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Serious child safeguarding concerns remain, Education Secretary told

The council leadership in two areas where vulnerable children were murdered need to be held to account about their failings, ministers have been told. A cross-party group of MPs has written to Education Secretary Kit Malthouse to tell him they are ...

27 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Poorest pupils up to eight months behind their peers, MPs warn

Disadvantaged pupils in poor areas could be up to eight months behind their peers in aspects of their education following the pandemic, MPs have warned. A new report from the Commons Education Select Committee, published on Thursday, said the ...

10 Mar 2022 at 23:25

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Education needs to be less Mr Chips and more James Dyson, says senior MP

Schools need to focus on skills needed for the future and say “Goodbye Mr Chips, hello James Dyson”, according to a senior MP. The news comes as a year-long study set up by The Times newspaper found that the economy could see a ...

26 Jan 2022 at 10:55

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 left” the ...

09 May 2023 at 13:58

MP calls for register of home-schooled children in new Bill amid safety concerns

Child safety concerns have sparked calls in Parliament for a register of home-schooled children to be established. Conservative MP Flick Drummond will seek to table a new Bill aimed at placing a legal duty on local ...

16 May 2023 at 00:01

Parents who want free childcare may be left ‘disappointed’ if shortages remain

Parents who expect funded childcare places to be available could be left “disappointed” unless proper infrastructure is put in place, early years leaders have warned. Jeremy Hunt has pledged to expand childcare ...

15 Mar 2023 at 19:36

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 ...

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 ...

26 Jul 2023 at 00:01

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