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£3bn announced to create ‘tens of thousands’ of school places for Send pupils

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the Government will make sure local schools are the right schools for children and young people with Send.

Evening Standard

Texas Education Agency taking over Lake Worth, Connally and Beaumont school districts

The three interventions come after the state’s education agency announced plans to take over Fort Worth ISD in October.

The Texas Tribune

GCSE and A-Level exams could be set for major shake-up

GCSEs in smaller-entry subjects – and most A-level exams – could be moved onto screens by the end of the decade

The Independent UK

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‘Panto season’ hits Executive amid row between ministers over budget

The Executive is expected to meet on Tuesday following budget tension between Education Minister Paul Givan and Finance Minister John O’Dowd.

Evening Standard

Phillipson: We must learn every lesson in case of paedophile nursery worker

The Education Secretary has made a statement in the Commons about the ‘sickening case’ of paedophile nursery worker Vincent Chan.

Evening Standard

Primary in Londonderry closes over roof concerns

The Education Authority confirmed Nazareth House Primary School has been temporarily closed.

Evening Standard

Senior minister insists employment rights U-turn does not breach manifesto

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the Employment Rights Bill remained ‘the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation’.

Evening Standard

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Ontario’s Bill 33 expands policing in schools and will erode democratic oversight

Ontario’s new Bill 33, what the province calls the Supporting Children and Students Act, gives Education Minister Paul Calandra sweeping authority to take over boards. It also mandates boards to work with local police to implement school resource officer programs where they are available and opens the door to removing…

The Conversation

‘Full-service schools’ redefine how education works. Here’s why Australia needs them

Inequality is one of the most urgent challenges facing Australian schools. For decades, governments have invested billions of dollars in schools with the promise every child should have the opportunity to succeed.

The Conversation

Stormont Education Minister vows to maintain Christian ethos in NI schools

Paul Givan was responding to a critical judgment by the Supreme Court around the provision of Christian religious education in schools in the region.

Evening Standard

What does shutting down the Education Department mean for schools across the US?

Schools will continue to receive federal funding without interruption, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said

The Independent UK

Delayed trans guidance branded ‘licence to discriminate on looks’

The proposed code of practice will be used by businesses and other organisations to inform their provision of single and separate-sex services.

Evening Standard

PM says special educational needs ‘raised with me more than any other issue’

Sir Keir Starmer made his comments during a visit to a school breakfast club in Reading.

Evening Standard

Education Secretary says asylum reforms ‘will be a fair system’ amid concerns

A raft of measures were set out on Monday to overhaul the asylum system.

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Long-awaited transgender guidance under careful consideration, says Phillipson

The revised code has been produced in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling in April.

Benzinga

Elizabeth Warren Warns Trump Making A 'Tremendous Mistake' By Selling Federal Student Loans To Wall Street: 'I'm Fighting Back'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) criticized President Donald Trump’s plans to sell federal student loans to private companies, warning that the move could create windfall gains for Wall Street, at the expense of taxpayers and average working Americans.

The Independent UK

The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means

The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely

The Independent UK

Trump team moves to dismantle the Department of Education and shuttle offices to other agencies

Trump had campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, which would require approval from Congress

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The Independent UK

Motherland star’s urgent plea about ‘devastating’ impact of Sats on Send children

Anna Maxwell Martin among campaigners to say primary Sats impact Send children

Evening Standard

Sats ‘devastating’ for Send pupils, Motherland star and parent campaigners say

Anna Maxwell Martin and 22 parent organisations and campaigners were delivering an open letter to the Education Secretary.

Evening Standard

Bid to force Education Minister Givan from office over Israel trip fails

Paul Givan called the no-confidence motion against him a ‘calculated attempt to drive a unionist minister from office’.

The Independent UK

Teenager joins legal action to get phones banned in schools across England

The 17-year-old says she feels the Department for Education has failed to protect her and her peers

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran among stars praised for ‘powerful message’ on music education in schools

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Evening Standard

Brexit and austerity still causing ‘major problems’ for economy – Phillipson

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson’s comments came after Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepared the ground for tax hikes in her November 26 Budget.

Evening Standard

Government announces plan to cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%.

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