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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

Fuel price hikes risk sending UK into ‘de facto lockdown’, Tory warns ministers

Britain is heading for a “de facto lockdown” caused by soaring fuel prices, ministers have been warned. Conservative former minister Robert Halfon said parents will soon no longer be able to afford to take their children to school while workers ...

17 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Academics raise concerns over ‘pro-Putinist’ smears

University academics have raised concerns that they are being “smeared” as “pro-Putinist” after Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said the Government would “crack down hard” on pro-Kremlin views in institutions. In education questions on ...

15 Mar 2022 at 10:55

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, ...

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 ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Children’s Minister says trans pupils in single-sex spaces is a ‘minefield’

The issue of including pupils identifying as transgender in single-sex spaces has been described as a “minefield” by a Government minister. In an inquiry from the Commons’ education select committee into Government support for ...

01 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Education Secretary says school attendance ‘non-negotiable’ in truancy crackdown

Nadhim Zahawi will on Thursday announce a crackdown on truancy as part of a new Schools Bill, after he said children attending classes is “non-negotiable”. The Education Secretary will order schools across England to produce ...

12 May 2022 at 04:55

Give prisoners laptops so they can continue education inside, say MPs

Prisoners who are studying should be given laptops or other devices to ensure they can complete their education, according to a report from the Commons’ Education Committee. Inmates should also have access to online ...

17 May 2022 at 23:25

Tory MPs under fire after rejecting calls for windfall tax on energy giants

Conservative MPs have been accused of siding with “profiteering oil and gas companies” as they voted down calls for a windfall tax to help ease cost-of-living concerns. Labour tabled a Queen’s Speech amendment ...

17 May 2022 at 21:25

Education committee chief calls for inquiry into NUS over antisemitism claims

A prominent Tory MP has referred the National Union of Students to the Charity Commission over alleged antisemitism. Robert Halfon, chairman of the Commons Education Select Committee, wrote to the commission ...

11 Apr 2022 at 17:25

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 ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

New attendance register to stop ‘ghost children’ falling through the net

A new national register will be introduced to stop vulnerable pupils falling through the cracks and going missing from school rolls, the Government has announced. The Schools White Paper announced that ...

28 Mar 2022 at 11:55

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