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Boris Johnson hit by a rash of resignations - but how does his government compare with previous administrations?

PM has seen multiple resignations in the past 24 hours, and while he'd overtaken Thatcher by lunchtime, he's still not had as many as Theresa May

Wales Online

The 44 people who have left Boris Johnson's Government, so far

The equivalent figure for the whole of Theresa May’s premiership was 52

Wales Online

Departures from government since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister

As of 10pm on July 6 2022, there have been 66 departures since July 2019.

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Full list of government resignations over Boris Johnson’s leadership

A total of 16 MPs have so far handed in their resignations.

The Independent UK

Fewer children pass SATs due to the Covid pandemic, results show

The results are the first since 2019 and highlight the stark impact of the pandemic on children’s learning

Evening Standard

DWP announce childcare costs to be slashed by £160 a month

The Government said their plans could reduce the cost of childcare by up to 15%

Liverpool Echo

Tories U-turn over Schools Bill 'power grab' after peers threaten revolt

Education Minister Baroness Barran told peers that chunks of the Schools Bill would be stripped out amid anger at plans to give the Government power to dictate academy standards

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Children in care in England ‘moving between placements a thousand times every week’

MPs to be urged to act to fix the social care system

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Children in care ‘moving between placements a thousand times every week’

Young people with experience of being in care will gather in Parliament on Wednesday to demand radical reform of the children’s social care system.

The Independent UK

Visa delays leave UK families with adopted babies stranded in Pakistan

Home Office accused of leaving mothers and traumatised children stranded for months while priority is given to Ukraine refugees

The Guardian - UK

A third of England's schools need 'urgent repair' - including 366 in ministers' seats

Newly released figures reveal 7,158 schools have building components such as a roof, window or wall deemed to be at “serious risk of imminent failure” or to have expired

Daily Mirror

MP wants children’s services taken from council after ANOTHER scathing report

Andrew Gwynne says the current state of the service is ‘letting children and families down’

Manchester Evening News

'Exciting' plans for huge new special school take another step forward

The much-needed secondary school would cater for up to 133 pupils.

Manchester Evening News

Government points to new history curriculum after criticism from Troy Deeney

The footballer wants to see more progress in the teaching of the history and experiences of black, Asian and ethnic minority communities.

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Sue Gray report in full: Read the document and see the photos

‘Wine’ is mentioned 20 times in report into lockdown events that Johnson said were work meetings

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi: Department for Education could suffer job cuts of 40%

The Education Secretary said he was looking at ‘all options’ to save money.

The Independent UK

Government staff work in corridors over desks shortage

The news came after Department for Education staff were told to return to the office.

The Guardian - UK

Push for civil servants to return to office backfires as DfE runs out of desks

Department for Education ordered workers to spend 80% of their time in the office leading to ‘chaotic’ conditions

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Daily Mirror

Nearly 500,000 pupils 'miss out on Covid catch up' provision ahead of GCSEs

Boris Johnson promised personal tutoring provision to help children catch up after the pandemic wreaked havoc on their learning but the roll out has been criticised for failing to reach kids

The Independent UK

Statistics watchdog queries ‘transparency’ of Government’s academies document

Readers of a document setting out the case for plans for academisation cannot see where the data comes from nor draw their own conclusions, it said.

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Education coordinator and former Catholic school teacher Lina Costanzo charged with child sex offences

A South Australian education department coordinator, who has been a teacher for more than 30 years, has faced court today accused of sexually exploiting three children.

The Independent UK

Covid study aids for GCSEs scrapped for 2023

Heads say the 2023 cohort has been ‘heavily impacted’ by the pandemic.

Manchester Evening News

Truanting pupils to be named on national register under major shake-up in schools

Teachers will have to publish an attendance plan to get rates up amid concerns over absences

Daily Mirror

School staff quit for better paid jobs in supermarkets as cost of living crisis bites

Headteachers are struggling to recruit and then retain staff with some having no interviewees for roles as candidates work out they can earn more stocking shelves

The Independent UK

New powers to shut down illegal schools announced

DfE has said its work closing illegal schools has been ‘slow’ in the past.

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