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Cuts could reduce education in England to ‘bare bones’, headteachers say

Funding error on top of previous shortfalls may force schools to cut enrichment activities and reduce special educational needs support

The Guardian - UK

From field to classrooms in six weeks: Raac-hit Essex school’s new home

Head of Honywood school says building of temporary structure is a near miracle after crisis it faced

The Guardian - UK

Labour calls for inquiry into English schools £370m budget bungle

Opposition calls for independent investigation by watchdog to prevent repeat of funding errors

The Guardian - UK

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PE ‘enjoyment gap’ for girls is widening – survey

Fewer than two in three female pupils said they liked taking part in physical education compared to 86% of male pupils.

The Independent UK

Formal review ordered after DfE apologises for schools funding error

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, called the error ‘shocking’.

The Independent UK

England’s schools to be given less money after DfE admits bungling figures

Amount schools receive for each pupil will be lower, forcing headteachers to redraw their budgets for 2024-25

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s plan to ditch A-levels is out of touch with reality, says union

Head of National Education Union says new qualification would need 5,300 additional teachers in England

The Guardian - UK

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Grappling with smartphones is one of biggest issues teachers face – Keegan

New guidance from the Department for Education will back headteachers in banning mobile phone use throughout the school day – including break times.

The Independent UK

‘It felt like a dictatorship’: UK teaching experts hit out at government bid to cancel them

Specialists critical of official policy claim secret files are being kept on them by the Department for Education

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: UK government keeping files on education critics’ social media activity

An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts

The Guardian - UK

Fine parents for school absence in England only as last resort, MPs urge

Commons education committee report also says mental health struggles should be accepted as valid reason for missing school

The Guardian - UK

MPs urge consistent approach to fines as school absence rates ‘of great concern’

The cross-party group of MPs launched an inquiry into persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils in January and has published a report.

The Independent UK

Unions ask Sunak for extra £4.4bn a year to fix crumbling schools in England

Eight unions and school governors’ body write to PM saying Raac crisis highlights chronic underfunding

The Guardian - UK

Parents at school with collapse-risk concrete demand it is rebuilt

Children in most year groups at St Leonard’s Catholic School in Durham have had to be taught online for four days a week since term started.

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

London school closed due to concrete fears has ‘no timeframe’ for reopening

Stepney All Saints secondary school is the only school in the country currently closed to all pupils over crumbling concrete concerns

Evening Standard

Children prefer learning in temporary classrooms, Education Secretary claims amid concrete crisis

Gillian Keegan made the claim about ‘high-quality’ portable cabins as she updated MPs on how the Government is handling problem of Raac concrete in schools

The Independent UK

Children prefer learning in temporary classrooms, Education Secretary claims

An additional 27 schools and colleges in England have been identified as having reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), figures show.

The Independent UK

Almost 250 temporary classrooms on order to counter school concrete crisis

The Department for Education’s top official told MPs that at least 29 schools in England needed mobile classrooms.

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Evening Standard

Raac: Crumbling concrete at four new London schools with secondary shut down

Further 27 schools in England have been named as affected by Raac on updated list published by the government

The Independent UK

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

A total of 174 education settings in England have been confirmed with Raac as of September 14.

The Guardian - UK

Almost 90% of voters - including 65% of Tories - say Britain needs fresh team of leaders, poll suggests – as it happened

Rishi Sunak’s government seen as less competent that Boris Johnson’s administration

The Guardian - UK

Inaction over Raac is slowing pupils’ return to classrooms, says Labour

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson says the education department is leaving MPs and headteachers in the dark about what it is doing

The Guardian - UK

From collective ambition to crumbling concrete: Essex is a totem of Britain’s decline

Yes, many of the county’s postwar buildings used Raac; but the real problem is a Tory ideology that has negligence at its core, says author Tim Burrows

The Guardian - UK

School suspensions rise sharply among disadvantaged children in England

Analysis shows that since the pandemic those living in poverty were 3.7 times more likely to be sent home than other pupils

The Independent UK

Fewer girls met expected standard in Sats reading exam this summer

The gap between disadvantaged Key Stage 2 pupils and their better-off peers is higher than before the pandemic.

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