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The Guardian view on schools: Send reforms aside, the government’s white paper lacks focus

Editorial: Plans to resurrect the children’s services decimated by austerity are appealing. But schools also need attention

The Guardian - UK

It’s been decreed: something must be done about student loans in England

The education secretary wants a fairer system and the Tories have leapt in with their own plan – but why now?

The Guardian - UK

Student loan crisis in England and Wales is a scam against graduates, MPs say

Labour backbenchers turn on Rachel Reeves as MP claims former students are stuck in a loans ‘Hotel California’

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Send plan for England gets cautious welcome amid workload concerns

Education leaders and MPs say government needs to be careful about mental health impact on leaders and teachers in already overstretched sector

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet minister denounces ‘liar’ Mandelson after his arrest by police

Bridget Phillipson defended Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as US ambassador saying the PM sacked him ‘as soon as it became clear the full extent of what had been going on’

The Independent UK

Explosive Mandelson files to be published as soon as next week after peer's arrest in London

The Government is seeking to publish the documents as soon as possible as it seeks to contain the damage being caused by the Mandelson scandal

Evening Standard

Ministers still plan to release Mandelson files in March after peer’s arrest

Lord Mandelson was released on bail in the early hours of Tuesday morning after his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

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Starmer and Polanski in furious drugs bust-up as they scrap for votes in 'knife edge' Gorton by-election

Both Labour and the Greens argue they are best placed to beat Reform UK in the heated contest

Evening Standard

Student loan scandal might put people off having children, Badenoch says

Conservative leader said she’d be £100,000 in debt if she had been forced to take out the Plan 2 loans, as she suggested no one should be going to university to study floral arrangement

The Independent UK

Can Bridget Phillipson convince jaded families to have faith in Send changes?

Education secretary and her team have won over some critics but obstacles remain in their attempt to overhaul system

The Guardian - UK

What are the Send changes in England likely to cost and what are the hurdles?

Parents and teachers will be wondering what resources ministers can secure for Labour’s revamp of system

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Send reforms: ministers need to show how inclusion will work

Editorial: Building up support and expertise in mainstream schools will take time and ministerial focus

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s Send revolution is a high-stakes experiment. It also threatens precious parental rights

Bridget Phillipson’s 10-year plan is generous in places, but it has its problems. Not least that it could be trashed by a Reform government, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

How is Send system changing under Labour plans?

The plans are forecast to cut the amount of children awarded specialist provision

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‘Nothing is off the table’ in response to Trump tariff threats, Downing Street says

Downing Street did not rule out reciprocal action if an increased levy came into place

Evening Standard

Phillipson vows inclusion for Send children amid concerns over support reforms

The current system ‘does not work’, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of thousands of children with special needs won’t get top-tier support plans under SEND overhaul

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said the current system ‘designed 10 years ago for a small number of children is now broken’

The Guardian - UK

Fewer children in England to get EHCPs by 2035 under Send overhaul

Bridget Phillipson announces plans to make special educational needs system less reliant on cash-strapped councils

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Evening Standard

Children with current highest level of Send support set to fall from 2030

The Government has published its Schools White Paper, including how it will reform the Send system.

Evening Standard

What do the SEND reforms mean for schools in England?

Mainstream schools in England will receive direct funding to support Send children as part of a plan to make the system more inclusive

The Independent UK

Starmer sets out reforms to address failing special needs education

The Government has announced extra funding for special education needs and disabilities provision in mainstream schools.

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: Will the new Send reforms work for England’s children?

In today’s newsletter: Rising need and shrinking budgets have left England’s Send provision at a crossroads, with children’s futures hanging on the success of Labour’s reforms

The Guardian - UK

Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul

‘Generational’ policy changes are a key moment for education secretary Bridget Phillipson and for Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

SEND reform cannot wait – and neither can fiscal reality

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The SEND system is widely acknowledged to be broken – but repairing it will require political courage, fiscal discipline and a willingness to confront uncomfortable truths

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry into Andrew’s Epstein links not ruled out as police searches continue

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