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Exclusive: Schools watchdog refused Kelly Vaughan’s request to defer inspection after MS symptoms relapse

The capacity of the education sector to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities is broken, according to education secretary Bridget Phillipson.

Workers in healthcare, education and justice are battling crumbling systems. They told us what actions they want to see from the new government

Childcare features prominently in both major parties’ plans for work and personal finance. Keir Starmer wants to make early-years provision as universal as possible while the Conservatives claim they’re already transforming childcare and increasing funding to both boost children’s development and get mothers back to work.

With the general election taking place this week, this is everything parents need to know about each party's proposed education policies

Exclusive: Shadow health secretary discusses plans for waiting lists and patient safety if Labour wins election

Lack of funds is a big issue in state schools, with experts wanting Labour to be bolder with its spending plans

From Labour’s free school breakfast clubs to the Lib Dems’ focus on social care, what do those who work in these areas think of what’s promised?

Unions and headteachers say party must make retention of staff as high a priority as recruitment