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The Latest Breaking News from Department for Education

'Incredibly disappointed' MP meets minister over major delays to Newcastle school being built

It emerged last month that the long-awaited permanent home of the Great Park Academy will not be ready until 2025

Chronicle Live

Education’s pandemic recovery at ‘crisis level’

The Government has been criticised for failing to fund catch-up programmes enough

Evening Standard

All the bad news buried before Christmas - including sacked Gavin Williamson's payoff

MPs have just left for Christmas - so we've trawled through seven details that got slipped out at the last minute, from Gavin Williamson's golden goodbye to school buildings facing collapse

Daily Mirror

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Teacher recruitment target missed in England – why people don't want to enter or stay in the profession

The Department for Education has managed to recruit less than 60% of the new secondary school teachers expected this year in England, recent figures show. This is unsurprising for those of us working in education.

The Conversation

'Appalling mistakes' by council led to schools' energy bill pain

It was confirmed on Tuesday that schools across Liverpool face £2.2m in energy fees

Liverpool Echo

Schools hit with £2m energy bill after Liverpool Council error

Cabinet member Tom Logan confirmed how much schools would face after summer contract blunder

Liverpool Echo

Improvement plan for troubled children's services published

The service received a dire Ofsted inspection earlier this year

Liverpool Echo

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The ‘lost generation’ of primary school pupils ‘forgotten’ during the pandemic

The gap between Manchester's youngest children and the rest of the country is widening, the first school results since the pandemic reveal

Manchester Evening News

Britain's schools at breaking point with nothing left to give, headteacher warns

Headteacher Richard Slade said his school faces a minimum £154,000 deficit this financial year. He warned children's safety could be put at risk if schools are forced to make too many cuts

Daily Mirror

When to keep children off school amid strep A and scarlet fever cases

The UKHSA has issued guidance to parents on when to keep kids at home and when they can go back to school if they get scarlet fever

Chronicle Live

Transgender guidance for schools delayed until next year

Guidance for schools is ‘clearly critical and needed’, MPs warn

Evening Standard

Government misses teacher recruitment target by almost a third

Data from the Department for Education (DfE) shows there were 29% fewer new entrants than needed.

The Independent UK

Newcastle Great Park Academy delay: Government 'working as quickly as possible' to build new school

It was announced last week that the new Great Park Academy may not be in its permanent home until summer 2025

Chronicle Live

Call for ‘decisive action’ as report shows high stress among educational staff

The Government has been urged to invest more in the education workforce and to improve working conditions.

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Schoolchildren in England to learn about biodiversity in new RHS project

Partnership between RHS, Natural History Museum and DfE will enable schools to access funding to create green spaces

The Independent UK

Report urges DfE to ‘secure better outcomes’ in child social care

Department for Education’s spending on what works best for children in care is a good move but still needs to deliver better outcomes, report states.

Wales Online

Schools need 'urgent' help to handle gender 'minefield' says Ofsted chief

Amanda Spielman said there was a 'very considerable' burden on headteachers

The Independent UK

Schools ‘urgently’ need guidance on gender ‘minefield’, says Ofsted chief

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman said there is a ‘very considerable’ burden on headteachers trying to navigate ‘deeply contested issues’.

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Manchester Evening News

Fury as government says there is no guarantee ‘desperately needed’ new secondary school will ever be built

The Department for Education says it will 'continue to analyse local demand' going forwards.

Evening Standard

‘For the first time in my teaching career I’m prepared to strike’ — inside the school funding crisis

Nine out of 10 schools in England are expected to run out of money by the next academic year, with those in London among the worst hit. So is the future of education at risk forever? Katie Strick reports

Manchester Evening News

Desperately needed new school will now not open until 2025 as government 'pauses' scheme

To be run by Star Academies, the 750-place school - dubbed Star Lakeside Academy - was expected to open in Littleborough, Rochdale, next year.

Manchester Evening News

Children could learn 'mass casualty' first aid in response to Manchester Arena bombing

The latest report from the public inquiry could revolutionise life-saving first aid training in schools and businesses

The Guardian - UK

School cuts website shows parents the impact of Tory policy on their children

Teaching unions revamp site with official data on every school in England and Wales to show education funding

Manchester Evening News

Two Greater Manchester boroughs are 'Oxbridge deserts'

Getting into the country's best universities is a bit of a postcode lottery.

The Independent UK

Department for Education reprimanded over ‘woeful’ betting firms data breach

The Information Commissioner’s Office said the DfE had allowed gambling firms access to a database of children’s learning records.

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