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Crackdown on suppliers after firm made £13m on not-for-profit UK visa services

Top civil servant makes assurances to MPs after Guardian exposed profits made by Ecctis Ltd

The Guardian - UK · Jan 13, 2025

Delayed transgender guidance for schools to come "by Christmas", Gillian Keegan says

Schools need clarity because they are "struggling" to deal with the issue alone

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2023

Labour calls for inquiry into English schools £370m budget bungle

Opposition calls for independent investigation by watchdog to prevent repeat of funding errors

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2023

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Formal review ordered after DfE apologises for schools funding error

Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, called the error ‘shocking’.

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2023

England’s schools to be given less money after DfE admits bungling figures

Amount schools receive for each pupil will be lower, forcing headteachers to redraw their budgets for 2024-25

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

London school closed due to concrete fears has ‘no timeframe’ for reopening

Stepney All Saints secondary school is the only school in the country currently closed to all pupils over crumbling concrete concerns

Evening Standard · Sep 20, 2023

Children prefer learning in temporary classrooms, Education Secretary claims amid concrete crisis

Gillian Keegan made the claim about ‘high-quality’ portable cabins as she updated MPs on how the Government is handling problem of Raac concrete in schools

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023

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Children prefer learning in temporary classrooms, Education Secretary claims

An additional 27 schools and colleges in England have been identified as having reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), figures show.

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Almost 250 temporary classrooms on order to counter school concrete crisis

The Department for Education’s top official told MPs that at least 29 schools in England needed mobile classrooms.

The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2023

Now crumbling RAAC concrete has been found in House of Parliament

Concrete crisis has now spread from schools and hospitals to the heart of the UK government

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

More than 600 schools surveyed so far for crumbling concrete, say officials

Officials also confirmed that the department has received 98% of responses to a questionnaire about potential Raac.

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

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