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Give us back our funding or we can't recruit teachers, charity tells government

Successful charity being supported by rich benefactors after it loses government funding amid teacher recruitment crisis

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024

Overseas schools given ‘British’ accreditation despite anti-equality curriculum

UK government allows British private schools in countries like UAE to use BSO kitemark while not teaching about same-sex relationships

The Guardian - UK · May 26, 2024

London Catholic school hits back after being called 'socially segregated'

Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School says it has been ‘mischaracterised’ by Humanist group

Evening Standard · May 21, 2024

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Schools in England send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents

‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2024

Teachers could get protection against blasphemy claims under new laws

The report has been influenced by recent blasphemy cases, which has seen some teachers forced into hiding

The Independent UK · May 18, 2024

Important warning for parents as new rules about taking children out of school for holidays are introduced

Here's everything you need to know about the new rules for parents who take their children out of school for holidays

GoodToKnow · Mar 4, 2024

My experience as a teacher tells me that letting students carry mobile phones is a terrible idea

Letters: Pete Clarkson on the difficulties posed by a ‘keep it but don’t use it’ policy, and Martyn Taylor on the Department for Education’s new guidance

The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2024

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Teachers given new guidance to stop children using mobile phones in schools

New guidance instructs headteachers on how to ban the use of phones not only during lessons but during break and lunch periods as well

Evening Standard · Feb 19, 2024

Almost half of multi-academy trusts in England in deficit, accountants find

Trusts say costs, such as teacher pay and energy bills, increasing faster than funding

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024

London schools may be mothballed as student numbers fall

Capital’s councils say they are struggling to keep schools open as pupil funding dries up

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

How to fix Ofsted? Make it a school improver not a government enforcer

Since a coroner’s ruling that an Ofsted inspection was a contributing factor in the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry by suicide, attention on England’s school inspection system has intensified. Ofsted needs to change – and quickly.

The Conversation · Jan 15, 2024

Primary school forced to close as parents stage protest over boy ‘reprimanded for wearing Palestine badge’

Parents gathered outside the gates of Barclay Primary School in Leyton on Thursday morning to protest the alleged incident

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023

Only 20% of school estate will be net zero compliant by 2050, MPs warn

The Environmental Audit Committee said the Department for Education is ‘not moving at pace’ to deliver its sustainability commitments.

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023

‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed

Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2023

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The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

GCSE maths and science pupils in England to get Covid exam aids this summer

The Department for Education has asked Ofqual to make arrangements to extend formulae and equation sheets for GCSE exams this year.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

The true cost of childcare: how much parents have to spend in England – interactive calculator

This tool will reveal how much it could cost you to raise a child

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2023

Parents have right to know what sex education their child is taught – Keegan

Companies providing teaching resources cannot use copyright law to forbid schools from sharing materials, the Department for Education said.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2023

UK government keeping files on teaching assistants’ and librarians’ internet activity

Exclusive: Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policies

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2023

Cuts could reduce education in England to ‘bare bones’, headteachers say

Funding error on top of previous shortfalls may force schools to cut enrichment activities and reduce special educational needs support

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

Grappling with smartphones is one of biggest issues teachers face – Keegan

New guidance from the Department for Education will back headteachers in banning mobile phone use throughout the school day – including break times.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Revealed: UK government keeping files on education critics’ social media activity

An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

‘It felt like a dictatorship’: UK teaching experts hit out at government bid to cancel them

Specialists critical of official policy claim secret files are being kept on them by the Department for Education

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2023

Fine parents for school absence in England only as last resort, MPs urge

Commons education committee report also says mental health struggles should be accepted as valid reason for missing school

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2023

Raac: Crumbling concrete at four new London schools with secondary shut down

Further 27 schools in England have been named as affected by Raac on updated list published by the government

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023

1,800 students sent home after Raac found at London school

Stepney All Saints School had initially been told by the Department for Education that pupils were able to return

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