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Labour’s Children’s wellbeing bill: What parents need to know
4 weeks ago

Labour’s Children’s wellbeing bill: What parents need to know

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ms Phillipson said: “In recent years, too many children have been failed by their …

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Special needs pupils ‘being failed on every measure’ despite £11bn annual funding
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Special needs pupils ‘being failed on every measure’ despite £11bn annual funding

The Telegraph  

The Government is failing pupils with special needs despite the current system costing almost £11 billion a year, Parliament’s spending watchdog has warned. In a damning report, the National Audit Office said state support for children with special educational needs and disabilities “is not achieving value for money and is unsustainable”. Bridget Phillipson, the Education Secretary, admitted the special needs …

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Scores of Beijing-linked institutes at British universities are stripped of UK funding amid worries 'they are a front for the Chinese Communist Party to clamp down on dissidents' and run by the CCP's
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Scores of Beijing-linked institutes at British universities are stripped of UK funding amid worries 'they are a front for the Chinese Communist Party to clamp down on dissidents' and run by the CCP's

Daily Mail  

A slew of institutes at British universities have been stripped of UK government funding amid worries they are used by the Chinese Communist Party for propaganda. Confucius Institutes have been accused of acting as a front for the Chinese Communist Party to clamp down on dissidents and those with critical views of Beijing There are worries they are used by …

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School absence spikes on Fridays to beat bank holiday traffic, study finds
4 months ago

School absence spikes on Fridays to beat bank holiday traffic, study finds

The Telegraph  

Growing pupil absence levels on Fridays could be linked to parents trying to beat bank holiday traffic, researchers have found. The study, published in the British Educational Research Journal, showed that absence among primary school pupils rose by 17 per cent on Fridays compared to other days in the academic year 2022/23. Meanwhile, Friday absences among secondary school pupils were …

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Government cleaners win pay-out of up to £2,500 as strike called off
6 months ago

Government cleaners win pay-out of up to £2,500 as strike called off

The Independent  

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Mapped: One in four pupils in England are eligible for free school meals
7 months, 1 week ago

Mapped: One in four pupils in England are eligible for free school meals

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Education sector leaders said the numbers were just “the tip of the iceberg” as …

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No Black or Asian teachers in more than half of English primary schools, report finds
8 months ago

No Black or Asian teachers in more than half of English primary schools, report finds

The Independent  

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Two in three teachers say AI is ‘too unreliable’ to assess pupils’ work – survey
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Two in three teachers say AI is ‘too unreliable’ to assess pupils’ work – survey

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Nearly two in three teachers think artificial intelligence is “too unreliable and not well-equipped” to …

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More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, new figures suggest - amid post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their children at home
10 months, 2 weeks ago

More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, new figures suggest - amid post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their children at home

Daily Mail  

More than 90,000 children are being homeschooled in England, new figures suggest, amid a post-lockdown boom in parents keeping their kids at home. Seana-lee May, 30, has been homeschooling her daughter Millie-Rae, 11, full-time since September 2023 Laura became a home-educating parent after her neurodivergent daughter, Esmee, now eight, reached a mental health crisis in 2022 During the 2022/23 academic …

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’Today we help….’: UK PM bans mobile phones across England schools
10 months, 3 weeks ago

’Today we help….’: UK PM bans mobile phones across England schools

Live Mint  

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has banned mobile phones across all schools in England. PM Sunka said schools that have already banned mobile phones on their campuses have led to a 'better learning' environment'. While many schools around the UK are already prohibiting mobile phone use with great results, the British government said the new guidance will ensure there is …

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More than 100 schools with collapse-risk concrete to have blocks rebuilt
11 months, 1 week ago

More than 100 schools with collapse-risk concrete to have blocks rebuilt

The Independent  

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Almost 400,000 penalties issued in England for children missing school last year
1 year, 1 month ago

Almost 400,000 penalties issued in England for children missing school last year

The Independent  

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Universities trapped in ‘triangle of sadness’, says vice-chancellor
1 year, 2 months ago

Universities trapped in ‘triangle of sadness’, says vice-chancellor

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Grappling with smartphones is one of biggest issues teachers face – Keegan
1 year, 3 months ago

Grappling with smartphones is one of biggest issues teachers face – Keegan

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak urged to create a register of pupils missing school amid post-lockdown absence crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Rishi Sunak urged to create a register of pupils missing school amid post-lockdown absence crisis

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak must create a register of missing pupils amid a school absence crisis post lockdown, MPs have warned. Robin Walker, chairman of the education select committee, said the Government “must come good on the long-awaited register of children not in school”. The upcoming King’s Speech must deliver on this.” The committee also noted “overwhelming evidence indicating a radical increase …

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New Government strategy pledges to reduce suicide rates within 2.5 years
1 year, 4 months ago

New Government strategy pledges to reduce suicide rates within 2.5 years

The Independent  

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How the crumbling concrete crisis in schools across England unfolded
1 year, 4 months ago

How the crumbling concrete crisis in schools across England unfolded

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. December 2018 – The Department for Education and the Local Government Association made building …

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Pupils face back-to-school disruption amid crumbling concrete ’emergency’
1 year, 4 months ago

Pupils face back-to-school disruption amid crumbling concrete ’emergency’

The Independent  

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No extra money to fund school repairs, Treasury says after Hunt’s ‘spend what it takes’ promise
1 year, 4 months ago

No extra money to fund school repairs, Treasury says after Hunt’s ‘spend what it takes’ promise

The Independent  

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Shadow education secretary says DfE is in ‘complete chaos’
1 year, 4 months ago

Shadow education secretary says DfE is in ‘complete chaos’

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Ministers urged to name schools with collapse risk concrete
1 year, 4 months ago

Ministers urged to name schools with collapse risk concrete

The Independent  

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Schools told to close classrooms threatened by aerated concrete
1 year, 4 months ago

Schools told to close classrooms threatened by aerated concrete

The Independent  

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Department for Education officials criticise ‘transphobic’ civil service guidance
1 year, 6 months ago

Department for Education officials criticise ‘transphobic’ civil service guidance

The Telegraph  

Officials at the Department for Education have attacked the civil service’s draft transgender policy as it prepares to publish its own trans guidance for schools, The Telegraph can reveal. Staff in the DfE’s LGBT+ Network have published an open letter on the department’s intranet claiming that trans guidance being developed for Whitehall is “transphobic”. The letter also claims that restricting …

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Government campus launched in Sheffield as part of levelling up agenda
1 year, 7 months ago

Government campus launched in Sheffield as part of levelling up agenda

The Independent  

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