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Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens

Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity

The Guardian - UK

Labour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten

An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

Government accused of ‘mockery’ after number of school teachers falls in a year

The number of all teachers in state-funded schools in England fell by around 1,900 in a year

The Independent UK

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How UK Government is using archaic Commons rules to avoid scrutiny on EHRC guidance

THE UK Government is using archaic Westminster procedure in order to “avoid scrutiny” over the equalities watchdog’s guidance on single-sex…

The National (Scotland)

Temperature limits could be set in schools for future heatwaves – what to know

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The Independent UK

Labour minister slammed for 'inflammatory' statement on single-sex spaces

A LABOUR minister has been slammed for giving an “extraordinarily inflammatory and dangerous” statement on guidance for single-sex spaces and…

The National (Scotland)

UK equalities minister ducks long-awaited debate on single-sex spaces guidance

BRIDGET Phillipson ducked giving a ministerial statement on the long-awaited publication of the UK’s equalities watchdog guidance on single-sex…

The National (Scotland)

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The Guardian view on support for youth: someone in government should grab hold of school sports

Editorial: With concerns about childhood obesity and screen use sky-high, cuts to primary PE are an unforced error

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson orders hidden childcare cost review

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The Independent UK

Education secretary orders review of hidden childcare costs for parents

‘Too many’ families report being asked to pay additional fees

The Independent UK

Nurseries in England charging extra fees to cover funding gap, campaigners say

Head of Early Years Alliance says additional charges paid by parents represent ‘cross-subsidy’

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson orders review of hidden childcare charges hitting parents

Education secretary asks UK watchdog to look into nursery practices, including non-refundable deposits and add-ons

The Guardian - UK

Department for Education workers could strike over job losses just days after bizarre Gemma Collins video

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will vote in the coming weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action

The Independent UK

Primary schools to lose out as Labour scraps 2012 Olympic legacy sports grant

Replacement scheme worth about 40% less than current funding greeted with scepticism by headteachers

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New bathroom guidance for trans people ‘the kind of policy you’d see in Trump’s America’, campaigners say

The Trans+ Solidarity Alliance claimed the guidance will be a ‘Section 28 moment for this Labour government, defining their legacy on LGBTQ+ rights’ and arguing that it is ‘worryingly similar to a US bathroom ban’

The Independent UK

Gemma Collins teams up with Bridget Phillipson — and reveals how she’d motivate students as education secretary

Gemma Collins has revealed what she would do if she was the education secretary in her latest collaboration with the UK government.

The Independent UK

New guidance on single-sex spaces – here’s what the government and campaigners have said

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Evening Standard

Equalities watchdog chairwoman urges ‘common sense’ policy on single-sex spaces

Updated guidance has been published more than a year after a landmark Supreme Court ruling in April 2025 on biological sex.

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The Guardian - UK

Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC

Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court ruling

The National (Scotland)

Trans women banned from female toilets and sports teams by UK equalities watchdog

TRANSGENDER women will be banned from using female toilets, changing facilities and sports teams, following the publication of long-awaited guidance…

The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson says trans people are still protected after single-sex spaces guidance

Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson reiterated the ruling ‘made it clear that sex means biological sex’

Evening Standard

Trans people still protected, says Phillipson as single-sex spaces guidance laid

The code of practice has been updated in full for the first time since 2011, following a Supreme Court ruling in April last year

International Business Times UK

'Gooner' Keir Starmer Cheers Arsenal's Premier League Victory Amid Calls to Resign

Prime Minister Keir Starmer celebrated Arsenal's Premier League win amid Labour's election losses and internal party unrest, drawing attention to his leadership challenges.

The Independent UK

Gemma Collins collabs with UK Government in bizarre video

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Evening Standard

Gemma Collins features in Department for Education social media teaser video

The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 45, met Bridget Phillipson to discuss education reforms.

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