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‘So much anxiety’: students at Raac-affected Durham school tell of despair

Report sets out in detail the disruption at St Leonard’s, one of schools worst hit by ‘crumbling concrete’

The Guardian - UK

Labour vows to tackle school absences and ‘broken relationship’ with families

Bridget Phillipson to set out ‘generational challenges’ also including child mental health crisis

The Guardian - UK

Free childcare plan in chaos as funding for Tories’ key pledge unravels

Parents face missing out on free support at eleventh hour due to funding disarray

The Independent UK

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Erasmus scheme replacement 'reducing opportunities' for Scottish students

THE Scottish Government has insisted an exchange scheme set up to replace Erasmus+ is denying educational opportunities to students which previous…

The National (Scotland)

Students abandon overseas study due to 'problematic' post-Brexit scheme

UNIVERSITY students across the UK were forced to abandon plans to study or work abroad due to a Government scheme’s “problematic” funding…

The National (Scotland)

Schools facing years of chaos over crumbling Raac concrete, report

There are 231 schools and colleges with Raac, which the Health and Safety Executive has said is ‘life expired’ and could collapse ‘with little or no warning’, according to the latest government figures

The Independent UK

Profiteering fears as global investment firms increase stakes in England’s child social care

Observer investigation finds homes backed by private equity more than doubled in five years, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds among investors

The Guardian - UK

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Schools in England face years of chaos as government stalls on Raac concrete repairs

Latest figures show more than 230 schools affected by crumbling concrete, but many have yet to be told when rebuilding will begin

The Guardian - UK

Schools have no 'general duty' to allow children to change their gender identity, government guidance says

Long-awaited guidance for headteachers on how to deal with transgender pupils is published

Evening Standard

Strictest academy schools in England suspend 30 times more pupils than the national average

200% suspension rates at ‘zero tolerance’ trusts in England could affect highly vulnerable children, experts warn

The Guardian - UK

Record 350,000 parents in England fined over term-time holidays with children

DfE data also shows record cases of pupils caught cheating while sitting A-level and GCSE exams

The Guardian - UK

West London secondary confirmed as having Raac as school building crisis deepens

Barnet college and Ealing high school newly named as having at-risk concrete

Evening Standard

DfE failing to resource changes at troubled Kent school, says charity head

Staff at Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey strike over threatening pupil behaviour as Steve Chalke says no government promises being met

The Guardian - UK

Only 20% of school estate will be net zero compliant by 2050, MPs warn

The Environmental Audit Committee said the Department for Education is ‘not moving at pace’ to deliver its sustainability commitments.

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Evening Standard

At least 700,0000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment, report states

The Public Accounts Committee said it was ‘alarming’ that 700,000 pupils in England were learning in schools in need of upgrades

The Independent UK

DfE’s lack of information on schools concrete crisis ‘shocking’, says MPs

The Public Accounts Committee said it was ‘alarming’ that 700,000 pupils in England were learning in schools in need of upgrades.

The Guardian - UK

‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed

Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events

The Guardian - UK

Soaring special needs school transport costs ‘unsustainable’, say councils

Local authorities fear service cuts or even bankruptcy as costs jump from £400m to £700m in five years

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The Independent UK

Number of lone child asylum seekers in England rises by almost a third in a year

Unaccompanied child asylum seekers are separated from both parents or any other responsible adult.

The Independent UK

Pupils absent from class during exam years ‘more likely to receive worse GCSEs’

More than a third of pupils in England were persistently or severely absent in either Year 10 or Year 11 in 2020/21 and 2021/22, analysis found.

The Independent UK

Government needs to act urgently to address ‘disappointing’ T-level uptake

The Prime Minister announced plans in October to introduce the Advanced British Standard (ABS) – a new single post-16 qualification.

The Guardian - UK

Letter: bullets and bombs won’t bring stability to the Middle East

Unimaginable suffering has already been inflicted on both sides in the Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - UK

UK government keeping files on teaching assistants’ and librarians’ internet activity

Exclusive: Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policies

The Independent UK

Number of schools and colleges found with crumbling concrete rises by 25 per cent

Government accused of ‘sneaking out’ latest figures, as unions say teachers and pupils still waiting for help

Evening Standard

40 more schools and colleges found to have collapse-risk concrete

Overall, 214 education settings in England have been confirmed as having Raac as of October 16

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