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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 decade, ...

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 laws would be introduced to modernise how ...

28 Mar 2022 at 11:55

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

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

Families ‘tired’ of waiting for special needs support, Zahawi says

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has said parents of children with special educational needs and disability are “tired” of waiting for change and pledged to “get it right with them”. In the Commons, Labour MP Florence Eshalomi ...

29 Mar 2022 at 16:55

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 ...

26 Jan 2022 at 10:55

Do not deny pupils the chance to learn over masks issue, says minister

Schools Minister Robin Walker has said that pupils must not be denied the opportunity to learn if they refuse to wear masks. In the Commons’ questions on education, Conservative MP Bob Blackman thanked staff for keeping ...

31 Jan 2022 at 17:26

Suspend green energy levies while gas prices high, says former Tory minister

Green levies on energy bills should be suspended to help alleviate the pressure on household bills, a former minister has said. Robert Halfon MP, Conservative chairman of the Commons Education Committee, said the move ...

05 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Tougher Covid measures for new school term as Government set to review Plan B

Many schools will return this week with extra Covid safety measures in place as the Government is set to review its Plan B restrictions for England. With data still trickling in from the festive period, the extent to ...

03 Jan 2022 at 01:55

Fears masks could damage mental health as Covid curbs tightened in schools

A senior Conservative has said he fears mask-wearing in schools could damage children’s mental health as the Government insisted the extra precaution would help keep pupils learning. Robert Halfon, chair of the ...

02 Jan 2022 at 13:25

Three Tory MPs break ranks to call for PM to go

Three Conservative MPs have come out publicly to call for Liz Truss to quit, as pressure builds on the Prime Minister. Crispin Blunt, the Conservative MP for Reigate who was a justice minister in the early ...

16 Oct 2022 at 20:33

Conservatives ‘deserve better’, Tory MPs tell Truss

Prime Minister Liz Truss has been effectively told that the “game is up” by two of her own MPs. Crispin Blunt earlier on Sunday said he does not think the Prime Minister can survive the current crisis and ...

16 Oct 2022 at 19:52

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