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Private school campaigners liken education secretary to Nazi over VAT plan

Bridget Phillipson has been targeted with personal abuse on Facebook by campaigners opposed to Labour’s tax policy

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson unaware of any cabinet minister who declined free Taylor Swift tickets

Education secretary says she won’t accept further freebies and recognises her privilege to receive free tickets

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet ministers angry at Budget cuts being demanded by Rachel Reeves told: We all face tough choices

But Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted there would be no return to austerity

Evening Standard

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Bridget Phillipson urged to take immediate action to curb use of smartphones in schools until age 16

Smartphone Free Childhood said just 11 per cent of schools have effective restrictions in place

The Independent UK

Corbyn alliance MPs unite with Tories to oppose Labour’s private school tax raid

Pro-Gaza independents spoke out against Starmer’s plans to levy VAT on independent schools

The Independent UK

School VAT tax raid to go ahead, insists Bridget Phillipson

The education secretary last night appeared to see off a major U-turn on VAT for private school fees after a Treasury wobble

The Independent UK

Teachers in England vote overwhelmingly to accept pay rise offer

NEU snap poll shows 95% of members voting for 5.5% pay rise, ending months of industrial action

The Guardian - UK

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Labour government 'to raise university tuition fees beyond £10k' despite previous pledge

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson had previously said there would be no tuition fee rise

Evening Standard

Major fears over Labour’s nursery plan for 9-month-olds in schools

Early years experts warn of lack of staff, playgrounds and toilets

The Guardian - UK

Labour freebies: The gifts Starmer and other MPs have accepted as PM under fire

Football matches, music concerts and wardrobe upgrades – here’s a guide to the gifts Keir Starmer and other MPs have accepted

The Independent UK

Keir has gone and half the delegates with him. It’s like a zombie apocalypse

In the graveyard slot is Wes Streeting, giving it his best shot with a greatest hits compilation to a half-empty hall

The Guardian - UK

Watch as Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson speak on final day of Labour Party conference

Watch as Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson speak at the Labour Party conference on Wednesday 25 September.

The Independent UK

Labour pledges 300 new state nurseries in England within 12 months

Exclusive: Education secretary to launch callout for empty classrooms to be converted as part of free childcare plan

The Guardian - UK

Labour delegates long to celebrate, but ministers can’t quite feel the joy

The party should be toasting its landslide, but instead a state of near-paralysis seems to have set in

The Guardian - UK

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Labour minister admits £14,000 gift for birthday party with journalists and lobbyists

A LABOUR minister has admitted taking a five-figure sum from a Labour donor to fund a party with journalists and lobbyists for her birthday.

The Independent UK

Teachers will be allowed to work from home in Labour plan to boost recruitment

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson hopes increased flexibility will stop women leaving teaching profession, it has been reported

The Guardian - UK

Nurseries in England say new rules have reduced care to ‘crowd control’

The first study into the Tory shake-up of childcare shows staff are overwhelmed

The Guardian - UK

Labour is cracking down on truants, but as a mother and ex-teacher, I know tough love goes only so far

When my daughter developed anxiety around school, there was little we could do to make her go. Solving the problem starts with recognising the causes, says former teacher Gillian Harvey

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The Guardian - UK

Labour’s ‘change of tone’ revives foreign students’ interest in UK universities

Admissions officers report rise in number of inquiries from international students since general election

The Guardian - UK

English universities need tuition fees of £12,500 to break even, analysis finds

Universities UK likely to recommend smaller increase as institutions struggle with deepening financial crisis

The Independent UK

Calls for major change to GCSEs after exam warning

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has commissioned a Government review into curriculum and assessment

The Guardian - UK

We wanted a serious government: now we have one. But a little Rayner-like joy wouldn’t go amiss

There’s only so much doom and gloom the public can take – and with three uplifting announcements, Labour finally seems to realise this, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on one-word Ofsted reports: good riddance

Editorial: Reductive inspections symbolised a punitive and morale-sapping approach to schools. Labour is right to ditch them

The Independent UK

Experts explain when it is OK to let your child miss school

Parents have been warned they will be fined for frequently absent children

The Independent UK

Ofsted: Labour scraps single-word grades – here’s what this means for schools

Single headline judgements will be replaced with a more “comprehensive” system

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