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Of course women should be allowed time off work for IVF

IN FOCUS: As the birthrate decline starts to make its way into government recommendations and we’re urged to have more children, some of the biggest fertility barriers have yet to be lifted. Helen Coffey asks why legislation still hasn’t caught up

The Independent UK

Ministers launch review of UK parental leave and pay to ‘reset system’

Labour considers ways to make paternity leave and unpaid parental leave day-one employment rights

The Guardian - UK

Ministers launch full review of parental leave as current system ‘not working’

The Government will investigate the whole system for supporting new parents to take time off work when they have a baby.

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Minister says Starmer will be PM at election time amid welfare fallout

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The Independent UK

Cabinet minister insists Starmer will lead Labour into next election after fresh questions over his future

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson said goverments had ‘ups and downs’ as Labour embroiled in welfare reform row

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Have more children’ is simplistic and idealistic – who can afford to start a family, minister?

COMMENT: As education secretary Bridget Phillipson suggests that young people should have more babies, Victoria Richards says it has a nice ring – but the government must do one little thing first…

The Independent UK

Minister’s message to Brits unsure about starting a family

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Bridget Phillipson says she wants more young people in UK to have children

Education secretary says she hopes new nurseries will make it easier for those who want children, after ‘worrying’ fall in birthrate

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson urges more young people to have children amid ‘worrying’ birth rates

Official data shows fertility rates in England and Wales dropped to 1.44 children per woman in 2023

The Independent UK

Phillipson urges Britons to have more children amid ‘worrying’ birth rates

Official data shows fertility rates in England and Wales dropped to 1.44 children per woman in 2023.

Evening Standard

About 200 new nurseries to open at schools in England in September

Sites will accommodate 4,000 children as part of ministers’ plan to improve childcare, Bridget Phillipson to announce

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul

Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

The Guardian - UK

Family hubs offering support to those in crisis reduced by more than a third

Child poverty levels have risen by more than 15 per cent to include over a third of children

The Independent UK

School leaders’ unions consider encouraging members to quit as Ofsted inspectors

The Association of School and College Leaders and the National Association of Head Teachers may take the ‘unprecedented step’ over inspection reforms.

Evening Standard

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Use closed London schools to help tackle SEND crisis, urges Education Secretary

Exclusive: Bridget Phillipson urges councils to ‘think creatively’ about how to use London’s old school buildings

Evening Standard

Primary school pupils using screens for tests is ‘normalising’ use, Tories claim

The shadow education secretary says children as young as four are using screens as she said Bridget Phillipson is ‘ignoring’ evidence about damage.

Evening Standard

Ofsted delays setting out final plan for school inspections until September

Unions have criticised the watchdog’s new proposed timetable for publishing its reforms as ‘ridiculous’ and ‘bordering on reckless’.

The Independent UK

Voices: Securing more money for schools is only the start of what we need to do to fix the education system

COMMENT: The chancellor’s spending review focus on investment in schools gives Britain’s children the chance of the best possible start in life, writes Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson

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The Guardian - UK

Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution review – a lifetime of pain has led to this

After a decades-long battle, the chef read his first book aged 33. This striking and dismaying documentary sees him tackle the government to do better for kids today. The scene with Bridget Phillipson is really something

The Guardian - UK

The winners and losers in Labour’s first spending review

Rachel Reeves will promise a £113bn capital boost for infrastructure – but there will be day-to-day spending cuts too

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on child poverty: free school meals are a help, but not a panacea

Editorial: Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must face

The National (Scotland)

The Supreme Court’s sex ruling faces legal challenges – will they succeed?

“I ACTUALLY welcome the judgment because I think it gives real clarity.” Those were the words of Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Oliver attacks Essex council for not recognising dyslexia as special need

TV chef says he is ‘disgusted’ council ‘don’t want to spend the money’ on those diagnosed with neurological learning difficulty

The Guardian - UK

Free school meals for more children in England is a positive thing, but there’s a catch

The government’s announcement won’t mean much if disability and Pip cuts push more families into poverty, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

Starmer describes free school meal expansion as ‘down payment’ on child poverty

Ministers have announced plans to expand free school meals to all pupils in England in families on universal credit from September 2026.

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