Julie Henry

London

Contributor Education Journalist and Editor at Evening Standard

Contributor Education Journalist and Editor at Daily Mail

Contributor Education Journalist and Editor at The Mail on Sunday

Education Journalist, Editor and Media Consultant at Freelance

Freelance Education Journalist, Editor at The Telegraph

Articles

NHS survey overstates mental health crisis in children, say experts

1 week ago | telegraph.co.uk | Julie Henry

Dennis Hayes, a professor of education at Derby University and co-author of The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education, described the data method as "shoddy" and "crude". "It is as bad as the little questionnaires in OKAY magazine," he said. "I went through some of those questions.
White British children are now minority in one in four schools

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Julie Henry |Ben Butcher

The dramatic population change raises "profound questions about the capacity of the UK state to both absorb and manage this scale of demographic change", he claimed. Concern about legal and illegal immigration levels, and their long-term impact, is fuelling a surge in support for Reform. In this week's Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election, in Scotland, Labour prised a win from the SNP but only Reform saw a significant swing in its favour, taking 26.1 per cent of the vote.
Michelin restaurant guide racist, academics claim

3 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Julie Henry

Zeena Feldman, a professor of digital culture at King's College London, compared food influencers' reviews on social media to the Michelin Guide and concluded that the former gave a voice to "under-represented cuisines" from different parts of the world. "Culturally and economically, Instagram food criticism is a lot more inclusive than Michelin," she said in a separate blog on The Conversation website. But supporters of the guide hit back.
Public has been misled on value of university, says government watchdog

4 weeks ago | telegraph.co.uk | Julie Henry

The 58-year-old sent his analysis to the OSR earlier this year, prompting the body to review the statistics. The findings of that review say the statistics are flawed and could be giving young people a false impression of the value of their degrees. The OSR says that as the data set used to compile graduate premium statistics does not take into account prior attainment (A-level results and their equivalents), they are of limited use.
Charities told not to use the word 'assertive' in job advertisements

2 months ago | dailymail.co.uk | Julie Henry

Charities told not to use the word 'assertive' in job advertisements because it's claimed it puts them off applyingBy JULIE HENRY Published: 18:57 EDT, 26 April 2025 | Updated: 18:57 EDT, 26 April 2025 When it comes to doing good work for those in need, you might think it would be an advantage to be 'energetic' and 'assertive'. However, charities have been told not to use such adjectives in their job adverts, for fear of deterring possible applicants.
Engineering students protest over 'LGBT device' design challenge

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Julie Henry

In a survey of undergraduates about the project, a Muslim student quoted Islamic text prohibiting "men who imitate women and women who imitate men" and those "practising lusts on men instead of women". Another said: "My religion does not allow me to endorse or be part of something that it prohibits."Some students said they had no issue with the LGBTQ+ focus but felt that the issues facing the community were "not exactly something that can be solved with electromechanical design".
The man who proved university is a waste of money

2 months ago | telegraph.co.uk | Julie Henry

When Paul Wiltshire studied his daughter's prospects for work after her degree, he found it's not the ticket to success trumpeted by manyWhen Paul Wiltshire 's daughter, the third of his four children to go to university, set her heart on studying law, the accountant decided to do some research into her future prospects. What he discovered shocked him and confirmed his growing concern, having already sent two children off to university, about the purpose and value of higher education.
How Labour heralded the end of single-sex education

Mar 27, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Julie Henry

Parents who favour single-sex schools are voicing their unhappiness at the rush to co-ed. In a recent discussion on Mumsnet, one mother cited two local girls' schools with plans to take boys. "I'm angry that the girls' welfare is being sacrificed for financial or strategic reasons, or because girls are supposed to have a 'moderating' effect on boys' behaviour," she says.
Nigel Farage will 'go to war' with union after teachers were told to 'educate pupils who vote for racist Reform' - as he clashes with GB News over its coverage of feud with his own MP | Daily Mail Online

Mar 22, 2025 | dailymail.co.uk | Julie Henry

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has pledged the party will ‘go to war against the teachers’ unions’ after the country’s largest education union branded it ‘far-Right and racist’. The National Education Union is to demand at next month’s annual conference that pupils are taught the dangers of voting for Reform. Teachers are set to debate a motion accusing ‘far-Right and racist organisations, including Reform’ of scapegoating refugees, asylum seekers, Muslims and Jews.
School curriculum 'designed to install racist notion of British identity'

Mar 22, 2025 | telegraph.co.uk | Julie Henry

Teachers' criticism of what children are taught comes as the Government-commissioned curriculum and assessment review published its interim report this week. In it, Prof Becky Francis, who is leading the review, says the curriculum needs to do more to deliver "equality duties" and ensure that "all young people feel represented". The review cites pupils who claim they have encountered "negative portrayals" that can be "disempowering and demotivating".