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‘Almost beyond belief’: axing of teacher recruitment scheme will worsen crisis, say critics

The government’s scrapping of the Now Teach scheme, which has overdelivered on targets for older workers, has sparked an outcry

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Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds

Teachers say behaviour getting worse as survey also shows parents getting less supportive of school policies

The Guardian - UK

Pupils in England ‘facing worst exam results in decades’ after Covid closures

GCSE results in key subjects to steadily worsen until 2030, predicts research that blames failure to tackle impact of schools lockdown

The Guardian - UK

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England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ report

Watchdog says only a third of local authorities are confident they will have enough places for September

The Guardian - UK

Expansion plans require 85,000 more childcare places by September 2025

Pilot to explore how to repurpose unused school space to increase capacity for funded childcare

The Guardian - UK

English primary schools cutting teacher numbers amid budget pressure, survey finds

Rising inflation and falling pupil numbers also forcing schools to cut spending on extracurricular activities

The Guardian - UK

English schools could lose £1bn by 2030 as pupil numbers fall

School rolls swelled because of fertility surge in 2000s but birthrate and migration patterns have brought decline

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A Labour government could face teachers’ strikes, union warns

National Education Union chief Daniel Kebede says Labour pledges are ‘a long way from the scale of change’ needed

The Guardian - UK

Steep rise in schools in England recruiting teachers from Jamaica

Exclusive: Schools following NHS and social care in recruiting from overseas as work visas for secondary school teachers double

The Guardian - UK

Cold, damp, unsafe: record number of UK schools refused funding for repairs

DfE allocates £450m to 826 building projects at 733 schools, a fall of almost 60% – in terms of total projects – compared with 2020-21

The Guardian - UK

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

Wembley school blighted by racism, bullying and sexual harassment to be turned into academy

Head teacher Martyn Boxall resigned from Byron Court primary school in north London

Evening Standard

‘It’s an absolute mess’: building work seriously delayed on 33 new special schools in England

Promised provision, particularly for autistic children, was announced a year ago but few schools will open on time

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‘He hates failing’: mother describes lack of help for autistic son

Kirsti Hadley’s son, 12, had been looking forward to a new school but became burnt out and anxious

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‘Heartbreaking’: the nursery forced to close over Hunt’s free childcare policy

Critics say the surprise policy in last spring budget’s was ill-thought-out, prompting higher prices and fewer nurseries

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NEU teachers’ union asks members to consider strike in England later this year

Leader says education secretary’s approach to pay review is ‘nothing short of insulting’ as indicative ballot opens

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Number of children home schooled in England rises by more than 10,000

Mental health being increasingly cited as main reason for parents choosing home education, official figures find

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Fines for unauthorised absence from school in England to rise by 33%

Daily registers will also be shared online with DfE as part of government drive to improve attendance

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Bureaucracy is ruining teachers’ lives

Letter: Yvonne Williams calls for a full-scale job evaluation to identify the core educational activities that teachers are uniquely able to perform

The Guardian - UK

Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England

Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in place

Evening Standard

Islington Council 'could have to shut good school' as half-empty primary stays open

North London authority says it will be forced to 'consider the closure of another good local school' instead

The Guardian - UK

DfE to investigate claims of bad practice in recruitment of international students

Move follows reports overseas students face lower entry requirements, a claim universities reject

The Guardian - UK

London schools may be mothballed as student numbers fall

Capital’s councils say they are struggling to keep schools open as pupil funding dries up

The Guardian - UK

Ofsted single-word judgments on schools must end, say MPs

Committee calls on government to heed widespread concern and consider a more nuanced inspection system

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