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Sex education is now just another political football. For the children’s sake, the adults must grow up

Teenagers need and want good information about sex. The government’s review, and this ideological tug-of-war, is failing them, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Pupils in England can learn about gender surgery but not ‘ideology’, says Keegan

Education secretary says guidance will not stop schools teaching children about gender-reassignment surgery

The Guardian - UK

Sunak defends sex education plans as ban on teaching gender identity compared to Thatcher’s hated Section 28

Prime minister also claimed that he could not remember his own sex lessons

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Sex education in English schools set to be banned before children are nine

Education secretary Gillian Keegan to announce guidelines for phased discussion of topics depending on pupils’ age

The Guardian - UK

WFH parents causing 'unacceptable' rise in Friday school absences, says education secretary

Gillian Keegan says 50,000 more pupils are absent on Fridays compared to Mondays

Evening Standard

University chiefs must 'lead' to stop pro-Palestine protests erupting into US-style violence, says minister

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said some vice-chancellors were already taking sufficient action but others were struggling to deal with the demonstrations

Evening Standard

England scraps 50% rule on faith school admissions

Allowing 100% faith-based access would be divisive and likely penalise disadvantaged children, say campaigners

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Ruth Perry family furious as Ofsted single-word ratings are retained

Teaching unions share family’s disappointment after government says system has ‘significant benefits’

The Guardian - UK

Teachers of 'vital subjects' including maths in disadvantaged schools to be paid extra £6,000

Incentive aims to boost recruitment and retention of teachers in key subjects

Evening Standard

UK teachers defy minister to back pro-Palestine motion

NEU members at conference vote in favour of motion criticised by Gillian Keegan as inappropriate

The Guardian - UK

Creative arts courses at English universities face funding cut

Education secretary Gillian Keegan will also squeeze funding for programmes to widen access to higher education

The Guardian - UK

Teachers in England and Wales could strike again in September, says NEU chief

Daniel Kebede warns of ‘growing frustration’ within profession as UK heads towards a general election

The Guardian - UK

There are enough nursery staff and places for 15 hour childcare plan to work, government insists

Parents of two-year-olds are now entitled to 15 hours of free childcare in next stage of major reform

Evening Standard

Rough sleepers ‘should not be arrested just if they smell’, says UK minister

Gillian Keegan appears to join growing band of Tory MPs with misgivings about proposals in flagship crime bill

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Sunak rejects claim nurseries do not have capacity for free childcare plan

PM claims staffing levels have increased but says it will take time for the sector to grow

Evening Standard

JK Rowling 'should not be arrested' over Scotland’s new hate crime laws, says cabinet minister

A cabinet minister said police should focus on ‘fighting crime’ after it was suggested the Harry Potter author’s comments could fall foul of new Scottish hate crime laws

The Guardian - UK

Labour under pressure to say whether it would keep free hours childcare system

Gillian Keegan asks Bridget Phillipson to clarify after party refuses to commit to sticking to plan if it wins power

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to keep government’s expanded childcare scheme

Nick Thomas-Symonds says party would not reduce number of hours of government-funded childcare in England

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Gillian Keegan criticises union for ‘inappropriate’ Israel-Palestine motion

Education secretary says conference proposals describing Israeli government as racist ‘reflect NEU’s divisive ideology’

Evening Standard

Nurseries are being paid enough to deliver massive increase in free childcare, minister claims

Nurseries say they will be left out of pocket by offering more free places

The Guardian - UK

Special educational needs in English schools in ‘crisis’, minister admits

Gillian Keegan says parents having to ‘fight to get right support’ as unions say provision falls short of what is needed

The Guardian - UK

Shadow education secretary calls Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted comments ‘pathetic’

Bridget Phillipson said the education secretary’s talk of ‘punching’ inspectors demeans office

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Keegan says she would have punched ‘rude’ Ofsted inspectors

Ofsted chief and Unison rebuke education secretary for her comment at headteachers’ union conference

The Guardian - UK

‘We all know how her show ends’: Jeremy Hunt’s worst budget day jokes

Labour’s Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves were used as punchlines in the chancellor’s sometimes obscure jokes

The Guardian - UK

Banning phones in schools is just another ploy to distract us

We need nuance and empathy in addressing this complex issue, writes Eva Wiseman

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