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Probe into potential exploitation in university loans system under way

It follows a Sunday Times probe which reports students with ‘no academic intent’ are suspected of fraudulently claiming millions of pounds.

Evening Standard

Education secretary to review guidance on smartphones in schools amid calls for outright ban

Bridget Phillipson commissions probe into smartphones after pressure from MPs to go further to tackle harmful effects of social media

The Independent UK

Labour to scrutinise school smartphone bans as pressure grows over impact on teenagers

Exclusive: TV drama Adolescence adds to pressure from MPs for action to tackle impact of social media

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What are Labour's plans for schools and what does it mean for your children?

Commons approves Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill – to mixed reviews from education experts

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Education Secretary says London’s falling birth rate brings ‘opportunities to think creatively’

Bridget Phillipson also tells the Standard that Government will ‘look at the evidence’ from Sir Sadiq Khan’s free school meal programme

Evening Standard

Some schools not 'learning from the best' in boosting attendance rates, Education Secretary warns

Minister tells teachers ‘children’s life chances are at stake’ as schools struggle with higher absence levels than before the pandemic

Evening Standard

Free breakfast clubs, home-school register and academy reforms supported by MPs

The Education Secretary pledged to break down the barriers to opportunity for each and every child’ as school reforms cleared the Commons.

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Fewer GCSE exams proposed in Labour’s curriculum review – but Sats to stay

Interim report for schools in England to also recommend more emphasis on digital and media literacy, sustainability and climate science

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson tells critics to ‘leave London for a change’ to see scale of schools crisis as reform row escalates

The education secretary has become embroiled in a war of words over her school reforms

The Independent UK

Ex-Ofsted chief lashes out at Bridget Phillipson over Labour school reforms

Amanda Spielman accused Bridget Phillipson of bowing to the demands of unions and prioritising them over children

The Independent UK

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

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

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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.

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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

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

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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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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’.

Evening Standard

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.

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