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Free childcare to be expanded from next week – here’s what parents need to know

How do I apply for free childcare?

The Independent UK

School leaders call on ministers to scrap ‘poverty-producing’ two-child benefit cap

Sir Keir Starmer’s government has been under pressure to scrap the two-child benefit cap

The Independent UK

Gap between top GCSE grades at private and state schools grows – as it happened

Gap on top grades between private and comprehensive schools rises from 28.2 percentage points to 29 percentage points

The Guardian - UK

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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

Rachel Reeves Exposed For Using Taxpayer Funds To Pay Bills After Stripping Pensioners Of Winter Fuel Payments

Rachel Reeves is facing backlash for using taxpayer funds to pay her energy bills while cutting winter fuel payments for pensioners, sparking accusations of hypocrisy and public outrage.

International Business Times UK

Pupils achieve best A-level results in a generation but regional gap widens

North of England lags far behind south-east in national exam grades and university application rates

The Guardian - UK

Tory visa restrictions on international students won't be reversed, Education Secretary says

In January, restrictions were introduced to prevent most international students bringing dependents with them to the UK

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RAAC, Covid, cost of living: What will affect A-level grades on results day 2024?

The education secretary has said inequality is ‘baked-in’ to England’s school system

The Independent UK

Labour ‘putting rail passengers first’, says minister as she blames Tories for prolonging strikes – as it happened

Louise Haigh says she hopes three-year pay deal offered to train drivers will resolve strikes

The Guardian - UK

A-level top grades up on last year but educational inequality widens

Hundreds of thousands of students received their A-level results on Thursday morning, with more than a quarter of UK entries awarded an A or A* grade

The Independent UK

Private schools at risk of closure over VAT hike already face big budget shortfalls, says Phillipson

Labour has pledged to end the VAT exemption for private schools in order to raise an estimated £1.6bn

The Independent UK

Vast majority of A-level students secure first choice university places – as it happened

Over three-quarters of English applicants gain enough points for their favoured course

The Guardian - UK

Plans to teach children how to spot ‘disinformation, fake news and putrid conspiracy theories’ in schools unveiled

In a bid to tackle how children interpret what they see online and how they spot fake news, the government has announced how this will be handled in schools.

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Education secretary warns of ‘baked-in’ inequality in English school system

Bridget Phillipson says she is determined to reduce attainment gap as teenagers anticipate A-level results

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The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson pledges to reverse ‘baked-in’ education inequalities ahead of A-level results day

The education secretary says child poverty is a ‘big driver’ of educational disparities between the most and least advantaged students

The Guardian - UK

Will Labour end all taxpayer bailouts?

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on post-16 qualifications: the switch to T-levels has been botched

Editorial: Colleges have been placed in an impossible position. Bridget Phillipson should heed their concerns

The Guardian - UK

Children to be taught how to spot extremist content and fake news online

Education secretary launches review of curriculum in primary and secondary schools in England aimed at teaching critical thinking

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The Independent UK

Schools to teach children about spotting fake news online in curriculum overhaul after UK riots

Pupils must be ‘armed’ against ‘putrid conspiracy theories’, pledges education secretary

The Independent UK

Schools to teach children how to spot fake news and ‘putrid’ conspiracies online

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said her curriculum review would embed critical thinking skills in lessons.

The Independent UK

Call for support after warning universities may face further financial crisis in autumn

Leaders in the sector fear certain departments could be culled and institutions may be pushed into joining forces

The Guardian - UK

Free childcare pledge in England in peril after Tories ‘recklessly rushed out’ plan

Nurseries warn they lack staff for next month’s expansion of free provision that was promised by Conservatives

The Independent UK

Police station torched and mosques on high alert after rioting spreads to Sunderland

Education secretary and Sunderland MP Bridget Phillipson describes unrest as ‘unforgivable violence and thuggery’

The Conversation

Teachers in England receive 5.5% pay award – here’s what else needs to be done to keep them in schools

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has accepted recommendations made by the independent School Teachers’ Review Body, giving teachers in England a pay rise of 5.5% from autumn 2024.

The Conversation

Why provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities is broken in England – and how to fix it

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.

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