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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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Eton’s decision to pay for three new free schools in England had ‘nothing to do with the government’, says Education Secretary
Labour have accused the Government of “toadying” up to private schools – after it was announced that one of the country’s most prestigious private schools would help pay for three new sixth form colleges.
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‘Why is it that schools with the worst conditions are in the North?’, Yorkshire headteacher asks
Tony Guise, headteacher at Calder High in Calderdale – one of many schools who’ve asked for extra funding for building repair.
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Snow chaos: Trains cancelled, roads blocked and schools closed
Blizzard conditions and high winds across large swathes of the country have brought more widespread disruption – with trains cancelled, roads blocked and hundreds of schools closed.
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FactCheck: when are teacher strikes and will schools close in England and Wales?
Teachers will strike in England and Wales on seven dates in February and March in a dispute over pay. So, when and where will teacher strikes take place and will schools close? Here’s what we know so far.
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Schools struggle to afford basics like paper and glue
Schools say they’re facing a struggle to pay for basic items like paper and glue due to spending cuts.
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Cost of living: schools struggle to keep children fed
A survey due out next week from a teaching union will reveal the impossible financial choices headteachers are facing.
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Children coming to school hungry in vast majority of primary schools, poll reveals
More than 80 percent of teachers say primary school children are coming to class hungry – leaving them anxious, struggling to concentrate, with some even stealing snacks from classmates to get by.
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‘Grades are important but they don’t define you’, says schools minister
Earlier Jackie spoke with the minister for School Standards, Will Quince.
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Girls banned from Afghan schools despite Taliban assurances
After being barred from getting an education since the Taliban took over last August, girls in Afghanistan were looking forward to returning to their classrooms today.
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Tens of thousands of children absent from England’s schools, children’s commissioner says
Tens of thousands of children in England are persistently absent from schools, according to a new report from the Children’s Commissioner, including some who haven’t returned after the pandemic lockdowns.
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Face masks back in England’s secondary schools
The government has announced students in secondary schools in England should wear face masks in class when they go back after the Christmas holidays, as a temporary measure.
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Closing schools is ‘entirely wrong thing to do’, chair of education select committee says
At his press conference, the prime minister said 12 to 15-year-olds could book a second dose of the coronavirus vaccine from Monday, and urged parents to get their children jabbed before the new term begins next year.
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Jamie Oliver on schools meals crusade again
15 years after his first crusade to improve school meals, Jamie Oliver is again warning that too many schools are dishing out junk food, fizzy drinks and sweets, while levels of child obesity are on the rise.
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Anti-vaccine campaigners targeting secondary schools after jabs go-ahead for 12-15s
New figures show that one in 20 young people at secondary school in England are estimated to have had coronavirus last week.