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VAT on private school fees not caused exodus to state sector, says Bridget Phillipson

Education secretary cites admissions data for England, saying Labour is ‘rebalancing the system to focus on 94% of kids in state schools’

The Guardian - UK

Survivors of forced adoption to receive long-awaited apology from UK government

An estimated 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Forced adoption survivors to get full apology from UK government, says Phillipson

Education secretary describes historical practice in England as a ‘shameful period’ in country’s history

The Guardian - UK

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Government to apologise on behalf of the state for historical forced adoption

Around 185,000 children were estimated to have been taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales.

Evening Standard

Meat free meals at London school win chef top Jamie Oliver award

Tracy Nwabia won the Chef Champion Award for creating vegetarian meals for neurodiverse children in Bermondsey

Evening Standard

China’s universities cut thousands of ‘obsolete’ arts degrees in AI overhaul

Nearly a third of China’s university programmes have been impacted

The Independent UK

Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens

Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity

The Guardian - UK

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Labour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten

An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Government accused of ‘mockery’ after number of school teachers falls in a year

The number of all teachers in state-funded schools in England fell by around 1,900 in a year

The Independent UK

How UK Government is using archaic Commons rules to avoid scrutiny on EHRC guidance

THE UK Government is using archaic Westminster procedure in order to “avoid scrutiny” over the equalities watchdog’s guidance on single-sex…

The National (Scotland)

Temperature limits could be set in schools for future heatwaves – what to know

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The Independent UK

Labour minister slammed for 'inflammatory' statement on single-sex spaces

A LABOUR minister has been slammed for giving an “extraordinarily inflammatory and dangerous” statement on guidance for single-sex spaces and…

The National (Scotland)

UK equalities minister ducks long-awaited debate on single-sex spaces guidance

BRIDGET Phillipson ducked giving a ministerial statement on the long-awaited publication of the UK’s equalities watchdog guidance on single-sex…

The National (Scotland)

The Guardian view on support for youth: someone in government should grab hold of school sports

Editorial: With concerns about childhood obesity and screen use sky-high, cuts to primary PE are an unforced error

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The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson orders hidden childcare cost review

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The Independent UK

Education secretary orders review of hidden childcare costs for parents

‘Too many’ families report being asked to pay additional fees

The Guardian - UK

Nurseries in England charging extra fees to cover funding gap, campaigners say

Head of Early Years Alliance says additional charges paid by parents represent ‘cross-subsidy’

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson orders review of hidden childcare charges hitting parents

Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable deposits and add-ons

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The Independent UK

Department for Education workers could strike over job losses just days after bizarre Gemma Collins video

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Primary schools to lose out as Labour scraps 2012 Olympic legacy sports grant

Replacement scheme worth about 40% less than current funding greeted with scepticism by headteachers

The Independent UK

New bathroom guidance for trans people ‘the kind of policy you’d see in Trump’s America’, campaigners say

The Trans+ Solidarity Alliance claimed the guidance will be a ‘Section 28 moment for this Labour government, defining their legacy on LGBTQ+ rights’ and arguing that it is ‘worryingly similar to a US bathroom ban’

The Independent UK

Gemma Collins teams up with Bridget Phillipson — and reveals how she’d motivate students as education secretary

Gemma Collins has revealed what she would do if she was the education secretary in her latest collaboration with the UK government.

The Independent UK

New guidance on single-sex spaces – here’s what the government and campaigners have said

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Evening Standard

Equalities watchdog chairwoman urges ‘common sense’ policy on single-sex spaces

Updated guidance has been published more than a year after a landmark Supreme Court ruling in April 2025 on biological sex.

The Guardian - UK

Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC

Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court ruling

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