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Number of school suspensions in England has nearly doubled after pandemic

The rise comes amid warnings of more challenging behaviour in classrooms after Covid-19.

The Independent UK

Schools and colleges in England accused of failing in legal duty to tackle racism

Campaigners want anti-racist content to be embedded in curriculum and for Black history to be compulsory subject

The Guardian - UK

Schools in England could be judged on scale of colours in Ofsted proposals

Inspectorate aims to replace single headline grade such as outstanding with assessment of 10 key areas

The Guardian - UK

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Hundreds of English schools still at risk from crumbling concrete

Exclusive: Previously unpublished official data shows Raac found at 235 DfE sites

The Guardian - UK

Mel Stride appointed shadow chancellor and Priti Patel shadow foreign secretary as Kemi Badenoch announces team – as it happened

New Conservative leader makes key appointments and says she wants to unite party, with Stride a senior figure on the left and Patel prominent rightwinger

The Guardian - UK

DfE to stop grading English schools based on proportion of Russell Group students

Updated accountability measures aim to encourage school leavers towards wider range of institutions and vocational options

The Guardian - UK

Alarm at first fall in disadvantaged students in England reaching university

Proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 15 who progress to higher education falls from 29.2% to 29%

The Guardian - UK

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Gap between private and state school pupils going to top universities widens

A social mobility expert has called the latest higher education participation figures a ‘national scandal’.

Evening Standard

Major special educational needs reforms to come ‘in due course’ – minister

It comes after the National Audit Office found the current system is ‘financially unsustainable’.

Evening Standard

Special educational needs system ‘not delivering’ for families – watchdog

The NAO said the Government should introduce urgent reform to put SEN provision in England on a ‘financially sustainable footing’.

The Independent UK

Rail, water, energy: the big projects likely to be in Rachel Reeves’ budget

Chancellor expected to promote range of infrastructure plans to boost economy, including reviving parts of HS2

The Guardian - UK

Special needs funding claims in English schools ‘increasingly being refused’

Financial pressures mean many councils are reluctant to issue top-up funding from high-needs budgets, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Demand for England’s grammar schools falls – despite VAT on school fees

Ending tax exemption for private education has not led to influx at selective secondaries predicted by critics

The Guardian - UK

Private schools say drop in enrolments mainly due to impending VAT on fees

Survey by Independent Schools Council finds UK pupil numbers down 1.7% compared with 2023

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

One-word Ofsted ratings for schools scrapped with immediate effect after Ruth Perry’s suicide

The government says the change, which follows the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023, needed to reduce the high stakes for schools

The Guardian - UK

Make AI tools to reduce teacher workloads, tech companies urged

Special access granted to DfE resources to train AI models to generate workbooks and lesson plans

The Guardian - UK

Fifty English secondary schools suspended more than a quarter of pupils after pandemic

Exclusive: Children in disadvantaged areas three times as likely to be sent away as pupils in wealthier places

The Guardian - UK

‘Bubble’ of post-pandemic bad behaviour among pupils predicted to peak

Exclusive: Experts say ‘desocialised’ pupils home schooled through Covid are entering traditionally most disruptive years

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The Independent UK

Give pupils ice lollies in science lessons so they have ‘essential’ experiences

A new primary science curriculum should be introduced in schools to reduce inequalities, four scientific associations have said.

The Guardian - UK

Homelessness in England at highest level on record, watchdog says

National Audit Office report on Tory government’s attempts to tackle problem finds situation has worsened since 2017

The Independent UK

Disadvantaged children further behind in school than a decade ago despite £9bn spent, watchdog finds

The Department for Education (DfE) does not have a strategy to tackle the problem, a report from the National Audit Office has warned

The Guardian - UK

Sharp increase in pupils suspended or excluded from schools in England

Teachers struggling with disruptive and violent behaviour as record 787,000 pupils suspended in 2022-23

The Guardian - UK

UK universities need rescue package to stop ‘domino effect’ of going under

Experts say the next head of the Office for Students must oversee a programme that will protect higher education

The Independent UK

Government cleaners win pay-out of up to £2,500 as strike called off

Union members say they have been treated differently to their white counterparts by being denied the London living wage of £13.15 per hour

The Guardian - UK

School heads urge Labour to continue funding national tutoring scheme

Programme due to close after its launch four years ago to help children in England catch up after Covid crisis

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