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Unauthorised school absence widening ‘disadvantage gap’ in England

Thinktank says unauthorised absence is ‘a leading cause’ of performance gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers

The Guardian - UK

Tories call for classroom phone ban after admitting their guidance hasn’t worked

Shadow education secretary Laura Trott admitted the guidance introduced under Rishi Sunak ‘hasn’t worked’

The Independent UK

Families see school as ‘optional’ and fines are not reversing post-Covid trend

Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, will say fines ‘often deepen tensions’ with parents.

Evening Standard

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Bridget Phillipson: parents must ‘think differently’ on Send support for children

Education secretary says England’s special needs system has not delivered, as school leaders say it is on brink of collapse

The Guardian - UK

Disruptive phones have no place in schools, Education Secretary says

Bridget Phillipson said headteachers have the Government’s ‘full backing’ on removing phones from classrooms.

Evening Standard

Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reported

The Guardian - UK

Technology ‘being weaponised’ against schools and teachers – union leader

Manny Botwe, president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will call for an end to the ‘chaos’ caused by social media.

Evening Standard

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Toilet training and cutlery use key part of England’s ‘school-readiness skills list’

Checkpoints backed by education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, follow complaints from teachers of children arriving in nappies

The Guardian - UK

Government refuses to say whether primary school Sats will be abolished

Education minister Catherine McKinnell said the final decision would be shaped by the curriculum and assessment review

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer shares message to daughter on International Women’s Day

The Prime Minister said that he does his job for her ‘and your generation’, in a post on Instagram.

Evening Standard

Minister pledges ‘best start’ for young women on International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is marked on March 8.

Evening Standard

Police look into claims of racism and financial misconduct at University of Greater Manchester

MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the ‘systematic misuse of public funds’

The Guardian - UK

Safer phones bill aimed at young teens watered down after minister opposition

New proposal calls for research instead of exclusion of under-16s from algorithms and mobile phone bans in schools

The Guardian - UK

Four in 10 Britons think women’s equality now discriminates against men – poll

Some 42% agreed with the statement, ‘We have gone so far in promoting women’s equality that we are discriminating against men’.

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Education Secretary pledges to tackle ‘chronic’ skills shortages

The Government has proposed to abolish the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and replace it with Skills England.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson urges Starmer to increase defence spending to 3%

Mr Johnson was on Monday in Kyiv for the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’

UK prime minister and French president will separately meet Donald Trump this week

The Independent UK

What is Keir Starmer’s plan to increase UK defence spending and is it affordable?

Keir Starmer has outlined plans to slash foreign aid in order to hike Britain’s defence spending, The Independent looks at what has been said about the move

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The Independent UK

Starmer backs Trump’s calls for Nato allies to boost defence spending in stirring speech ahead of US visit

Ahead of a meeting with the US president, Sir Keir Starmer said the UK and Europe ‘have to do more for our defence and security’

The Independent UK

Starmer: Talks on Ukraine must not happen without Kyiv at the table

The Prime Minister said first-hand experience of visiting Ukraine had made him ‘more determined’ to ‘stand up’ for the country.

Evening Standard

Starmer warns against Ukraine peace talks without Kyiv ahead of Trump meeting

The Prime Minister said first-hand experience of visiting Ukraine had made him ‘more determined’ to ‘stand up’ for the country.

The Independent UK

Trump was ‘right’ to approach Putin over Ukraine, UK minister insists

The education secretary has defended Donald Trump’s decision to phone Vladimir Putin but said ‘there can be no settlement’ without Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Starmer unlikely to unveil plan for rise in defence spending this week, says minister

Bridget Phillipson calls 2.5% target ‘ambitious’ days before PM meets with Donald Trump in Washington

Evening Standard

Spending 2.5% of GDP on defence ‘ambitious,’ Cabinet minister says

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson sought to manage expectations ahead of Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to the US.

The Independent UK

Education Secretary says Birbalsingh’s account of meeting ‘not as it was’

Bridget Phillipson met Katharine Birbalsingh, who has been commonly described as Britain’s strictest headteacher, earlier this month.

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