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Why SEND Could Be The Next Big Battle For The Government
Why SEND Could Be The Next Big Battle For The Government
Education
After a bruising effort to avoid a major rebellion over its welfare reforms, the government now faces the challenge of selling its plans for SEND to Labour backbenchers. 
Education Secretary Holding SEND Meetings With Labour MPs To Avoid Repeat Of Welfare Rebellion
Education
Education Secretary Holding SEND Meetings With Labour MPs To Avoid Repeat Of Welfare Rebellion
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Health
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Absent Minds: How To Solve The Crisis Of School Absenteeism?
Education
Absent Minds: How To Solve The Crisis Of School Absenteeism?
UK Student Interest In US Universities Falls Sharply
Education
UK Student Interest In US Universities Falls Sharply
Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott: “I See Smartphones As The Equivalent Of Giving Children Cigarettes'
Education
Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott: “I See Smartphones As The Equivalent Of Giving Children Cigarettes"
'Everything Has To Be On The Table' When It Comes To Student Finances, Says Shadow Chancellor
Education
"Everything Has To Be On The Table" When It Comes To Student Finances, Says Shadow Chancellor
Opinion
We must help future graduates excel by giving universities sustainable funding
Education
By Professor Malcolm Press
We must help future graduates excel by giving universities sustainable funding
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Education
By Lord Blunkett and Sarah Smith MP
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth Partner content
Education
By University of East London
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth
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How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
Political parties
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Nigel Farage Says He Would Renegotiate The Good Friday Agreement To Stop Small Boats
Foreign affairs
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Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
By Jim Murphy
Political parties
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Parliament's People Awards
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
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Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
A dramatic increase in children judged to have special educational needs has created another dysfunctional market driving councils into insolvency, reports Justine Smith
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
Health
By Tali Fraser
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
The Cass Review into NHS gender services for children opened up the national conversation on this controversial subject, and divided opinion. Its author, Baroness Cass, speaks to Tali Fraser about being newly introduced as a peer and how she responds to critics. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
SEND Help: How to reform our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system
Education
By Matilda Martin
SEND Help: How to reform our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system
“Lose, lose, lose.” That is how former Conservative education secretary Gillian Keegan described the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England, widely described as broken.
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Coronavirus
By NASUWT
Staff in schools need action, not warm words from Government, says the NASUWT
Commenting on the Government’s response to the outcomes of the Expert Advisory Group on education staff wellbeing, Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT – The Teacher’s Union, said
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
Employers in the North West must pause school reopening plans as R number rises
The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, has written to a number of local authorities in the North West urging them to reconsider their plans to continue with the wider reopening of schools in the light of reports that the regional COVID-19 R number calculated for the North West has increased to 1.01. This means that the virus could be growing again in the region.
Schools and colleges need robust involvement from the HSE Partner content
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
Schools and colleges need robust involvement from the HSE
Now is the time for the robust involvement of the HSE in upholding workers’ rights.
Welsh schools to reopen from 29 June as experts warn UK-wide closures may set back attainment gap by a decade
Coronavirus
Welsh schools to reopen from 29 June as experts warn UK-wide closures may set back attainment gap by a decade
The Welsh government has announced that all schools will reopen from 29 June as experts warn continued closures could undo almost a decade of progress on closing the attainment gap.
The Breakfast Briefing: Back to school bust-up as lockdown eased across England
Coronavirus
The Breakfast Briefing: Back to school bust-up as lockdown eased across England
Your essential morning guide to what’s moving in Westminster from the PoliticsHome team.
‘We need to educate our children again’ – inside the battle to re-open England’s schools
Coronavirus
By Georgina Bailey
‘We need to educate our children again’ – inside the battle to re-open England’s schools
Thousands of children will return to primary school today in the first phase of the Government’s plan to get all pupils back in the classroom before the summer holidays. But teaching unions say they have “deep concerns” and accuse ministers of ignoring the scientific evidence. Georgina Bailey reports on the Government’s attempt to get schools back up and running – and the clash with the teachers who fear it is too early
Without a proper recovery plan for children, trauma from lockdown could stay with them forever
Coronavirus
By Tulip Siddiq MP
Without a proper recovery plan for children, trauma from lockdown could stay with them forever
There is no time for complacency, and we cannot afford for the next generation to be scarred by the experience of this crisis.
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
HSE must now be called on to advise on the safe reopening of schools and colleges
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) must be urgently tasked by Government with providing guidance and advice to schools and colleges about the safety of reopening to more pupils, the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, has told ministers.
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
Government must set out how plans for wider school reopening will meet obligations under the Equality Act 2010
The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union has raised urgent concerns with the Prime Minister over the re-opening of schools and the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 infections and deaths on black and minority ethnic children, young people and adults
Boris Johnson confirms primary schools will re-open on 1 June but ‘it may not be possible’ for all of them
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson confirms primary schools will re-open on 1 June but ‘it may not be possible’ for all of them
Boris Johnson has confirmed the Government is ploughing ahead with plans to re-open primary schools on 1 June despite an ongoing safety row.
Major teaching union says scientific advice only adds to ‘anxiety’ around school reopening plan
Education
Major teaching union says scientific advice only adds to ‘anxiety’ around school reopening plan
The Government’s hopes of getting teachers on board with reopening schools in June have been dealt a blow as a major union said fresh scientific advice would increase “uncertainty and anxiety”.
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on publication of SAGE advice on school reopening
Commenting on the publication of the SAGE advice relating to the reopening of schools, Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:
No10 says scientific evidence on reopening schools will be published on Friday amid row with unions
Coronavirus
No10 says scientific evidence on reopening schools will be published on Friday amid row with unions
Downing Street has promised the scientific advice behind its school reopening plan will be published on Friday amid an ongoing row with teachers’ unions over the plan.
Ministers set for showdown with schools as hundreds could stay shut on June 1
Coronavirus
Ministers set for showdown with schools as hundreds could stay shut on June 1
As many as 1,500 English primary schools could refuse to reopen on 1 June amid a growing backlash over the Government's plans.
The UK was late going into lockdown and is now coming out too fast
Coronavirus
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
The UK was late going into lockdown and is now coming out too fast
Jacob Rees-Mogg has told MPs that they must set an example and return to work, but the best example MPs could set is to carry on working from home.
Union tells headteachers to reopen schools next month as study shows lockdown will increase inequality
Coronavirus
Union tells headteachers to reopen schools next month as study shows lockdown will increase inequality
A teaching union has told heads they should begin the phased re-opening of primary schools next month after getting assurances from the Government it will be safe to do so.
Michael Gove tells teaching unions and councils to remember their ‘responsibilities’ amid row over school reopening plans
Coronavirus
Michael Gove tells teaching unions and councils to remember their ‘responsibilities’ amid row over school reopening plans
Teachers’ unions and councils should “look to their responsibilities” if they “really care about children”, Michael Gove has said, amid a bitter row over plans to get more kids back to school from next month.
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
Meeting with scientific advisors raised more questions than answers over wider opening of schools
The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union was represented at today’s meeting with the Government’s scientific advisors to discuss the evidence for the Government’s decision to allow schools to reopen from 1 June.
Gavin Williamson: Teaching unions must ‘do their duty’ and ‘get children back to school’
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson: Teaching unions must ‘do their duty’ and ‘get children back to school’
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has said that teaching unions have a “duty” to back government plans to reopen schools.
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
NASUWT supports call for council powers to close schools where Covid-19 clusters emerge
Commenting on the call by the Local Government Association (LGA) for councils to be given powers to close schools if testing indicates clusters of new Covid-19 cases, Dr Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:
Labour grandee Lord Blunkett says teachers’ unions ‘working against the interests of children’ in row over June reopening plan
Coronavirus
Labour grandee Lord Blunkett says teachers’ unions ‘working against the interests of children’ in row over June reopening plan
Teaching unions opposed to the Government’s plan to get some primary schools back open on June 1 are “working against the interests of children”, former Labour education secretary Lord Blunkett has declared.
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
Government has failed to provide evidence that opening schools is safe
Responding to the evidence given today by Osama Rahman, Chief Scientific Adviser and Director of Analysis at the Department for Education to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee about the basis for the Government’s plan to start to reopen schools from 1 June, Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary, said:
Coronavirus: Education Secretary says reopening schools is ‘right thing to do’ despite union backlash
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Education Secretary says reopening schools is ‘right thing to do’ despite union backlash
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has defended plans to reopen schools from June 1 despite union demands to “step back” from the proposal.
Coronavirus
By NASUWT
NASUWT responds to DFE guidance
The NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union has reviewed the guidance issued by the Department for Education and is highlighting serious and fundamental concerns with it.
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
2025
Bayview Suite 2
Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
2025
Room 4A and 4B
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
2025
Derby Suite
Total Politics at the Conservative Party Conference
Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards