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‘Small amount environmental education can be transformational,’ says UK Climate champion
In January last year, more than 100 ordinary members of the public met in Birmingham to begin taking part in the UK’s first climate assembly. They were given a crash course in climate change science and were then asked to come up with a list of recommendations for how the country should reach net-zero emissions…
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‘The government should treat education like the economy and health or damage children’s life chances’ -Tory MP Robert Halfon
We were joined by Conservative MP Robert Halfon, who chairs the Commons Education committee.
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Catch-up plan can lead to longer-term programme to close existing educational gaps, says former education secretary
A short while ago we spoke to former Conservative education secretary Justine Greening and began by asking her about how funds can be best targeted to address the massive gulf between rich and poor students.
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Government ‘far too slow’ to provide basic education resources for children in lockdown, says Labour’s Kate Green
We speak to Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, Kate Green.
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‘We’ve got the four horsemen of education apocalypse galloping towards our children’ – Tory MP Robert Halfon
We spoke to the chair of the Education Committee, Conservative MP Robert Halfon, and started by asking how much damage is being done to children by them having to deal with lockdown and homeschooling.
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Former education secretary challenged over school closures
We’re joined by the former education secretary Damian Hinds.
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‘Gavin Williamson has been woeful’ says Education Union chief
We spoke to Dr Mary Bousted, the joint-general secretary of the National Education Union.
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Teaching union tells education secretary it is unsafe for schools in England to reopen as Covid cases rise
The head teachers’ union has begun legal action against the government in a bid to make ministers reveal why they think it’s safe for schools to re-open on Monday – amid the rapid rise in coronavirus cases.
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‘If children are at home and not being seen… it’s hard to know where new problems are emerging’ – Ofsted chief inspector on special needs education during pandemic
We spoke to the Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman about whether the most vulnerable young people in our society have suffered the most during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Education impact of pandemic revealed – some children have forgotten how to use knife and fork
The pandemic has upended all our lives, but perhaps the most significant impact has been seen on children, with some young children going back to wearing nappies, or forgetting how to eat with a knife and fork. These worrying trends are revealed today in reports published by the education watchdog, Ofsted, which look at what…
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National Education Union’s general secretary says government has to ‘do better’ on exams next year
We were joined live by Kevin Courtney of the National Education Union.
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‘I hope it isn’t necessary to have masks in schools’ – former Education Secretary Damian Hinds
We’re joined by the former Education Secretary and Conservative MP for East Hampshire, Damian Hinds.
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‘Very bad year for education’ says committee chair, after exam ‘mess’
We spoke to Robert Halfon, who’s chairman of the Education Select Committee.
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Education Secretary ‘incredibly sorry’ for exam distress
The Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said he’s “incredibly sorry”. But despite the distress caused by the exam chaos – he’s refused to say if he’ll resign from his job.
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Education secretary apologises to children over coronavirus school disruption
The education secretary in England has apologised to “every single child right across the country” for the disruption caused to their education during the pandemic.