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Rishi Sunak attacks Labour plan for VAT on private school fees

PM accuses Keir Starmer of stoking a ‘class war’ and Tories seek to portray Labour as flip-flopping on policy

The Guardian - UK

Labour wants to stoke punishing class war with tax on private school fees – PM

Sir Keir Starmer’s party plans to apply 20% VAT on independent school fees if it wins the next election.

The Independent UK

Phillipson denies U-turn over Labour’s private school charitable status stance

The shadow education secretary had previously appeared to advocate for stripping private schools of tax breaks afforded by charitable status.

The Independent UK

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What are Rishi Sunak’s A-level reforms and what does it mean for students?

English and maths could become compulsory in post-16 education under the planned overhaul

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak ‘planning radical A-level reform to establish British Baccalaureate’

The substantial A-level reform would see English and maths become compulsory until the age of 18, according to reports

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak ‘planning A-level reform to establish British Baccalaureate’

Mr Sunak has previously said all pupils in England should study some form of maths up to the age of 18.

The Independent UK

Inaction over Raac is slowing pupils’ return to classrooms, says Labour

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says the education department is leaving MPs and headteachers in the dark about what it is doing

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List of schools with safety-risk concrete revealed as Sunak denies cutting repairs budget – as it happened

Keir Starmer likens the Tories to ‘cowboy builders’ as the PM insists the government acted decisively in response to the problem

The Guardian - UK

Crumbling concrete schools would have been rebuilt under scrapped scheme

At least 13 schools now affected by the Raac row would have been included in the axed Building Schools for the Future programme.

The Independent UK

Labour to force vote to reveal ‘full extent’ of crumbling concrete crisis

Party plans to force vote to reveal information about ‘full extent’ of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in school buildings

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak to face PMQs test over schools concrete crisis

Labour is demanding to know how much the Prime Minister knew about the school buildings trouble when he was chancellor.

The Independent UK

Labour demands to see advice Rishi Sunak given about schools concrete crisis

The Prime Minister has come under pressure over funding he allocated for school rebuilding programmes during his tenure as chancellor.

The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan says nothing more important than pupil and staff safety after apology for outburst over concrete crisis – as it happened

Education secretary gives statement to Commons on Raac after being caught on camera swearing about lack of credit for her work

The Guardian - UK

School closures latest: Gillian Keegan admits there ‘could be hundreds’ of schools with unsafe concrete

A full list of schools with RAAC will be published this week, says education secretary

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The Independent UK

Parents still in dark on concrete crisis as pupils return to school despite ‘thousands more buildings at risk’

Jeremy Hunt say he does not want to ‘scare people unnecessarily’ by speculating on numbers of schools affected

The Independent UK

Increasing truancy fines would not help school absence rates, Phillipson says

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said parents have ‘rightly’ raised concerns about how fines are applied.

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt vows to ‘spend what it takes’ to tackle school concrete crisis

Chancellor says asbestos in some of same buildings could complicate efforts to fix Raac problem in England

The Guardian - UK

‘You can’t get a first-class education in second-class schools’: Labour’s Bridget Phillipson sets out her vision

The shadow education secretary shattered the ‘class barrier’ of a tough upbringing to achieve her position. Now she wants others to do the same

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The Independent UK

Labour plots vote to force ministers to reveal list of schools with crumbling concrete

Furious row escalates as opposition hopes to force government to publish details of all schools at risk from potentially dangerous RAAC

The Independent UK

Labour plans vote to publish list of schools with collapse-risk concrete

Ministers are facing calls for transparency over the extent to which reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) is putting buildings at risk.

The Independent UK

Labour accuses Gove of starting ‘neglect’ of schools that led to collapsing building crisis

More than 100 schools in England have been told to immediately close classrooms and buildings over safety fears

Evening Standard

More schools could be forced to close classrooms over concrete safety fears, says minister

Decision to shut or partially close more than 100 schools over concerns about ceilings collapsing ‘could not be made earlier’, says schools minister Nick Gibb

The Independent UK

Ministers urged to name schools with collapse risk concrete

More than 100 schools in England will have to fully or partially close buildings over safety fears as pupils return for the autumn term.

The Guardian - UK

Record north-south gap in top GCSE grades blamed on ‘London-centric policies’

North-east school leaders call for government to recognise challenges faced in different parts of England

The Independent UK

Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.

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