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Scrapping two-child benefit cap may be harder after welfare U-turn, minister says

Bridget Phillipson stresses that changes to welfare bill after threatened rebellion by backbench MPs have come at a cost

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet minister refuses to confirm if two-child cap will be scrapped

A cabinet minister has refused to confirm whether the Labour Government will keep the the two-child benefit cap in place in a bid to save money

The National (Scotland)

One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas

Government announces £500m project to provide single-point of access for health, education and wellbeing services

The Guardian - UK

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Family hubs to be rolled out across every council in England

The Education Secretary described the Best Start scheme as a lifeline.

Evening Standard

Councils will have to set targets to improve number of children ready for school

Bridget Phillipson will decry ‘a national scandal’ when she speaks at a Government regional improvement conference on Friday.

Evening Standard

How Bridget Phillipson can improve the climate for having children

Letters: Climate anxiety is a factor in young people deciding to become parents – and so should be included in the curriculum review, says Paul Atkin

The Guardian - UK

Schools in England ‘need complex changes’ to take more pupils with special needs

Review suggests schools establish three tiers of support for pupils depending on their needs

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Of course women should be allowed time off work for IVF

IN FOCUS: As the birthrate decline starts to make its way into government recommendations and we’re urged to have more children, some of the biggest fertility barriers have yet to be lifted. Helen Coffey asks why legislation still hasn’t caught up

The Independent UK

Ministers launch review of UK parental leave and pay to ‘reset system’

Labour considers ways to make paternity leave and unpaid parental leave day-one employment rights

The Guardian - UK

Ministers launch full review of parental leave as current system ‘not working’

The Government will investigate the whole system for supporting new parents to take time off work when they have a baby.

Evening Standard

Minister says Starmer will be PM at election time amid welfare fallout

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The Independent UK

Cabinet minister insists Starmer will lead Labour into next election after fresh questions over his future

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said goverments had ‘ups and downs’ as Labour embroiled in welfare reform row

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Have more children’ is simplistic and idealistic – who can afford to start a family, minister?

COMMENT: As education secretary Bridget Phillipson suggests that young people should have more babies, Victoria Richards says it has a nice ring – but the government must do one little thing first…

The Independent UK

Minister’s message to Brits unsure about starting a family

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Bridget Phillipson says she wants more young people in UK to have children

Education secretary says she hopes new nurseries will make it easier for those who want children, after ‘worrying’ fall in birthrate

The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson urges more young people to have children amid ‘worrying’ birth rates

Official data shows fertility rates in England and Wales dropped to 1.44 children per woman in 2023

Evening Standard

Phillipson urges Britons to have more children amid ‘worrying’ birth rates

Official data shows fertility rates in England and Wales dropped to 1.44 children per woman in 2023.

The Guardian - UK

About 200 new nurseries to open at schools in England in September

Sites will accommodate 4,000 children as part of ministers’ plan to improve childcare, Bridget Phillipson to announce

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Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul

Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

The Independent UK

Family hubs offering support to those in crisis reduced by more than a third

Child poverty levels have risen by more than 15 per cent to include over a third of children

Evening Standard

School leaders’ unions consider encouraging members to quit as Ofsted inspectors

The Association of School and College Leaders and the National Association of Head Teachers may take the ‘unprecedented step’ over inspection reforms.

Evening Standard

Use closed London schools to help tackle SEND crisis, urges Education Secretary

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson urges councils to ‘think creatively’ about how to use London’s old school buildings

Evening Standard

Primary school pupils using screens for tests is ‘normalising’ use, Tories claim

The shadow education secretary says children as young as four are using screens as she said Bridget Phillipson is ‘ignoring’ evidence about damage.

Evening Standard

Ofsted delays setting out final plan for school inspections until September

Unions have criticised the watchdog’s new proposed timetable for publishing its reforms as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘bordering on reckless’.

The Independent UK

Voices: Securing more money for schools is only the start of what we need to do to fix the education system

COMMENT: The chancellor’s spending review focus on investment in schools gives Britain’s children the chance of the best possible start in life, writes Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson

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