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Ministers on lobbying blitz to avoid Labour rebellion over Send changes

Government has ‘learned lesson’ of botched welfare overhauls but MPs say they will not back cost-saving measures

The Guardian - UK

Met Police face £5million bill on new loos and changing areas for its 12 transgender staff

Britain's biggest force assesses cost of new facilities following Supreme Court ruling on definition of 'woman'

Evening Standard

Controversial plans to build huge school on site of old south London brewery set to be scrapped

Livingstone Academy West London was planned as part of the £1.3 billion regeneration of the former Stag Brewery site in Mortlake

Evening Standard

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EHRC single-sex spaces guidance being adapted under ‘constructive’ new chair

Exclusive: Hope is that pragmatic approach could soften court ruling’s impact on trans people and businesses

The Guardian - UK

AI tutoring to be introduced across UK schools

One union leader stressed AI tools should ‘never replace face-to-face interaction’

The Independent UK

UK Schools Urged To Go Phone-Free As Gov Slams Use Of Devices In Class

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says schools must stay phone-free all day, even at breaks, as ministers consult on a social media ban for under-16s.

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Schools in England should be phone-free all day, education secretary says

Bridget Phillipson says pupils should not use mobiles at any point, as Ofsted prepares to inspect compliance

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Education Secretary tells teachers to make sure schools are phone-free

Teachers have also been advised not to use their phones in front of pupils

The Independent UK

AI learning tools ‘different’ to phones in schools – Bridget Phillipson

The Education Secretary told the Bett UK conference AI can ‘deliver the biggest leap forward for learning in centuries’.

The Independent UK

Parents to receive guide on how to complain to schools amid rise in disputes

The guide will lay out a five-step process that parents are advised to follow when complaining to their child’s school

The Independent UK

Government to hold consultation on Australian-style under-16s social media ban

Ministers will visit Australia as part of the consultation.

Evening Standard

Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses’ tribunal

An employment tribunal found nurses suffered harassment which violated their dignity while sharing single-sex changing rooms with a trans colleague.

Evening Standard

£200 million to be spent on teacher Send training in bid to create a ‘truly inclusive education system’

There will also be a new expectation for all staff in every school, college and nursery to receive training on Send

The Independent UK

Tribunal nurse Sandie Peggie ‘has been through hell’, Kemi Badenoch says

The Tory leader met nurse Sandie Peggie in Edinburgh on Thursday – and afterwards called on the UK Government to issue updated gender guidance.

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Leah Williamson and Richard Osman back National Year of Reading

The footballer and author are supporting a nationwide campaign, Go All In, which aims to reverse the ‘worrying decline’ in reading for pleasure among children in the UK

The Independent UK

Parents warned that screen time damages toddlers’ ability to speak

The first-ever state guidance will be published in April

The Guardian - UK

Excessive screen time could limit vocabulary of toddlers, experts warn

Children aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research finds

The Guardian - UK

From Send to single-sex spaces: key tests facing Keir Starmer in 2026

Moment of maximum danger will come in May’s local and regional elections and PM is already plotting his comeback

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Market forces, not militancy, are pushing teachers towards strikes

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Warnings of possible industrial action by teachers next year during a worsening pay and retention crisis is about supply and demand and conditions – the government should be paying attention

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: What would a Reform-led country look like?

In today’s newsletter: Local government may offer some answers – after winning 677 council seats, Reform’s triumph quickly gave way to reports of chaos, infighting, and scandal

The Guardian - UK

Regulator ‘asleep at the wheel’ over University of Greater Manchester investigation, MP says

Office for Students accused of ‘glacial’ response to allegations of fraud, bullying and mismanagement

The Guardian - UK

Stephen Fry launches campaign to boost reading for pleasure

The Hay festival president is asking readers for book recommendations that will ‘entice the most reluctant reader’ to help combat the decline in leisure reading

The Guardian - UK

‘People will listen’: turning anger into community pride in North Shields

A tour of local ‘wins’ shows how the charity Citizens UK is working with residents to build a better, fairer society

The Guardian - UK

Labour to create up to 60,000 spaces for children with Send in English schools

Bridget Phillipson says £3bn scheme focussed on local state schools will ‘transform lives’, after rise in parent appeals

Evening Standard

£3bn announced to create ‘tens of thousands’ of school places for Send pupils

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will make sure local schools are the right schools for children and young people with Send.

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