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There are fewer children in England’s primary schools. That’s no reason to strip funding from them

Across the country, there’s a demographic shift. This is a chance to reinvest in our threadbare education system, says Lola Okolosie, an English teacher and writer

The Guardian - UK

Two in three parents support Ofsted’s proposed report cards for schools – poll

The Association of School and College Leaders has called for the implementation of any new inspection reforms to be delayed until September 2026.

The Independent UK

Unauthorised school absence widening ‘disadvantage gap’ in England

Thinktank says unauthorised absence is ‘a leading cause’ of performance gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers

The Guardian - UK

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Families see school as ‘optional’ and fines are not reversing post-Covid trend

Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, will say fines ‘often deepen tensions’ with parents.

Evening Standard

Ofsted chief says proposed report cards were never about ‘less accountability’

Sir Martyn Oliver, chief inspector of Ofsted, said giving parents the information they need in a clear and accessible way was a ‘must-have’.

Evening Standard

Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reported

The Guardian - UK

Technology ‘being weaponised’ against schools and teachers – union leader

Manny Botwe, president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will call for an end to the ‘chaos’ caused by social media.

Evening Standard

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Schools must not be turned into ‘fortresses’ to tackle knife crime, experts say

Knife crime involving teenagers is a ‘national crisis that needs a national response’, the former children’s commissioner for England has suggested.

Evening Standard

Ministers urged to act over numbers failing English and maths GCSEs

Study finds serious impact on life chances and mental health of young people amid calls to reassess resits policy in England

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Keegan says she would have punched ‘rude’ Ofsted inspectors

Ofsted chief and Unison rebuke education secretary for her comment at headteachers’ union conference

The Guardian - UK

Unions ask education secretary and Ofsted chief to halt school inspections

NAHT and ASCL call on Gillian Keegan and Amanda Spielman to allow time to address concerns raised by coroner

The Guardian - UK

Majority of teachers believe Ofsted inspections are inaccurate – report

Nearly two in three teachers think the outcome of their most recent inspection did not accurately reflect their school, a survey suggests.

The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan accused of ‘inflaming controversy’ over sex education teaching

Unions said Education Secretary had chosen to denigrate schools instead of standing up for them

Evening Standard

Unions accuse Keegan of ‘inflaming controversy’ over sex education teaching

The organisations said Education Secretary Gillian Keegan had chosen to denigrate schools instead of standing up for them.

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Private school to move further away from ‘outdated’ GCSEs, headteacher says

Pupils at Bedales School will only sit GCSEs in two subjects – English Language and maths – in the future.

The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan U-turns on ‘naming and shaming’ schools that miss Raac survey deadline

Education secretary called on schools to “get off their backsides” and return the surveys

The Independent 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

Call for ‘more humane’ GCSE system so students not stuck in cycle of retakes

The ASCL is calling for a new style of English and maths qualification ‘which can be taken by pupils at the point of readiness’.

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The Independent UK

Students and parents to face disruption as teachers in England go on strike over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members

The Guardian - UK

‘United front’ of teachers could launch biggest strikes in a decade in England

New head of National Education Union says four unions could take action in autumn over pay dispute

The Independent UK

Families face disruption as teachers in England stage fresh strikes over pay

End-of-year activities and transition days are set to be disrupted amid the latest wave of walkouts by National Education Union members.

Chronicle Live

Teachers to stage two-day strike action before the end of school term

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will walk out on Wednesday, July 5, and Friday, July 7.

Daily Mirror

Teachers announce new strike dates next month with major disruption expected in schools

National Education Union members in England will walk out on July 5 and 7 with mass disruption expected in schools, after NEU re-balloted plans for action for the rest of the year

Evening Standard

Teachers in England to strike for two days next month amid pay dispute

Members of the National Education Union will walk out on July 5 and 7.

Manchester Evening News

Teachers in England to stage fresh strikes on two days in July amid pay dispute

Members of the National Education Union (NEU) will walk out on July 5 and 7

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