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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

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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

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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

The Guardian - UK

Fears As Homeschooling Rates 'Surge' In England

Education campaigners demanded government action Friday after new figures revealed that the number of children in England being homeschooled jumped more than 13 percent in one term last year.

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England homeschooling surge could become permanent, data suggests

Department for Education estimates 97,000 children were home educated in 2023 summer term, 11,000 more than previous term

The Guardian - UK

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Ireland withdraws bid to host future Tour de France Grand Départ due to ‘funding reductions’

Initial bid was planned in order to host start of race in 2026 or 2027

Cycling Weekly

Ministers try to rescue free childcare scheme with last-minute ‘workaround’

Early-years providers say plan will do little to address staffing crisis affecting number of available places

The Guardian - UK

Retired teacher’s pension stopped as provider refuses to believe she is not dead

Payments halted four times and left Eileen McGrath without income over Christmas

The Guardian - UK

‘So much anxiety’: students at Raac-affected Durham school tell of despair

Report sets out in detail the disruption at St Leonard’s, one of schools worst hit by ‘crumbling concrete’

The Guardian - UK

Labour vows to tackle school absences and ‘broken relationship’ with families

Bridget Phillipson to set out ‘generational challenges’ also including child mental health crisis

The Guardian - UK

Free childcare plan in chaos as funding for Tories’ key pledge unravels

Parents face missing out on free support at eleventh hour due to funding disarray

The Independent UK

Erasmus scheme replacement 'reducing opportunities' for Scottish students

THE Scottish Government has insisted an exchange scheme set up to replace Erasmus+ is denying educational opportunities to students which previous…

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Students abandon overseas study due to 'problematic' post-Brexit scheme

UNIVERSITY students across the UK were forced to abandon plans to study or work abroad due to a Government scheme’s “problematic” funding…

The Independent UK

Schools facing years of chaos over crumbling Raac concrete, report

There are 231 schools and colleges with Raac, which the Health and Safety Executive has said is ‘life expired’ and could collapse ‘with little or no warning’, according to the latest government figures

The Guardian - UK

Profiteering fears as global investment firms increase stakes in England’s child social care

Observer investigation finds homes backed by private equity more than doubled in five years, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds among investors

The Guardian - UK

Schools in England face years of chaos as government stalls on Raac concrete repairs

Latest figures show more than 230 schools affected by crumbling concrete, but many have yet to be told when rebuilding will begin

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Evening Standard

Schools have no 'general duty' to allow children to change their gender identity, government guidance says

Long-awaited guidance for headteachers on how to deal with transgender pupils is published

The Guardian - UK

Strictest academy schools in England suspend 30 times more pupils than the national average

200% suspension rates at ‘zero tolerance’ trusts in England could affect highly vulnerable children, experts warn

The Guardian - UK

Record 350,000 parents in England fined over term-time holidays with children

DfE data also shows record cases of pupils caught cheating while sitting A-level and GCSE exams

Evening Standard

West London secondary confirmed as having Raac as school building crisis deepens

Barnet college and Ealing high school newly named as having at-risk concrete

The Guardian - UK

DfE failing to resource changes at troubled Kent school, says charity head

Staff at Oasis Academy Isle of Sheppey strike over threatening pupil behaviour as Steve Chalke says no government promises being met

The Independent UK

Only 20% of school estate will be net zero compliant by 2050, MPs warn

The Environmental Audit Committee said the Department for Education is ‘not moving at pace’ to deliver its sustainability commitments.

Evening Standard

At least 700,0000 pupils being taught in schools in England that need major refurbishment, report states

The Public Accounts Committee said it was ‘alarming’ that 700,000 pupils in England were learning in schools in need of upgrades

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