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Sixth form college teachers to begin strike action in pay dispute

National Education Union members across 32 sixth form colleges in England will stage their first walkout with two more days planned for next week.

Evening Standard

Just 18% of teachers think phone ban would improve pupil behaviour – poll

The findings come after a Labour MP called for a legal requirement to be introduced so schools in England are mobile-free zones.

The Independent UK

Government should review uninspiring and ‘mechanistic’ GCSE English – exam board

The Department for Education consultation into a review of curriculum and assessment closes this week.

The Independent UK

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Nearly one in three pupils in England given extra time in exams, says regulator

The total number of approved special access arrangements for GCSE, AS and A-level exams rose by 12.3% in the past year, according to Ofqual data.

Evening Standard

Disadvantaged children further behind in school than a decade ago despite £9bn spent, watchdog finds

The Department for Education (DfE) does not have a strategy to tackle the problem, a report from the National Audit Office has warned

The Independent UK

'Back to the classroom' for children minister David Johnston for not knowing child allowance figure

He struggled to answer a question over child allowance rates in media interviews to promote Tory plans to extend the child benefit system

Evening Standard

School suspensions are on the rise – secondary schools can tackle this by creating a sense of belonging

The latest figures released by Department for Education show a stark rise in rates of school suspension, where a child is not allowed to attend the school for a set time, typically on disciplinary grounds. Suspensions are up 31% in spring 2022-23 from the same period the previous year.

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Teaching union members back further strike action over pay

The National Education Union will decide next steps over pay and funding at its annual conference in Bournemouth next week

Evening Standard

Record numbers of pupils in England absent for long periods, DfE data shows

Number of severely absent children was 150% higher last year than pre-Covid, with one in 50 children missing at least half of lessons

The Guardian - UK

Universities trapped in ‘triangle of sadness’, says vice-chancellor

Professor Shitij Kapur said universities would need to recruit more international students if undergraduate tuition fees remained frozen.

The Independent UK

Pupils absent from class during exam years ‘more likely to receive worse GCSEs’

More than a third of pupils in England were persistently or severely absent in either Year 10 or Year 11 in 2020/21 and 2021/22, analysis found.

The Independent UK

No 10 denies blocking James Dyson’s £6m donation to state primary school

The billionaire businessman claimed his plan to help fund the expansion of a primary school’s science centre has faced opposition from officials.

The Independent UK

Almost 250 temporary classrooms on order to counter school concrete crisis

The Department for Education’s top official told MPs that at least 29 schools in England needed mobile classrooms.

The Independent UK

Thousands of children each day have lost out on learning due to suspensions

The equivalent of more than 3,000 children each day lost learning through suspension from school in 2021/22, Department for Education data reveals.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Now crumbling RAAC concrete has been found in House of Parliament

Concrete crisis has now spread from schools and hospitals to the heart of the UK government

The Independent UK

More than 600 schools surveyed so far for crumbling concrete, say officials

Officials also confirmed that the department has received 98% of responses to a questionnaire about potential Raac.

The Independent UK

Schools that miss concrete survey deadline will not be ‘named and shamed’

The Department for Education is expected to publish the percentage of schools that have missed a Friday deadline to return a Raac survey.

The Independent UK

‘Utterly wrong’ to blame decisions as chancellor on crumbling schools – PM

The Prime Minister dismissed claims about his record as chancellor made by a former senior official at the Department for Education.

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The Guardian - UK

Sunak refused to fully fund repairs of England’s crumbling schools, says ex-official

Former top civil servant at Department for Education PM says there was evidence of ‘critical risk to life’ when PM was chancellor

Evening Standard

School buildings in England to be closed over concrete safety fears ahead of new term

The Department for Education has been criticised for announcing school closures only day before new term

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When is A Level results day 2024 - and how to to help your child prepare?

It's that time of the year again when people are asking when is A Level results day? Here's everything you need to know ahead of receiving the grades

The Independent UK

Head of academy trust recommended as Ofsted’s new chief inspector

Sir Martyn Oliver is the Department for Education’s preferred candidate to take over from Amanda Spielman.

The Independent UK

Childcare reforms ‘risk exacerbating inequality’, says report

Plans to expand free childcare for working parents were ‘problematic’, an education charity has warned.

The Independent UK

Strike action by teachers is ‘undermining’ recovery efforts post-Covid – Keegan

Teacher members of the National Education Union in England staged another strike in a long-running dispute over pay.

The Independent UK

Students and parents to face disruption as teachers in England go on strike over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members

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