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Government criticised over ‘alarming’ pupil absence figures

Nearly a quarter of pupils were persistently absent last autumn term.

The Independent UK

Civil servants work in corridors after DfE runs out of desks in return-to-work push

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said in April that he had told his team to return to pre-pandemic work arrangements in offices after figures showed just a quarter of staff were going in

Daily Mirror

Government staff work in corridors over desks shortage

The news came after Department for Education staff were told to return to the office.

The Independent UK

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Desk shortage forcing civil servants to work in corridors and canteens after back-to-office order

Staff outnumber desks by two to-one acrossd department, report says

The Independent UK

Push for civil servants to return to office backfires as DfE runs out of desks

Department for Education ordered workers to spend 80% of their time in the office leading to ‘chaotic’ conditions

The Guardian - UK

England’s crumbling schools are a ‘risk to life’, officials warn No 10

Exclusive: Leak reveals that the education department is battling with the Treasury for £13bn needed for rebuilding projects

The Guardian - UK

UK government suspends engagement with NUS over antisemitism allegations

The education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, said he was ‘seriously concerned’ by reports of alleged antisemitism within the organisation

The Guardian - UK

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Government halts engagement with NUS over antisemitism allegations

Universities Minister Michelle Donelan said she was ‘horrified’ by the claims and that antisemitism must be ‘stamped out’ .

The Independent UK

Pressure mounts on council after 'terrible' Ofsted report

One MP has called for the heads of two councillors following the 'shocking failure'

Liverpool Echo

Queen’s speech set to include crackdown on unregulated schools

Proposals to include threat of jail and unlimited fines for proprietors who ignore safeguarding concerns

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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The Guardian - 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 Independent 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 Guardian - 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

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

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The Independent 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 Guardian - 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

Wales Online

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”

The Guardian - UK

Teachers’ union NEU warns of classroom culture wars

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

Belfast Live

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

Nottingham Post

Worst school absence rates across Nottinghamshire revealed in new data

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

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

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