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Labour would bring in annual safeguarding reviews for schools in England

Ofsted inspection process ‘isn’t working’, shadow education secretary tells headteachers

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023

Safeguarding concerns ‘missed’ due to infrequent school inspections – Labour

Too many girls are exposed to language, images and behaviours that no school should tolerate, Bridget Phillipson said.

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

Labour pledges to overhaul England’s school ratings with ‘report card’

Shadow education secretary to announce policy aimed at giving parents more information than Ofsted’s current system

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2023

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Labour pledges to introduce annual school safeguarding review as part of reforms

The party would consult on a ‘report card’ to replace the four headline grades that Ofsted awards to schools, Bridget Phillipson will say.

The Independent UK · Mar 11, 2023

If Starmer wants a defining policy for government, this is it: childcare, childcare, childcare

Pen Green nursery’s plight shows why Labour again needs the radicalism of Sure Start, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

Labour will ditch 'broken' Tory childcare model - instead of 'bolting on' free hours

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was time for a complete overhaul of the 'complex and confused' childcare system - and said 'bolting on' more hours would not fix it

Daily Mirror · Mar 9, 2023

Labour’s Phillipson calls for end to childcare ‘tinkering’

The shadow education secretary said she wanted to ‘move away’ from the current system of providing free childcare hours.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

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Boris Johnson criticised for making millions while rarely appearing in Commons

New figures show ex-PM’s outside pay this year accounts for about 85% of that for all MPs

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

SNP leadership hopefuls take part in second televised debate – as it happened

Kate Forbes, Ash Regan and Humza Yousaf take part in debate hosted by Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

Price of childcare costs now an ‘eyewatering’ £15k per year

Increased prices are ‘freezing parents out of work’ and gaps in availability are ‘leaving disadvantaged children at risk’, a charity has warned

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Childcare place now costs an ‘eyewatering’ £15k per year

Increased prices are ‘freezing parents out of work’ and gaps in availability are ‘leaving disadvantaged children at risk’, a charity has warned.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

More parents struggling to find childcare places and face ‘eye watering bills’

The average weekly price of 25 hours of nursery childcare for a child under two is now around £150 a week - and is forcing parents out of work

Wales Online · Mar 9, 2023

More families struggling to find childcare places and face ‘eye watering bills’

Increased prices are ‘freezing parents out of work’ and gaps in availability are ‘leaving disadvantaged children at risk’, a charity has warned.

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Some parents in England spending 80% of pay on childcare, study says

Two other studies also show there are insufficient places in half of the country’s councils

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2023

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Daily Mirror · Mar 4, 2023

Children being 'consigned to bleak future' as waiting lists for special schools soar

Figures show the number of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are either excluded or waiting for a school place has jumped by 29 per cent since 2020

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

Teachers rage at 'disgusting' Tory WhatsApp messages saying they 'really do hate work'

Teachers and unions have hit back after leaked WhatsApps between Sir Gavin and the-then Health Secretary Matt Hancock show the pair criticising staff for wanting to ensure schools were safe

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

Teachers blast 'sneering' Gavin Williamson WhatsApps saying they 'hate work'

Leaked WhatsApps between Sir Gavin Williamson and the-then Health Secretary Matt Hancock show the pair criticising hard-working staff for wanting to ensure schools were safe during the pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2023

Labour says government has created ‘perfect storm’ in England’s teaching workforce

Labour analysis shows recruitment down by third outside London compared with 2019

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Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2023

Two children for each London nursery place with childcare provision in ‘dire state’

More than a third of parents will not have another child because childcare is too expensive

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

Treasury considering huge expansion of free childcare in England

Exclusive: plan for one- and two-year-olds would cost billions and is among options being looked at

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2023

Students should be told of university course job prospects, says commission

Social Mobility Commission says students should be informed of ‘earnings implications’ of course choices

Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2023

Bridget Phillipson MP meets Sunderland apprentices at Houghton-le-Spring housing development

The MP for Houghton and Sunderland South was given a tour of Persimmon’s Herrington Grange development

The National (Scotland) · Jan 29, 2023

Labour's education secretary repeatedly refuses to say if she backs teacher strikes

Bridget Phillipson, Labour's shadow education secretary, refused to clearly say whether or not she supported teachers taking industrial action in…

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2023

Give parents better childcare support to fire up the economy, demands business chief

Confederation of British Industry director general Tony Danker will warn in a speech today that parents are being forced to limit the hours they work because affordable childcare is not available

The Independent UK · Jan 15, 2023

No social insurance model for NHS under Labour reforms, Starmer indicates

The Labour leader said the NHS would remain ‘free at the point of use’ under his party’s proposals for government.

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