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Mother of murdered teenager backs social media ban for under-16s

16-year-old Brianna Ghey was murdered by two other teenagers in 2023.

Evening Standard

Brianna Ghey’s mother urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s

She recalled she was worried who her daughter was speaking to online

The Independent UK

Ofsted holds snap inspection of Bristol school criticised for cancelling MP’s visit

Visit by Damien Egan, Labour Friends of Israel vice-chair, was called off after opposition from pro-Palestine group

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer promises action over cancellation of Jewish MP’s school visit

PM will ‘hold to account’ campaigners who said Damien Egan’s presence would ‘inflame teachers’

The Guardian - UK

MP’s visit to school cancelled after opposition from pro-Palestine group

Damien Egan, a Jewish MP and vice-chair of Labour Friends of Israel, had a visit with a local academy called off ‘in case his presence inflames the teachers’

The Guardian - UK

Nigel Farage accuses teachers of ‘poisoning our kids’ on race issues

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool headteachers warn Chancellor their schools are at breaking point

Heads have signed an open letter to Rachel Reeves calling on Labour to ‘restore the achievements of the last Labour government’ as conference starts

Evening Standard

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Children being robbed of wellbeing by social media, campaign warns

The National Education Union and supporting organisations have launched Robbed: Big Tech’s Little Victims.

Evening Standard

Union chief calls for teachers to work one day a week from home

He also called for staggered start and finish times

The Independent UK

Police arrest three as hundreds of protesters face off outside Epping hotel housing asylum seekers

It marked the fifth time demonstrations have occurred outside the three-star establishment after an Ethiopian resident was charged with sexual assault

Evening Standard

UK union leaders express fear over erosion of right to protest in open letter

Twenty-two union leaders criticise Met over arrest of people who took part in pro-Gaza march in January

The Guardian - UK

Government told to fully fund teacher pay rise to prevent school provision cuts

Four education unions have made a ‘united’ call to ministers to provide additional investment to schools for increased staff salaries.

Evening Standard

Fury as London schools give parents four days notice of teachers' strike

Strikes over maternity pay taking place at Charter Schools Trust academies branded ‘damaging, selfish and grossly unfair on pupils’

Evening Standard

Teachers strike after Jamaican staff 'targeted' at south London school

Teachers at a school in Beckenham have complained about being ‘severely overworked to the point of exhaustion’

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Teachers left shocked as 'thriving' historic south London primary school to close after 131 years

The school first opened in 1894 and used to be known as Eardley school

The Guardian - UK

Ministers brace for NHS strikes after doctors denounce ‘derisory’ pay rise

Other NHS staff decry their award, while teachers are angered part of their pay rise will come from school budget

The Independent UK

Doctors’ union says above-inflation pay rises aren’t enough as they threaten strike action

Teachers are also threatening ‘a dispute’ as schools expected to cover part of pay rise

The Independent UK

Partially funded teacher pay rise may lead to cuts to school provision – unions

The largest education union in England has threatened to ‘register a dispute’ with the Government unless it fully funds the pay award.

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The Independent UK

Doctors threaten strike action after 4% pay rise announcement

The British Medical Association, the union representing doctors, has said the pay rise does not go far enough in restoring historical pay freezes.

The Guardian - UK

‘Grit’ no substitute for better mental health funding for pupils in England, say experts

As education secretary unveils £49m for school-based support and calls for ‘grit’, charity says many children have significant treatment needs

Evening Standard

Trade unionists back bin strike and warn of a ‘race to the bottom’ on wages

A ‘megapicket’ was held outside a household recycling centre in Birmingham, as the city’s all-out bin strike continues.

The Guardian - UK

Matt Wrack plans to stay in post as teaching union’s general secretary

Wrack, whose appointment as NASUWT chief faced legal challenge, condemns ‘ludicrous’ efforts to undermine him

The Independent UK

Parents should stop being ‘child’s friend’ over phones – children’s commissioner

Nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device, a survey suggested earlier this month.

Evening Standard

Brianna Ghey’s school says pupils ‘less stressed’ after mobile phone ban

Special pouches used to lock students’ phones during the day were introduced at Birchwood Community High School in September.

The Guardian - UK

Second teachers’ union vows to strike if pay award fails to fund schools in England

NASUWT conference votes to launch strike ballot if spending review does not top up school budgets in full

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