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The true cost of childcare: how much parents have to spend in England – interactive calculator

This tool will reveal how much it could cost you to raise a child

The Guardian - UK

Parents have right to know what sex education their child is taught – Keegan

Companies providing teaching resources cannot use copyright law to forbid schools from sharing materials, the Department for Education said.

The Independent UK

UK government keeping files on teaching assistants’ and librarians’ internet activity

Exclusive: Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policies

The Guardian - UK

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Cuts could reduce education in England to ‘bare bones’, headteachers say

Funding error on top of previous shortfalls may force schools to cut enrichment activities and reduce special educational needs support

The Guardian - UK

Grappling with smartphones is one of biggest issues teachers face – Keegan

New guidance from the Department for Education will back headteachers in banning mobile phone use throughout the school day – including break times.

The Independent UK

Revealed: UK government keeping files on education critics’ social media activity

An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts

The Guardian - UK

‘It felt like a dictatorship’: UK teaching experts hit out at government bid to cancel them

Specialists critical of official policy claim secret files are being kept on them by the Department for Education

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Fine parents for school absence in England only as last resort, MPs urge

Commons education committee report also says mental health struggles should be accepted as valid reason for missing school

The Guardian - UK

Raac: Crumbling concrete at four new London schools with secondary shut down

Further 27 schools in England have been named as affected by Raac on updated list published by the government

Evening Standard

1,800 students sent home after Raac found at London school

Stepney All Saints School had initially been told by the Department for Education that pupils were able to return

The Independent UK

What, a school revamp once every 440 years isn’t enough?

Rishi Sunak is evading his duty of care after slashing millions from the budget for repairing schools when he was chancellor

The Guardian - UK

Schools that miss concrete survey deadline will not be ‘named and shamed’

The Department for Education is expected to publish the percentage of schools that have missed a Friday deadline to return a Raac survey.

The Independent UK

UK officials BLANK Scottish requests for 'new' Raac risk evidence

UK officials have repeatedly failed to explain to the Scottish Government why entire schools in England have closed, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland)

School concrete crisis: how Raac has been used well beyond its expiry date

More than one hundred schools in England have been fully or partly closed just days before the start of the new academic year, due to concerns over the safety of concrete roof panels.

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The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan says £34m revamp of DfE headquarters had ‘nothing to do with me’

The Education Secretary distanced herself from any involvement in the decision-making process surrounding the refurbishment project.

The Independent UK

Thousands of pupils forced to stay home as school starts over concrete concerns

The Department for Education has published a long-awaited list of schools and colleges in England identified as having collapse-prone Raac.

The Independent UK

Starmer: ‘Gillian Keegan’s £34m Whitehall office makeover shows reality of uncaring Tories’

‘The cowboys are running the country,’ says Labour leader during feisty PMQs

The Conversation

Concrete in schools: how missing data and poor funding contributed to today's closures

In September 2022, schools in England were at risk of bankruptcy as their day-to-day spending threatened to overtake their regular income. A hasty autumn budget included additional revenue funds for schools, coming as a relief to many school leaders.

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The Guardian - UK

Three-quarters of schools hit by concrete crisis are in Tory areas

Guardian analysis of newly published government list shows that 109 of the 147 affected schools are in Conservative constituencies

The Independent UK

Government publishes long-awaited list of schools affected by crumbling concrete

The list shows 19 schools have had to delay the start of term.

Evening Standard

All the London schools affected by unsafe concrete revealed as Government publishes full list

At least 18 London schools are on the list with one delaying the start of term and two switching to remote learning

The Guardian - UK

List of schools with safety-risk concrete revealed as Sunak denies cutting repairs budget – as it happened

Keir Starmer likens the Tories to ‘cowboy builders’ as the PM insists the government acted decisively in response to the problem

The Independent UK

Concrete schools closure list: What schools have been affected by crumbling RAAC?

More than 100 schools are impacted by the Department for Education’s order to close over safety fears

The Independent UK

What a nerve! Now Gillian Keegan tells schools to ‘get off their backsides’ to help fix concrete crisis

Exclusive: Hot mic education secretary issues ultimatum to education chiefs to fix her crumbling concrete crisis – as Raac concerns spread to care homes

Evening Standard

School chiefs told to ‘get off their backsides’ and fill out concrete survey by Gillian Keegan

The Education Secretary has been criticised for trying to shift he blame onto schools

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