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Students face ‘ticking timebomb’ of debt and higher taxes

Exclusive: Analysis finds cost of higher education ‘falls overwhelmingly on the individual’

The Guardian - UK

Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England

Katie and John Meehan say responses to campaign they launched after death of daughter Genevieve must be ‘wake-up call’

The Guardian - UK

ExfilSquad Dumps 135,000 UK Police Records on Dark Web Alongside Education Ministry Data in Cyber Spree

Hacking group ExfilSquad claims responsibility for breaching UK gov databases, affecting over 740,000 records. The breach involves the Police National Legal Database and the Department for Education.

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Department for Education Data Breach Explained: What To Do if Your Personal Information Was Compromised

The Department for Education is investigating a cyberattack that exposed 607,000 records of school leaders and university staff. The breach highlights vulnerabilities in public sector cyber security.

International Business Times UK

Hackers Steal 607,000 Contact Records From Department for Education in England

The Department for Education confirms a cyber-attack affecting 607,000 records, raising security concerns. No financial data was accessed, and the breach was quickly contained, limiting risk to individuals.

International Business Times UK

Hackers steal sensitive data from UK Department for Education and police

Details of parents and staff, including email addresses and phone numbers, are among data taken by cybercriminals

The Guardian - UK

Department for Education hacked as teachers’ personal details leaked on dark web

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Teachers’ names and phone numbers leaked on dark web after Department for Education hacked

Around 607,000 records were reportedly stolen in the attack, including full names, job titles and email addresses

The Independent UK

National Year of Reading should extend to a decade, inquiry says

The education committee also proposed a National Reading Guarantee, ensuring all children have frequent opportunities to enjoy reading

The Guardian - UK

Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbers

The Guardian - UK

School absences in England reached nearly 20% during June heatwave amid rare red heat warning

June 26 was the highest daily absence rate so far during the 2025/26 academic year

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson wasted my levelling up idea. Here’s how Burnham and his ‘good growth’ plan can do better

The need to devolve power and share prosperity is as strong as ever. Whatever the project is called, whoever is in No 10, the priority now is actual delivery, says former Conservative MP Justine Greening

The Guardian - UK

Fury over SATs result delays as government considers scrapping £180m exam contract

Exam board Pearson blamed the delays to Key Stage 2 SATs results on ‘technical issues’

The Independent UK

Teachers in England offered 3.5% pay rise from September

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has recommended a 3.5% pay rise this September and an additional 3% increase next year

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The Guardian - UK

Teachers in England get two-year 6.6% pay rise but schools to foot part of bill

Unions pleased with rise above forecast inflation but concerned nearly a third of it will come from school budgets

The Independent UK

Teachers in England could strike after schools told they must fund pay rises

Teachers are set to receive a 3.5% pay rise from September – but schools have been told they must partially fund this

The Independent UK

Department for Education defends spending £700,000 on influencers

Examples of campaigns include paid ads with influencers

The Independent UK

Record increase in number of children with EHCP since documents introduced

In January this year, there were 718,838 children and young people with EHCPs

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The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of schools in England and Wales to close in heatwave

Unions say it is dangerous for schools to stay open in high temperatures

The Guardian - UK

VAT on private school fees not caused exodus to state sector, says Bridget Phillipson

Education secretary cites admissions data for England, saying Labour is ‘rebalancing the system to focus on 94% of kids in state schools’

The Guardian - UK

Students could be required to pass GCSE English to access university loans

Exclusive: Ministers consider national threshold in England that could in effect bar thousands from studying

The Guardian - UK

More than one in five pupils in England have special educational needs, figures show

Data shows sharp increase in number of children receiving extra support and highlights pressure on schools, families and councils

The Independent UK

Government accused of ‘mockery’ after number of school teachers falls in a year

The number of all teachers in state-funded schools in England fell by around 1,900 in a year

The Guardian - UK

Number of teachers in England’s state schools drops for second year in row

Despite Labour’s promises to increase recruitment, school census shows a fall of nearly 2,000 teachers since last year

Evening Standard

Private school pupil numbers in England fall to lowest in at least a decade

There were more than 22,000 fewer pupils in independent schools in January compared with the same point last year.

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