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UK Migration Hits Record High, Energy Price Cap Rises, Boris Johnson Doubts Number 10 Comeback
Home affairs
UK Migration Hits Record High, Energy Price Cap Rises, Boris Johnson Doubts Number 10 Comeback
The UK has seen the highest net migration since the end of the Second World War, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures published today.
We need targeted support for struggling readers in secondary schools
Education
By Amanda Spielman
We need targeted support for struggling readers in secondary schools
As children return to school after the half-term break, there will be much discussion in Westminster about the new and returning faces in government making decisions about the future of education.
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Education
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Britain’s equality watchdog takes action to prevent hair discrimination in schools
Pupils should not be stopped from wearing their hair in natural Afro styles at school, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says in new guidance today (27 October).
The government must act now to ensure thousands of ‘ghost’ pupils return to school
Environment
By Rob Halfon MP
The government must act now to ensure thousands of ‘ghost’ pupils return to school
A new term beckons. New teachers, fresh uniforms, unfamiliar classmates. In Parliament, a new Prime Minister and Cabinet to boot.
Lord Coe: 10 years on from London 2012
Culture
By Lord Coe
Lord Coe: 10 years on from London 2012
It is hard to believe the London 2012 Olympic Games are already celebrating their 10-year anniversary.
It seems like only yesterday we were celebrating the opening ceremony, when Great Britain welcomed the world to London with a riveting spectacle imagined by Danny Boyle.
New grammar schools will not fix our education system
Education
By Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters
New grammar schools will not fix our education system
A major report in the 1960s, “Half our Future”, bemoaned that the English school system was failing to educate successfully at least 50 per cent of the population.
New grammar schools can level up the country
Education
By Graham Brady MP
New grammar schools can level up the country
Where grammar schools remain, most people want to keep them, but where they don’t already exist, you aren’t allowed to have one.
The Nadhim Zahawi Interview: 'Teachers know the damage strikes will have on children'
Education
By John Johnston
The Nadhim Zahawi Interview: 'Teachers know the damage strikes will have on children'
Nadhim Zahawi faces an uphill battle to get the education system back on track post-Covid. He talks about his approach to recovery – and how he hopes it will boost his party’s fortunes. Photography by Michael Garnett.
Minister Urges Schools To Drop Mask Wearing After Headteachers Defy Rule Changes
Coronavirus
Minister Urges Schools To Drop Mask Wearing After Headteachers Defy Rule Changes
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has said new guidance on masks is "very clear" and that pupils no longer need to wear them in the classroom as Covid restrictions are relaxed.
Ministers Accused Of Hiding 'Woeful' Lack Of Ex-Teachers Returning To Classrooms To Fill Covid Gaps
Coronavirus
Ministers Accused Of Hiding "Woeful" Lack Of Ex-Teachers Returning To Classrooms To Fill Covid Gaps
Labour has accused ministers of trying to hide what appears to be a scant response to the government's call for former teachers to return to the classroom to cover staff off sick with Covid-19.
Teachers Have Told Pupils To Wear Thermals And Coats To Lessons To Cope With 'Freezing Classrooms'
Education
Teachers Have Told Pupils To Wear Thermals And Coats To Lessons To Cope With "Freezing Classrooms"
Teachers are telling pupils to wear vests and thermals under their school shirts and keep their coats on in lessons as poorly ventilated classrooms are forced to open windows and doors to protect against Covid-19.
Teachers Feeling The Strain Of Covid Staff Absences Are Sceptical About Volunteer Scheme
Coronavirus
Teachers Feeling The Strain Of Covid Staff Absences Are Sceptical About Volunteer Scheme
Just days into a new term teachers across the country have told PoliticsHome they are already facing severe staffing challenges as a result of Covid sickness and are having to make changes to the way pupils are taught. 
Nadhim Zahawi Says If Parents Can’t Get Lateral Flow Tests They Should “Refresh Their Webpage”
Coronavirus
Nadhim Zahawi Says If Parents Can’t Get Lateral Flow Tests They Should “Refresh Their Webpage”
Nadhim Zahawi said the government had tripled the number of lateral flow tests available ahead of the new school term, despite none showing as available on the government website.
We should introduce a ‘triple lock’ of protections to safeguard against future school closures
Education
By Rob Halfon MP
We should introduce a ‘triple lock’ of protections to safeguard against future school closures
Readers will have heard me say before that school closures have been nothing short of a national disaster for our children. Between the outbreak of the pandemic and July 2021, pupils have missed 58 per cent of all classroom time.
Schools Face Sending Whole Classes Home After Spike In Covid Cases
Coronavirus
Schools Face Sending Whole Classes Home After Spike In Covid Cases
Unions have warned that schools may soon begin sending home whole classes as a result of a rise in positive Covid cases among pupils and the shortage of supply teachers to keep lessons running.
MP Calls For 'Buffer Zones' Around Schools After Anti-Vaccine Groups Targeted Parents And Children
Coronavirus
MP Calls For "Buffer Zones" Around Schools After Anti-Vaccine Groups Targeted Parents And Children
Labour MP Stella Creasy has urged the government to introduce measures restricting demonstrations in the areas surrounding schools after anti-vaccine protestors have escalated activity targeting children and parents.
We must act to stop our children’s life chances being forever harmed by Covid
Education
By Rob Halfon MP
We must act to stop our children’s life chances being forever harmed by Covid
As we emerge into a world changed by Covid, we need an education system that gives everyone, no matter their background or where they are in the country, the chance to climb the ladder of opportunity.
UK's Chief Medical Officers Give Green Light To Covid Vaccines For All 12 To 15-Year-Olds
Coronavirus
UK's Chief Medical Officers Give Green Light To Covid Vaccines For All 12 To 15-Year-Olds
The UK's four Chief Medical Officers have advised that all over-12s should be offered a Covid-19 vaccine following a fresh review.
Teachers need more support to teach vital sex education in schools
Education
By Sarah Champion MP and Maria Miller MP
Teachers need more support to teach vital sex education in schools
Helping children understand consent and respect from an early age is crucial in addressing the root causes abusive behaviour. The government must ensure teachers have the resources to effectively teach RSHE.
Widening attainment gap shows we need an education system that is fair to pupils from all backgrounds
Education
By Lee Elliot Major
Widening attainment gap shows we need an education system that is fair to pupils from all backgrounds
Ministers need to outline plans for national exams from next year onwards. Confidence needs to be restored in a system that many believe is irreparably broken.
New Covid isolation rules will continue to cause disruption when schools return
Coronavirus
By Simon Kidwell
New Covid isolation rules will continue to cause disruption when schools return
As schools will no longer have to enforce “bubbles” from September, it will make the identification of close contacts amongst pupils almost impossible.
Teachers' Union Calls For Government To Follow US and Fund Ventilation Units For Classrooms
Coronavirus
Teachers' Union Calls For Government To Follow US and Fund Ventilation Units For Classrooms
Classrooms should be fitted with ventilation units in time for the return to school in September, a leading education union has said today.
School Bubbles Will Be Scrapped Just Days Before The End Of Term
Education
School Bubbles Will Be Scrapped Just Days Before The End Of Term
Gavin Williamson has confirmed that the system of “school bubbles” will be scrapped alongside other Covid restrictions on 19 July. Children will also soon be exempt from some self-isolation rules.
Without a proper education recovery plan, we risk creating a generation of ghost children
Education
By Rob Halfon MP
Without a proper education recovery plan, we risk creating a generation of ghost children
We often talk about limiting the damage to the economy – but there can be nothing more important than acting to protect the lives and future prosperity of our young people.