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Free breakfast clubs, home-school register and academy reforms supported by MPs

The Education Secretary pledged to break down the barriers to opportunity for each and every child’ as school reforms cleared the Commons.

The Independent UK

Fewer GCSE exams proposed in Labour’s curriculum review – but Sats to stay

Interim report for schools in England to also recommend more emphasis on digital and media literacy, sustainability and climate science

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson tells critics to ‘leave London for a change’ to see scale of schools crisis as reform row escalates

The education secretary has become embroiled in a war of words over her school reforms

The Independent UK

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Ex-Ofsted chief lashes out at Bridget Phillipson over Labour school reforms

Amanda Spielman accused Bridget Phillipson of bowing to the demands of unions and prioritising them over children

The Independent UK

Unauthorised school absence widening ‘disadvantage gap’ in England

Thinktank says unauthorised absence is ‘a leading cause’ of performance gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers

The Guardian - UK

Tories call for classroom phone ban after admitting their guidance hasn’t worked

Shadow education secretary Laura Trott admitted the guidance introduced under Rishi Sunak ‘hasn’t worked’

The Independent UK

Families see school as ‘optional’ and fines are not reversing post-Covid trend

Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, will say fines ‘often deepen tensions’ with parents.

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Bridget Phillipson: parents must ‘think differently’ on Send support for children

Education secretary says England’s special needs system has not delivered, as school leaders say it is on brink of collapse

The Guardian - UK

Disruptive phones have no place in schools, Education Secretary says

Bridget Phillipson said headteachers have the Government’s ‘full backing’ on removing phones from classrooms.

Evening Standard

Social media platforms must be ‘brought to heel’, says UK schools leader

Headteachers’ conference to be told that rise in bullying, abuse and malicious use of deepfakes is being reported

The Guardian - UK

Technology ‘being weaponised’ against schools and teachers – union leader

Manny Botwe, president of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), will call for an end to the ‘chaos’ caused by social media.

Evening Standard

Toilet training and cutlery use key part of England’s ‘school-readiness skills list’

Checkpoints backed by education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, follow complaints from teachers of children arriving in nappies

The Guardian - UK

Government refuses to say whether primary school Sats will be abolished

Education minister Catherine McKinnell said the final decision would be shaped by the curriculum and assessment review

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer shares message to daughter on International Women’s Day

The Prime Minister said that he does his job for her ‘and your generation’, in a post on Instagram.

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Minister pledges ‘best start’ for young women on International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day is marked on March 8.

The Guardian - UK

Police look into claims of racism and financial misconduct at University of Greater Manchester

MP for Bolton West says whistleblowers have sent allegations detailing the ‘systematic misuse of public funds’

The Guardian - UK

Safer phones bill aimed at young teens watered down after minister opposition

New proposal calls for research instead of exclusion of under-16s from algorithms and mobile phone bans in schools

Evening Standard

Four in 10 Britons think women’s equality now discriminates against men – poll

Some 42% agreed with the statement, ‘We have gone so far in promoting women’s equality that we are discriminating against men’.

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Education Secretary pledges to tackle ‘chronic’ skills shortages

The Government has proposed to abolish the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and replace it with Skills England.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson urges Starmer to increase defence spending to 3%

Mr Johnson was on Monday in Kyiv for the third anniversary of Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Macron agree to show ‘united leadership in support of Ukraine’

UK prime minister and French president will separately meet Donald Trump this week

The Independent UK

What is Keir Starmer’s plan to increase UK defence spending and is it affordable?

John Healey dramatically quit as defence secretary on Thursday, saying he had received a financial settlement which ‘falls well short of what is required’

The Independent UK

Starmer backs Trump’s calls for Nato allies to boost defence spending in stirring speech ahead of US visit

Ahead of a meeting with the US president, Sir Keir Starmer said the UK and Europe ‘have to do more for our defence and security’

The Independent UK

Starmer: Talks on Ukraine must not happen without Kyiv at the table

The Prime Minister said first-hand experience of visiting Ukraine had made him ‘more determined’ to ‘stand up’ for the country.

Evening Standard

Starmer warns against Ukraine peace talks without Kyiv ahead of Trump meeting

The Prime Minister said first-hand experience of visiting Ukraine had made him ‘more determined’ to ‘stand up’ for the country.

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