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Education ‘will grind to halt’ unless pay rises address recruitment crisis, union leader warns – UK politics live
National Education Union leader says morale among teachers is at ‘an all time low’ in radio...
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School leaders welcome proposal to tackle harassment of teachers
Creation of a ‘cohesion and conflict unit’ in England is among recommendations in government-commissioned reviewSchool leaders...
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School summer holidays in England should be cut to four weeks, report says
Nuffield Foundation to also recommend longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of calendar ‘in place since...
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Staff absences fell 50% after schools introduced longer half-term break
Suffolk-based schools trust also found that pupil absences for illness fell 25% after extending autumn holidayWhen...
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Ministers confirm plan to ban use of mobile phones in schools in England
Teaching unions say guidance includes practices already adopted and most schools already have policies in placeMinisters...
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Canadian teacher accused of selling students’ art on personal website
Parents in disbelief after students at Montreal’s Westwood junior high found their art for purchase on...
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Frank Bowling sells signed prints to buy art supplies for 100 schools
Abstract painter hopes to inspire young people with fine art after government cuts made it the...
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Care homes in England reject vulnerable children to protect Ofsted ratings
Young people with complex needs face long waits for places because providers fear negative watchdog reportsSome...
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UK’s leading agricultural research facility facing funding crisis
Exclusive: Rothamsted Research is having to pause ‘non-essential’ work, according to a letter from its directorThe...
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Free school meals ‘cut obesity and help reading skills’ in England, study finds
Labour MPs call to extend provision to every primary pupil in England after study finds health...
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UK government’s free childcare scheme in disarray, charities say
Thousands of concerned parents reportedly struggling to sign up for flagship offering that starts in AprilA...
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US to invest $1bn in plan to move from diesel to electric school buses
EPA says funds to be given to 280 school districts to ‘help secure a healthier future...
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Al Sharpton says ousted Harvard chief was ‘scapegoat’ in fight against diversity
Civil rights leader hosts protest outside office of alumnus who spearheaded campaign to remove Claudine Gay...
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‘A bully’: the billionaire who led calls for Claudine Gay’s Harvard exit
US hedge fund manager Bill Ackman posts 4,000-word screed decrying ‘racism against white people’ after Gay’s...
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Students find Erasmus replacement scheme inadequate, analysis finds
Some UK applicants forced to quit Turing scheme when places not confirmed or they failed to...
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‘Teaching is deeply personal’: Ofsted’s new chief on inspections and schools’ struggles
Sir Martyn Oliver says he is a proud northerner who has taken on some of the...
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British private schools in China under threat as new ‘patriotic’ law comes in
Beijing steps up its efforts to tighten control of what is taught in its classrooms, deterring...