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Schools minister says ‘we do need to talk about world as it is’ on trans rights

Schools Minister Robin Walker has said schools must teach LGBT content and that there are no plans to “rule out” teaching about trans issues. He told the Commons’ Education Committee: “We do need to talk about the world as it is”, adding that trans ...

15 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Focus on poorer pupils removed as National Tutoring Programme target

The removal of a target to help disadvantaged pupils from the National Tutoring Programme is “outrageous” and “cynical”, a social mobility expert has said. In an email sent to school leaders and tuition partners seen by the PA news agency, the NTP ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Pupils falling behind to get help in English and maths – Schools White Paper

All pupils in England at risk of falling behind will be offered targeted support, the Government announced on Monday. In the long-awaited Schools White Paper, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has set out his vision for schools over the next ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Raising average GCSE scores will ‘disadvantage the disadvantaged’ – Lord Baker

One of the architects of GCSEs has criticised Government plans in the Schools White Paper, published on Monday, to raise the average GCSE score in maths and English from 4.5 to 5 by 2030. The White Paper said pupils who were falling behind ...

30 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Nearly two-thirds of heads lack confidence in flagship tutoring programme

Nearly two-thirds of school leaders say they lack confidence in the Government’s flagship tutoring scheme or are unsure about its ability to deliver positive impacts for their pupils over the long term. In a survey of over 1,000 ...

14 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Prisoners will study for apprenticeships for first time

Prisoners will be able to study for apprenticeships to keep them on “the straight and narrow”, the Government has announced. For the first time, the law change will allow inmates in open prisons to apply for apprenticeships in ...

11 Feb 2022 at 13:25

Jonathan Gullis suggests he has taken on schools brief

Former teacher Jonathan Gullis has suggested he has taken on the schools brief in his new role as an education minister. The MP for Stoke-on-Trent North joined the Department for Education (DfE) as a parliamentary ...

16 Sept 2022 at 23:44

Ensuring there is enough staff to expand childcare is a challenge, says minister

Ensuring that nurseries and childminders have enough staff to expand free childcare for families is a “challenge”, an education minister has suggested. Claire Coutinho acknowledged that “lots of childminders have ...

09 May 2023 at 13:58

Pupils more likely to miss school on Fridays since the pandemic, MPs told

Pupils have been missing school on Fridays since the pandemic because their parents are at home, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. Dame Rachel de Souza told the Commons Education Select Committee ...

07 Mar 2023 at 16:49

Government has more work to do to ensure families secure quality childcare – MPs

The Government has more work to do to address “structural problems” in the early years system to ensure families benefit from high-quality affordable childcare under its reforms, MPs have said. Plans to expand ...

26 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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Government has more work to do to ensure families secure quality childcare – MPs

26 Jul 2023 at 08:55

Government rejects Labour bid to create register for children absent from school

Labour’s bid to legislate for a register of children absent from school has been rejected by the Government. Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said it is a “national scandal” that so many ...

23 Jan 2024 at 18:27

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