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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

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 Independent UK

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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

The Guardian - 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.

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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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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 Independent 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

The Guardian - UK

Here’s why funding schools might not be ‘immediate priority’ under new government

Labour have walked into a public funding nightmare, and political experts share why this means funding for schools might not take their top priority.

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The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson launches Labour push to recruit 6,500 new teachers

Recruitment targets for teacher training courses were missed in 10 subjects in 2022/23

The Guardian - UK

Flagship free school that cost £35m closes due to lack of pupils

Government funded Parkfield, in Dorset, after ‘unbelievable’ lack of due diligence, says expert

The Guardian - UK

How the Guardian investigated green space inequality at English schools

The methodology behind our comparison of outdoor areas owned by private and state schools

The Guardian - UK

Number of private school pupils rises despite claims families priced out by Labour’s VAT plan

Independent schools in England had warned plan to charge VAT on fees was putting parents off and had shut schools

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Mental health is main cause of rising absences in England, say headteachers

Nearly nine out of 10 report marked rise in pupils missing school due to mental health issues since Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Record 576,000 pupils have special needs support plan in England

New DfE figures reveal big jump in children requiring support, putting pressure on schools and councils

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to create more than 100,000 new nursery places

Exclusive: Party plans to set up more than 3,300 nurseries in existing primary schools in England for children from nine months old

The Independent UK

Mapped: One in four pupils in England are eligible for free school meals

Nearly one in four pupils in England were eligible for free school meals in January this year, up from last year

The Guardian - UK

A quarter of state school pupils in England receiving free school meals

Department for Education data shows a record 2.1 million are eligible, up by 75,000 in a year

Evening Standard

Standard demands new pupil exclusion category that covers sexist abuse, harassment and violence against girls

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: How many exclusions from school are for sexist abuse? We haven’t a clue because the Department of education doesn’t measure it

The Guardian - UK

Overseas schools given ‘British’ accreditation despite anti-equality curriculum

UK government allows British private schools in countries like UAE to use BSO kitemark while not teaching about same-sex relationships

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