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Experts explain when it is OK to let your child miss school

Parents have been warned they will be fined for frequently absent children

The Independent UK

Worst Roommate Ever: Who is Tammy Fritz and where is she now?

As Worst Roommate Ever returns to Netflix, you might be wondering about Tammy Fritz

Woman & Home

One in four teachers hands out food to children due to welfare concerns – survey

Teachers across England feel ‘they have no choice but to step in to help hungry children’, charity warns.

The Independent UK

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Streetcat Named Bob author says he’ll be ‘homeless’ again after mortgage rates ‘shot through the roof’

The ‘A Street Cat Named Bob’ writer says he had to sell his home

The Independent UK

Government delays expectation for schools in England to run 32.5 hour week

State schools will now have until September 2024 to meet minimum school week expectation due to ‘pressures’, the Department for Education said.

The Independent UK

Heads have ‘duty’ to drive absent pupils to school if necessary – Keegan

Pupil absences are at ‘crisis’ level, the Education Secretary has said.

The Independent UK

Funding concerns preventing tutoring from becoming ’embedded’ in schools

More than half of school leaders cited the reduced subsidy rate as one of the main reasons for dropping out of the National Tutoring Programme.

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Research finds boys from poorer backgrounds could benefit from having a male teacher

The proportion of secondary school teachers who are male remains at a record low

The Independent UK

Nearly a third of primary schools have no male classroom teachers – study

The proportion of secondary school teachers who are male remains at a record low of 35%, according to a Warwick Business School report.

The Independent UK

Some children in care ‘missing from school and becoming invisible’

More than a fifth of school-age unaccompanied children seeking asylum were not in school as of March last year, research shows.

The Independent UK

Sats reading paper released early after complaints it was too difficult

The exam, which was due to be published on Monday, was made available ahead of time ‘due to public interest in the tests’.

The Independent UK

Government expands ‘attendance hubs’ programme to get more pupils into school

Schools could be advised to send text messages to parents where children do not attend class as part of the programme.

The Independent UK

Jockey James Bowen to miss Cheltenham Festival after breaking arm in Huntingdon fall

James Bowen, 21, will have to wait another 12 months to ride his first Cheltenham Festival winner due to a broken arm, robbing Nicky Henderson of his second jockey

Daily Mirror

Cheltenham Trials Day full race card and tips for Saturday's action

Energumene's clash with Edwardstone in the Albert Bartlett Clarence House is one of the standout contests of the day

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The Guardian - UK

Good early years teaching may boost earnings of children in England – study

Study reports one in 40 primary schools in England produce entire classes likely to earn more than their peers

Liverpool Echo

Grand National hero Noble Yeats wins the Many Clouds Chase back at Aintree

Emmet Mullins' seven-year-old returns to scene of his finest hour to land the Grade Two contest, while Strong Leader, Broadway Boy and Dixon Cove also won on Merseyside

The Independent UK

‘Holiday hunger’ fears as families on free school meals say half-term help is ‘drop in the ocean’

Postcode lottery means not every local authority provides the same level of help as families stuggle amid soaring food costs

ABC News

Australian motorists 'indirectly' fueling Russia's Ukraine invasion, CREA advocacy group claims

A new report says Australia and the US are indirectly importing supplies of Russian oil via Asian refineries, inadvertently helping to finance Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

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Manchester Evening News

Should schools cancel sports day due to the hot weather?

Manchester is set to hit 34C this week

Daily Mirror

Francky Du Berlais sees trainer Peter Bowen continue his love affair with Market Rasen

Francky Du Berlais gives trainer Peter Bowen an eighth win in the Unibet Summer Plate at Market Rasen

Manchester Evening News

Schools urged to cancel 'potentially dangerous' sports days amid extreme heat

Teachers are being told to consider cancelling or postponing sports day events to protect pupils and staff from extreme temperatures

Wales Online

Schools 'may cancel sports days' amid heatwave

Temperatures could exceed 35C in parts of the UK early next week

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Teachers say it is ‘potentially dangerous’ to hold sports days during heatwave and may cancel them

With temperatures up in the 30s, schools will have a decision to make

The Independent UK

Teachers say it is ‘potentially dangerous’ to hold sports days during heatwave

Headteachers say the Government must give ‘urgent thought’ to ventilation in school buildings.

The Independent UK

Headteachers condemn ‘immensely frustrating’ Sats website failure

Primary schools across the country attempting to access year six pupils’ results reported the website crashing.

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