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New powers to shut down illegal schools announced

DfE has said its work closing illegal schools has been ‘slow’ in the past.

The Independent UK

Academy statement after suspected arson at former Nottingham College

"We are monitoring the situation"

Nottingham Post

Headteachers 'appalled' at bank holiday letter and invite to 'all but vilify schools'

They said an accompanying press release was 'all but inviting the media to vilify schools'

Wales Online

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Headteachers ‘appalled’ by Nadhim Zahawi bank holiday letter

Heads say sending a letter on a bank holiday breaches Department for Education pledges on wellbeing.

The Independent UK

‘Pupils are distressed’: community fights top London school’s takeover

About 200 students at Holland Park school reportedly rioted in protests over plans to join academy chain

The Guardian - UK

Zahawi writes to all schools to urge take-up of tutoring programme

In additional the Department for Education will share data on schools’ use of the scheme with Ofsted.

The Independent UK

Ban permanent exclusions from English primaries, says ex-children’s tsar

Anne Longfield says ‘exclusions culture’ rewards removal of some vulnerable children from school roll

The Guardian - UK

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IFS: England’s student loan change to hit poor and minority ethnic people harder

One in four who received free school meals would not be able to get loans under proposal, analysis finds

The Guardian - UK

Number of headteachers quitting within five years of starting on the rise, data shows

Pay, workload and long hours pushing headteachers away, says union

The Independent UK

School leader retention rates in England declining, DfE data shows

More than one in three secondary school leaders quit at some point in five years after their appointment

The Guardian - UK

New GCSE qualification to be launched to help protect the planet

The qualification will allow pupils to learn about environmental and sustainability issues “to gain a deeper knowledge of the natural world around them”

Wales Online

Teachers’ union NEU warns of classroom culture wars

Union plans to ‘critically interrogate’ government’s model history curriculum over teaching of Black perspectives

The Guardian - UK

Derry councillors in 'brutal' debate with Firmus MD over energy hike

Thegas supplier, which is the biggest in Northern Ireland, announced last month that a further 16.31% price hike

Belfast Live

Worst school absence rates across Nottinghamshire revealed in new data

It shows the data for every primary and secondary school across the county

Nottingham Post

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The Guardian - UK

As Britain learns to live with Covid, it faces a new pandemic of disruption

Staff shortages, delays and rising prices are playing havoc with the healthcare, education, farming, hospitality and travel sectors

Birmingham Post

Northumberland College to relocate to Wansbeck Business Park following land deal

The Department for Education will build the college a new campus on the 5.7 acre site

Liverpool Echo

Kids with covid can return to school after three days under new rules

The latest rule change comes amid concerns that pupils are missing too much school time as a result of covid

Wales Online

Call to bust class sizes to help Ukrainian pupils into school as soon as possible

'School is vital to help newly arrived children integrate as quickly as possible'

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The Guardian - UK

UK politics: fury from unions as pay rises for civil servants capped at 3% – as it happened

Public and Commercial Services Union says offer is in effect a pay cut because of rising inflation and prices

The Guardian - UK

Government axes outsourcing firm for England tutoring scheme

Funding for national programme to go directly to schools instead after broad criticism of Randstad

The Independent UK

Schools to receive all tutoring funding directly as Randstad loses contract

Critics of the company’s handling of the national tutoring programme have welcomed the move.

The Guardian - UK

Education union criticises ‘badly flawed’ evidence behind academy drive

National Education Union found ‘no compelling reason’ for all schools in England to join academy trusts

The Guardian - UK

Influential Pen Green children’s centre faces closure due to council cuts

Model for integrated early-years care that inspired Sure Start programme to lose ‘75% of our funding’

Nottingham Post

Nottingham head says school week extension 'could lead to disruption'

The school week will be extended to 32.5 hours across the board

Wales Online

Schools told the learning week must become at least 32.5 hours long in England

This could mean a school day from 8.45am to 3.15pm for example

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