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At least eight schools hit by airstrikes in Gaza in the last ten days, says UN
The UN says at least eight schools have been hit by airstrikes in Gaza in the last ten days.
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FactCheck: Labour’s manifesto promises on NHS, schools and immigration
Our FactCheck team has been taking a look at Labour’s manifesto – its title of course is: “Change”.
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England’s schools told not teach gender identity
Teachers in England should not teach school children about gender identity – that’s according to new draft guidance from the government. Sex education for under-nines will also be banned.
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Locations for 16 new special needs schools in England announced
It’s a challenge faced by families up and down the country – finding a school that provides support for children with additional needs.
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Teachers to be allowed guns in Tennessee schools
Divisions in the United States over gun control will be amplified in the run up to November’s presidential election. That has been particularly stark in the state of Tennessee. A year ago a shooting at a school in the state capital Nashville that left three nine-year-olds dead sparked protests in the legislative building. Democrat representative…
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Transgender guidance: schools ‘must not exclude’ parents
Teachers have been told to keep parents informed if their child wants to change their gender identity in school, as part of the long-awaited draft guidance for England’s schools to support those described as ‘gender questioning children’.
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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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Ministers admit they don’t know full cost of RAAC repairs in schools
Rishi Sunak has come under more pressure over the concrete crisis, after claims that he only approved money for a fraction of the English schools which were bidding for refurbishment funds.
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Two schools in North Wales closed over concerns about concrete
Two schools in North Wales have been closed over concerns about concrete.
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Scotland schools stay open despite concrete concerns
Scotland’s First Minister has told parents there’s “no need for alarm” after RAAC was confirmed in 35 schools there.
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Government ‘very proactive’ dealing with concrete crisis, says schools minister
We spoke to the schools minister Nick Gibb.
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‘RAAC concrete will be in a lot more schools’, says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, who’s on the Public Accounts Committee which has been investigating the dangers of aerated concrete.
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Concrete schools: Government will spend ‘what it takes’ to deal with RAAC
The Chancellor has promised to spend whatever it takes – but it appears any repairs to schools affected by the concrete safety crisis will have to be funded from existing budgets.
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‘We need to be clear about the number of schools affected by unsafe concrete’, says shadow education secretary
More than 100 schools across England need to find temporary classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. We asked shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson what should happen now?
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Concrete schools: more than 100 schools scrambling to find temporary classrooms
It’s just days before the new academic year begins – but more than 100 schools across England are scrambling to find temporary new classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. And, the Government has admitted more schools might be affected too, as engineers spend the weekend checking premises around the country. Unions are furious that…
