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Ofsted school inspections face major overhaul amid teacher wellbeing fears

Education secretary Lucy Powell is expected to order changes to the report card framework

The Independent UK · Oct 3

England school inspections to be overhauled again after barrage of complaints

Exclusive: Education secretary sends Ofsted back to ‘drawing board’ as teachers raise serious concerns about new system

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

RAF Fairford: Rubio says ‘foreign actor’ behind suspected plot as some evacuated residents begin to return home – as it happened

US secretary of state and Donald Trump express concerns about decision to bail suspects; some residents reported as hesitant to return home

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29

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Minister refuses to rule out scrapping state pension triple lock

Despite being pressed on it by broadcasters, the education secretary would not say whether Mr Burnham and chancellor John Healey are considering ending the policy

The Independent UK · Sep 29

Labour must reunite progressive voters to win the next election, says Lucy Powell

The deputy leader wants the party to take advantage of a split on the right and not be embarrassed to show its values

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Teacher union pauses ballot for strike action after government ‘willing to put its money where its mouth is’

A formal ballot of NEU teacher members in state schools in England on strike action was due to launch on October 3 and close on December 15

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Government to ‘push further and harder’ after 781 cross Channel in one day

The tally for Wednesday came in the same week as two boats arrived in Britain undetected.

The Independent UK · Sep 24

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Channel crossings: Home Office records 781 arrivals in a day

It comes after two boats landed undetected on British shores in two days this week.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Nearly 800 migrants cross English Channel in single day to set 2026 record

Nearly 19,000 people have arrived on small boats so far this year - down 42 per cent on the same period in 2025

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Education Secretary insists new vocational GCSEs are not ‘dumbing down’ system

Subjects offered to 14-year-olds could include business management and finance, child development, and building and construction.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Burnham ally warns PM over bringing back drinking in football stands

Burnham has called for a ban on fans drinking in football stands to be repealed

The Independent UK · Sep 24

Lifting alcohol ban in football stands could put good behaviour at risk – Powell

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the ban on football fans drinking in the stands during matches is outdated.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

‘Can’t stop everything,’ minister says after two migrant boats arrive undetected

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has ordered an urgent review by the Border Security Command.

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England

Courses such as finance and construction form part of PM’s push for education ‘that offers a path for everybody’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

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Evening Standard · Sep 23

Teenagers in England to be offered new vocational GCSEs under Government reforms

Employers are being asked to provide an additional 200,000 work experience placements for pupils aged between 14 and 16.

The Independent UK · Sep 23

New vocational GCSEs to be offered to teenagers in England. Here’s how they will work

Employers are being asked to provide an additional 200,000 work experience placements for pupils aged between 14 and 16

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Labour minister blames Tories for huge council tax hikes set to hit Londoners: 'They decimated funding'

Local government funding was ‘completely decimated’ under the Tories, says Education Secretary Lucy Powell

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

New Ofsted inspection regime is damaging our health, headteachers say

School leaders’ union says new system is worse than one it replaced and has left members feeling overwhelmed

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England

National Education Union welcomes news that schools will not have to partly fund increase from their own budgets

The Independent UK · Sep 13

Ice cream and deep-fried food banned from UK school dinners in healthy overhaul

The new measures, including mandatory high-fibre options like lentils, aim to tackle childhood obesity

Evening Standard · Sep 11

UK needs ‘tough love’ approach to young people on benefits – Alan Milburn

The former Labour minister told The Times the state should provide greater employment support in exchange for a new ‘duty to engage’.

The Independent UK · Sep 4

Police give update after hundreds gather at first funeral for A66 crash victim in Middlesbrough

Jakub Matusiak was killed when a Volkswagen Passat he was travelling in hit a marked police car while going the wrong way down the A66

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

How can we stop destroying the prospects of a generation? Scrapping compulsory GCSE resits will be a start

Michael Gove calls the axing of his Tory strategy ‘bringing back stupid’. He doesn’t seem to care that it did more harm than good, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

MPs ‘failing to learn lesson’ over freebies after accepting £400,000 of hospitality

MPs receive Harry Styles concert tickets worth £858, Chelsea flower show tickets worth £1,839, and £3,432 of hospitality at Brit awards

The Guardian - UK · Aug 21

Labour stalling on Jackdaw and Rosebank because ‘heart’s not really in it’, says Badenoch – as it happened

Conservative leader says it is essential decision on oil and gas fields made as soon as possible, despite widespread concerns about climate impact

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