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Children face multiple safeguarding risks at out-of-school settings in England

Government report prompts calls for better oversight to stop inappropriate practices at youth organisations

The Guardian - UK

'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

Risk level of school buildings collapsing in England raised to ‘very likely’

Annual report lays bare state of dilapidated education estate built during postwar shortages

The Guardian - UK

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Schools in England face ‘significant squeeze’ on budgets, IFS report finds

Annual survey reveals further education and sixth form colleges could experience particular hardship

The Guardian - UK

Teacher shortage could worsen after DfE rejects dozens of training courses

Only 179 out of 240 existing teacher training courses have been accredited under DfE’s new standards from 2024

The Guardian - UK

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

Keegan calls for ‘big dose of transparency’ when teaching contested issues

Gillian Keegan says, ‘common sense’ is needed when it comes to sharing classroom materials and deciding what is ‘age appropriate’.

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Nottingham City Council spending £600,000 employing ‘critical’ staff for failing children’s services

Nottingham City Council’s reserves will be spent on hiring a number of new employees to help improve its failing children’s services.

Nottingham Post

Number of graduates in teacher training in England at ‘catastrophic’ level

Initial DfE figures show just under 29,000 graduates have signed up this year, a 20% fall on last year

The Guardian - UK

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

Further education colleges in England face losing financial independence

Government likely to treat FE sector as ‘big schools’, removing autonomy over borrowing and investment

The Guardian - 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.

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’.

The Independent UK

A school 'in turmoil' with 'exhausted staff' and kids left 'to wander'

Three new housing estates are set to be built near the primary

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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.

The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable children in England waiting months for secure homes

Children languishing in unsuitable settings owing to severe shortage of secure placements

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.

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

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The Guardian - UK

‘Woeful’ DfE blamed as betting firms gain access to children’s data

The department has been found responsible for an ‘unacceptable’ breach of data protection laws

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.

The Guardian - UK

‘Not enough money’: secondary school heads warn MPs of budget woes

Energy costs, staff pay rises and inflation have left schools unable to pay for repairs, mental health services and trips

The Guardian - UK

England’s Covid catch-up tutoring often ‘haphazard and poor’, Ofsted finds

Concern about quality of some tutors as inspectors find ‘strong’ programme in only half of 63 schools visited

The Guardian - UK

‘Unjust’ funding ban has stopped me retraining as a paramedic

If I wanted to be a nurse, doctor, dentist or other health professional, I would be able to have a loan or bursary

Manchester Evening News

These Greater Manchester hospitals have roofs at risk of collapse - and they might not be fixed for 13 years

The roofs at buildings at the Royal Oldham and Salford Royal hospitals are among those containing a material slammed as a 'ticking time bomb' by one NHS chief executive

The Guardian - UK

GCSE grades gap for disadvantaged pupils in England widest in a decade

Experts say summer’s results mean new child poverty strategy needed to tackle worsening gulf in attainment

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