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‘Phones are not the problem’, says headteacher on school mobile phone ‘ban’
A crackdown on mobile phones in classrooms was announced today by the Department for Education. Guidance will be given to headteachers as part of an effort to ‘minimise disruption and improve behaviour’ and is intended to include break and lunch periods as well. We spoke to Pepe Dilasio, headteacher of a secondary school in Kiveton,…
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So what do today’s events mean for the future of Northern Ireland?
So what do today’s events mean for the future of Northern Ireland? We’re joined now by Emma DeSouza, who’s a commentator, campaigner and advocates for a United Ireland. And by Emma Shaw, a loyalist community activist who runs a project to encourage young people back into education.
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IMF warns UK not to make further tax cuts
The International Monetary Fund has warned the UK not to make further tax cuts – describing the Treasury’s spending plans for this year as unrealistic. The IMF has advised the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to prioritise vital services like the NHS and education instead of tax giveaways.
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Martin Luther King’s granddaughter on how she is carrying on her grandfather’s legacy
‘My generation will be defined by action, not apathy’ – the words of Yolanda Renee King, the granddaughter of the visionary civil rights leader Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Inspired by her grandfather’s example, 15-year-old Yolanda is already an activist on issues such as gun violence, climate change and education reform.
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Candidates confirmed to succeed Mark Drakeford as the new First Minister of Wales
There will be just two candidates vying to take over the leadership of Welsh Labour and succeed Mark Drakeford as the new First Minister of Wales.
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‘Innocent people should not die in this war’, says Palestinian writer
We speak to Ahmad Muna, who’s from a prominent Arab family in East Jerusalem, and helps run his family business, the Educational Bookshop.
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FactCheck: what did Rishi Sunak announce about changes to A Levels and when could the Advanced British Standard start?
When could the new qualification begin and are there enough teachers to make it happen?
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No decision has been made on HS2,’ says Gillian Keegan
We spoke to the Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, and started by asking her whether she’d been invited to a cabinet meeting about HS2.
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Concrete RAAC crisis: Inside London school trying to keep students safe
Officials at the Department for Education have said that more than 600 schools in England have now been surveyed for collapse-risk concrete.
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Exclusive: Scotland school used by Gillian Keegan to change RAAC guidance in England
Scotland’s Education Secretary has told Channel 4 News that a Ministry of Defence school in Perthshire was one of three cases used by Gillian Keegan, her counterpart in the UK government, to justify changing guidance on RAAC in England.
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Concrete crisis: Full list of schools in England affected published
The government has confirmed the names of 147 schools in England that have weak concrete in their buildings.
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School concrete crisis: Rishi Sunak accused of cutting spending on repairs as chancellor
The failure to fix dangerous concrete in school classrooms was today laid at Rishi Sunak’ s door after he was accused of cutting spending on school repairs when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prime Minister insisted that was “completely and utterly wrong” – and claimed the majority of schools were unaffected. But a…
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More than 100 schools in England ordered to close buildings due to unsafe concrete
The Education Secretary Gillian Keegan tonight defended her ‘cautious approach’, hours after causing consternation amongst teachers, parents and pupils in England a matter of days before the start of term. Labour and teaching unions rounded on the government, with the National Education Union describing the situation as “absolutely disgraceful”.
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A level results: Biggest drop in top grades ever in England
A level grading is back to normal in England. Although for the covid generation of pupils, education has been far from normal. Most missed more than half a year of school during the pandemic and they didn’t sit exams for GCSEs.
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Far-right populist Javier Milei takes shock lead in Argentina primary election
He’s said climate change is a lie, that he wants to abolish the central bank and ban sex education to preserve family values.