguished scholar of 18th-century English literature and a founding member, along with David Daiches, of the English department at Sussex University in the early 1960s. He also played a key role in the establishment of the university’s graduate school of arts and social studies

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