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Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown
Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown
Education
Education unions and teachers have hit back at the education secretary’s calls for a behaviour crackdown and a ban on mobile phones in schools, calling it “the least useful approach the education secretary can take”.
Covid Cases Fall To Lowest Level In 5 Months But Boris Johnson Warns School Reopening Will Cause Numbers To Rise
Coronavirus
Covid Cases Fall To Lowest Level In 5 Months But Boris Johnson Warns School Reopening Will Cause Numbers To Rise
Headteachers Asked To Relax Rules For Children Ahead Of School Uniform Bill Returning To Parliament
Coronavirus
Headteachers Asked To Relax Rules For Children Ahead Of School Uniform Bill Returning To Parliament
Children Can Go Back To School With A Negative Lab Test For Covid After A Positive Result At Home, Number 10 Confirms
Coronavirus
Children Can Go Back To School With A Negative Lab Test For Covid After A Positive Result At Home, Number 10 Confirms
Students With False Positive Lateral Flow Tests Must Still Stay Home From School, Minister Confirms
Coronavirus
Students With False Positive Lateral Flow Tests Must Still Stay Home From School, Minister Confirms
Ofsted Head Warns Against Lengthening School Day And Shortening Summer Holidays So Pupils Can Catch Up From Covid
Coronavirus
Ofsted Head Warns Against Lengthening School Day And Shortening Summer Holidays So Pupils Can Catch Up From Covid
Chris Whitty Told To Urgently Explain Science Behind Masks In Schools Before Children Return On Monday
Coronavirus
Chris Whitty Told To Urgently Explain Science Behind Masks In Schools Before Children Return On Monday
The House Live
Government must lay out a plan for students and end a year of neglect
Education
By Paul Blomfield MP
Government must lay out a plan for students and end a year of neglect
If anyone is in need of “discipline and order” it’s Gavin Williamson
Education
By Wes Streeting MP
If anyone is in need of “discipline and order” it’s Gavin Williamson
Recognising the intersectionality of poverty and race is critical to advancing educational outcomes
Education
By Lord Woolley
Recognising the intersectionality of poverty and race is critical to advancing educational outcomes
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John Major Says He Agreed With Prince Philip That There Are “Too Many” MPs
John Major Says He Agreed With Prince Philip That There Are “Too Many” MPs
Political parties
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Accuses Government Of 'Casual Indifference' After A Week Of Violence
Former Northern Ireland Secretary Accuses Government Of "Casual Indifference" After A Week Of Violence
Brexit
'The true courtesy of princes is not just their punctuality, but their engagement'
'The true courtesy of princes is not just their punctuality, but their engagement'
By Alistair Burt
Social affairs
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Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown
Education
Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown
Education unions and teachers have hit back at the education secretary’s calls for a behaviour crackdown and a ban on mobile phones in schools, calling it “the least useful approach the education secretary can take”.
The cost of child poverty
Education
By Jack Monroe
The cost of child poverty
The government must repair the social safety net for the sake of the UK’s 4.1 million children growing up in poverty
Will the challenges wrought by Covid push low-income families too far?
Coronavirus
By Kate Proctor
Will the challenges wrought by Covid push low-income families too far?
Children falling asleep at their desks, teachers washing their pupils’ school uniforms, kids being sent into school with a packet of crisps for lunch, and given paper at the end of the day because there won’t be any at home.
Education news
Government should enlist civil society to help our children catch up on lost learning
Education
By Sarah Atkinson
Government should enlist civil society to help our children catch up on lost learning
We harnessed every part of civil society in a national effort to protect the NHS. Surely we should think as boldly and act as bravely to protect our children’s future?
The government’s bung to university students doesn’t go nearly far enough
Coronavirus
By Paul Blomfield MP
The government’s bung to university students doesn’t go nearly far enough
The financial and educational deficits facing university students in the pandemic are far greater than many realise – they need a multi-faceted support package
Adult Lockdown Lessons For Home Schooling
Education
By Robert Hutton
Adult Lockdown Lessons For Home Schooling
As families get poorer, the government must not block measures to make uniforms more affordable
Education
By Mike Amesbury MP
As families get poorer, the government must not block measures to make uniforms more affordable
When many families are spending lockdowns worried about their finances, why should the cost of uniforms add to their list of concerns?
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Filling a youth-shaped gap in the FE White Paper: Reducing inequalities in post-16 progression
In this blog, Professor Ruth Lupton (Manchester Institute of Education), Dr Stephanie Thomson (University of Aberdeen), Professor Lorna Unwin (UCL Institute of Education), and Dr Sanne Velthuis (Work and Equalities Institute) discuss their research on the 40% of young people who do not gain a grade 4/C or higher in their English and maths GCSEs.

We can support teaching communities to build a better system for a post-Covid world
Education
By Gavin Williamson MP
We can support teaching communities to build a better system for a post-Covid world
The ingenuity and attitude of teachers has been one of the most inspiring things about this pandemic.
A bit of extra cash and some tech gimmicks will not solve the schools crisis
Coronavirus
By Sam Freedman
A bit of extra cash and some tech gimmicks will not solve the schools crisis
If government is to regain the trust of teachers and parents, we need a system overhaul that takes a more localised approach to accountability.
We’re already asking a lot of our schools; new catch-up measures will only work if they can drop other responsibilities
Coronavirus
By Laura McInerney
We’re already asking a lot of our schools; new catch-up measures will only work if they can drop other responsibilities
A car engine can run hotter than it should for a while – but it will meet a point of no return and cannot be restarted without serious repair.
I know all too well how hard childhood mental health struggles can be
Health
By Vicky Ford MP
I know all too well how hard childhood mental health struggles can be
The government will do all it can to help the young, with early intervention and specialist care for the young people who need it most
“We haven’t got enough specialist staff to help the needs we’re seeing coming through': The Covid Mental Health Crisis For Children
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
“We haven’t got enough specialist staff to help the needs we’re seeing coming through": The Covid Mental Health Crisis For Children
Mental health support for children and adolescents is falling short, with young people waiting months to access help. As Georgina Bailey reports, mental health provision must be a major part of the recovery programme for children
Boris Johnson Says Roadmap Out Of Lockdown Will Be Confirmed On 22 February, Starting With Schools
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Says Roadmap Out Of Lockdown Will Be Confirmed On 22 February, Starting With Schools
The Prime Minister said “we can begin to chart a way ahead” out of lockdown later this month starting with details of how schools can reopen on 8 March.
Tory MPs Warn “It Will Go Down Very Badly” If New Covid Variants Stop Schools Re-Opening On 8 March
Coronavirus
Tory MPs Warn “It Will Go Down Very Badly” If New Covid Variants Stop Schools Re-Opening On 8 March
A host of senior Tories are warning the government they will not accept an ongoing need to tackle new Covid variants as a reason to delay re-opening schools beyond 8 March.
Covid risks hardwiring in disadvantage for our most vulnerable young people
Coronavirus
By Zoe Whitmore, Manager at Nacro Education Centre, Spalding
Covid risks hardwiring in disadvantage for our most vulnerable young people
The young people we support are already disproportionately disadvantaged, outside of mainstream education. The pandemic’s impact on their mental health must be a wake-up call
Government must save outdoor education centres for the sake of our young people
Education
By Tim Farron MP
Government must save outdoor education centres for the sake of our young people
Outdoor education centres have fantastic benefits for children’s physical and mental health. Their collapse would not only be devastating for the economy, but for the development and education of young people.
Boris Johnson Says Schools Must Stay Shut Until At Least 8 March
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Says Schools Must Stay Shut Until At Least 8 March
The Prime Minister has told parents they must keep their children at home for at least another six weeks as "it will not be possible to reopen schools” after the February half-term.
Speaker introduces Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration
Education
By The House Staff
Speaker introduces Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration
The Speaker has offered the House of Commons a ‘pause for thought’ in a special commemoration for Holocaust Memorial Day.
Tory MP Warns Children Are “Falling Out Of Society” As Pressure Mounts To Reopen Schools
Coronavirus
Tory MP Warns Children Are “Falling Out Of Society” As Pressure Mounts To Reopen Schools
A Conservative MP and former teacher has expressed fear of irreparable damage being done to children’s wellbeing with schools closed as a result of coronavirus measures.
Treating students as consumers was always going to be a double-edged sword
Education
By Dods Monitoring
Treating students as consumers was always going to be a double-edged sword
Young people have had a raw deal during the pandemic, and the latest ‘rent strike’ is just one of the many ways in which Britain’s university students are demanding better value for money
Wanting Children Back In School Does Not Make You A Lockdown Sceptic, MPs Warn
Coronavirus
Wanting Children Back In School Does Not Make You A Lockdown Sceptic, MPs Warn
The push to get children back into the classroom should not be seen as part of ‘anti-lockdown’ scepticism, a senior Tory has warned.
Government Challenged To Explain Its Schools Reopening Plan As 'Dismayed' MPs Warn They Cannot Stay Closed Until Easter
Coronavirus
Government Challenged To Explain Its Schools Reopening Plan As "Dismayed" MPs Warn They Cannot Stay Closed Until Easter
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson is expected to announce this week that schools will not reopen immediately after the February half term.
A Row Has Broken Out Over The Independence Of A Major Review Into Children In Care
Education
A Row Has Broken Out Over The Independence Of A Major Review Into Children In Care
The independence of a major review into children in care in England has been called into question after the government appointed a charity boss whose organisation is primarily funded by the Department for Education to lead it.
Gavin Williamson Claims No One Could Have Predicted Schools Would Have To Close In January
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson Claims No One Could Have Predicted Schools Would Have To Close In January
Gavin Williamson has promised that teachers and parents will get two-weeks notice before schools reopen after claiming no one could have predicted their closure earlier this month.
Andy Burnham Rejects Suggestion Government Could Decide Which Regions Can Re-Open Schools First
Coronavirus
Andy Burnham Rejects Suggestion Government Could Decide Which Regions Can Re-Open Schools First
The mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has called on government to publish a date for when all schools can start to re-open rather than deciding on a regional basis.
Myths about poverty must be refuted so that parents are trusted with £20 and not half a pepper
Health
By Sam Freedman
Myths about poverty must be refuted so that parents are trusted with £20 and not half a pepper
Why is government faffing around with miserable food boxes when the problem could be easily solved by giving families additional money via universal credit?
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