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Schools in England lack funds to tackle rise in bad behaviour since Covid, say heads

DfE figures show more pupils suspended repeatedly, and for longer periods, than before pandemic in 2020

The Guardian - UK

New law needed to stop citizenship education being ‘weakly’ taught, peers told

Independent crossbench peer Lord Harries of Pentregarth has tabled the Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill.

Evening Standard

Call to review ‘cancel culture’ in universities after ‘ostracised’ Oxford student takes own life

Alexander Rogers’s body was recovered from the River Thames in January

The Independent UK

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Special educational needs bill in England hits record £10bn a year

National Audit Office report finds no signs of improvement in lives of pupils despite record spending

The Guardian - UK

Private faith schools in UK lobby for VAT exemption on fees under £7,690

Group says government policy would force many to close and leave deeply religious families with no alternatives

The Guardian - UK

‘We nicknamed it Eddy’: what do schools and teachers think of AI in classrooms?

It’s almost two years since ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022. Since then, educators worldwide have been grappling with what generative artificial intelligence might mean for classrooms and learning.

The Conversation

Ofsted report cards could give parents the information they actually want about schools

A number of changes are taking place at Ofsted, which inspects early years providers, schools, colleges, training and apprenticeships in England on behalf of the Department for Education.

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Teachers’ regulator in England investigated after claims it has left teachers in distress

Unions calls for urgent reform of TRA amid reports of ‘serious and concerning’ allegations of misconduct

The Guardian - UK

Disadvantaged children further behind in school than a decade ago despite £9bn spent, watchdog finds

The Department for Education (DfE) does not have a strategy to tackle the problem, a report from the National Audit Office has warned

The Independent UK

Government cleaners win pay-out of up to £2,500 as strike called off

Union members say they have been treated differently to their white counterparts by being denied the London living wage of £13.15 per hour

The Independent UK

JK Rowling attacks new women’s minister over gender comments

Harry Potter author called past comments made by Anneliese Dodds on gender ‘nonsensical’

The Independent UK

Give us back our funding or we can't recruit teachers, charity tells government

Successful charity being supported by rich benefactors after it loses government funding amid teacher recruitment crisis

Evening Standard

Overseas schools given ‘British’ accreditation despite anti-equality curriculum

UK government allows British private schools in countries like UAE to use BSO kitemark while not teaching about same-sex relationships

The Guardian - UK

London Catholic school hits back after being called 'socially segregated'

Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School says it has been ‘mischaracterised’ by Humanist group

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Schools in England send police to homes of absent pupils with threats to jail their parents

‘Heavy-handed’ crackdown ignores underlying reasons for failure to attend classes, say critics

The Independent UK

Teachers could get protection against blasphemy claims under new laws

The report has been influenced by recent blasphemy cases, which has seen some teachers forced into hiding

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Important warning for parents as new rules about taking children out of school for holidays are introduced

Here's everything you need to know about the new rules for parents who take their children out of school for holidays

The Guardian - UK

My experience as a teacher tells me that letting students carry mobile phones is a terrible idea

Letters: Pete Clarkson on the difficulties posed by a ‘keep it but don’t use it’ policy, and Martyn Taylor on the Department for Education’s new guidance

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Evening Standard

Teachers given new guidance to stop children using mobile phones in schools

New guidance instructs headteachers on how to ban the use of phones not only during lessons but during break and lunch periods as well

The Guardian - UK

Almost half of multi-academy trusts in England in deficit, accountants find

Trusts say costs, such as teacher pay and energy bills, increasing faster than funding

The Guardian - UK

London schools may be mothballed as student numbers fall

Capital’s councils say they are struggling to keep schools open as pupil funding dries up

The Conversation

How to fix Ofsted? Make it a school improver not a government enforcer

Since a coroner’s ruling that an Ofsted inspection was a contributing factor in the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry by suicide, attention on England’s school inspection system has intensified. Ofsted needs to change – and quickly.

The Independent UK

Primary school forced to close as parents stage protest over boy ‘reprimanded for wearing Palestine badge’

Parents gathered outside the gates of Barclay Primary School in Leyton on Thursday morning to protest the alleged incident

The Independent UK

Only 20% of school estate will be net zero compliant by 2050, MPs warn

The Environmental Audit Committee said the Department for Education is ‘not moving at pace’ to deliver its sustainability commitments.

The Guardian - UK

‘Shocking’ scale of UK government’s secret files on critics revealed

Dossiers were compiled by 15 departments after scouring social media activity to vet people invited to speak at official events

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