Education
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Teachers on ‘riot’ alert as more school protests planned by students this week
Teachers are on alert that more demonstrations could be held this week in protest against toilet break and school uniform…
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Ofsted downgrades more than 80% of outstanding schools inspected last year
Hundreds of schools in England have been downgraded after being re-inspected for the first time in years. Watchdog Ofsted said…
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Poorer children still lagging behind ‘at same rate as decade ago’
Poorer students are lagging behind their peers at the same rate as they were a decade ago, a report on…
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University staff to stage ‘biggest ever’ strikes this month as 70,000 walk out
More than 70,000 lecturers and other staff at 150 universities will strike for three days this month, a union has…
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Free school meals criteria ‘always under review’, minister says
The criteria for who qualifies for free school meals is “always under review”, the education minister has said. Gillian Keegan…
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School policies banning Afro hairstyles ‘likely unlawful’, watchdog warns
Pupils should not be “unfairly singled out” at school because they have afro hair, the equalities watchdog has said. The…
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Headteachers’ union holds first ever strike ballot over pay
A union for headteachers will ballot its members for strike action in a row over pay for the first time…
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State school pupils twice as likely to feel behind with learning after Covid pandemic, study shows
State school pupils are twice as likely to feel behind on learning than private school peers, according to a landmark…
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School meals industry ‘on its knees’ faced with shortages and rising costs
Children are facing a deterioration in school meals due to shortages and soaring prices in the cost of living crisis,…
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Schools ‘on knife edge’ with finances prompting campaign to fund books and pencils
Headteachers have warned that schools are “on a knife edge” due to strained budgets, forcing them to launch a campaign…
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