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Thursday briefing: Inside Labour’s ambitious rethink of the national curriculum

In today’s newsletter: After decades of political tinkering, a new review of England’s national curriculum promises change without chaos – but can it really add without overwhelming?

The Guardian - UK

Hackney primary school closed due to falling pupil numbers set to reopen as a SEN school for 48 pupils

The school would be repurposed to offer 48 new special school places for SEN students, providing tailored support as an expansion of Ickburgh School

Evening Standard

Phillipson: New year 8 reading test will sit alongside maths and writing tests

Bridget Phillipson told MPs a statutory reading test will run alongside ‘diagnostic’ maths and writing tests

Evening Standard

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More reading tests won’t help children improve their literacy – here’s what will

Letters: Michael Robinson says teachers, governors and unions need to get round the table and find real solutions, not argue about testing for 13-year-olds. Plus letters from Simon Gibbs, Helen Elliott and Tristram Burden

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran welcomes school curriculum changes to boost study of music

The said the move diversifying the music genres taught in schools and removes ‘outdated systems that stop kids from studying music and the arts’.

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran praised by Keir Starmer as government announces changes to music education in UK schools

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson announces government plans to ‘revitalise arts education’ after Sheeran published an open letter backed by Harry Styles, Stormzy and Elton John

The Independent UK

Government’s potential AI qualification ‘may face teacher shortage challenges’

Ministers will explore developing a new level 3 qualification in data science and AI

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Brexit and austerity still causing ‘major problems’ for economy – Phillipson

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson’s comments came after Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepared the ground for tax hikes in her November 26 Budget.

Evening Standard

Minister doubles down on Reeves’ doom warning: ‘We will do what’s right for the future of our economy’

While the education secretary insisted the government takes its manifesto pledges seriously, she said there are ‘major problems’ plaguing the economy

The Independent UK

England curriculum should focus less on exams and more on life skills, finds review

Experts say pupils should spend less time in exam halls and more time on activities like life skills, sport and work experience

The Guardian - UK

Government announces plan to cut GCSE exam time by up to three hours

The final curriculum review report, commissioned by Labour last year, has recommended exam volume at key stage 4 be reduced by 10%.

Evening Standard

Tuesday briefing: Why Labour won’t press the ‘big red button’ to lift 450,000 children out of poverty

In today’s newsletter: The Labour Party recently sounded resolute in its intention to cut the two-child benefit cap. But against an ugly fiscal backdrop, the chancellor may be having second thoughts

The Guardian - UK

Phillipson calls for ‘less public debate’ from EHRC on gender recognition rules

Minister responds to calls from watchdog’s chair to approve new guidance on transgender rights ‘as soon as possible’

The Guardian - UK

Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests

Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children

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Soaring costs trigger calls to address transport for Send pupils in England

National Audit Office finds £415m overspend as more children travel farther to schools that meet their needs

The Conversation

Special educational needs reform could be a bureaucratic nightmare – here’s how to put families first

Plans to reform support for children with special educational needs in England have been delayed after the government announced its new policy would not be unveiled until 2026, rather than autumn 2025.

The Guardian - UK

All schools in England with removal grants to be Raac-free by 2029, says Phillipson

Education secretary says ‘clear timelines’ are in place to permanently remove crumbling concrete

Evening Standard

Phillipson sets out end-of-parliament timelines for removing Raac from schools

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete has been permanently removed from 62 schools and colleges so far.

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Lucy Powell becomes Labour’s deputy leader – what that means for the party and Keir Starmer

If you blinked you may have missed it. Labour has a new deputy leader, Lucy Powell, who won the contest to replace Angela Rayner.

The Guardian - UK

Labour must counter ‘growing sense of despair’, Streeting warns after Welsh defeat

Health secretary urges party to take Caerphilly result to heart as Lucy Powell gets to work as deputy leader

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer won’t be surprised Lucy Powell is his new deputy leader – but he should be very worried

Labour members – and Caerphilly voters – have made their feelings clear. When will the PM realise that his strategy just isn’t working, asks Morgan Jones of Renewal

International Business Times UK

Lucy Powell, Sacked by Starmer Weeks Ago, Now Elected as Labour's Deputy Leader

Lucy Powell has been elected deputy leader of the UK Labour Party, defeating Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson in a contest shaped by internal discontent and recent electoral setbacks.

Evening Standard

Labour not ‘bold enough’ says Powell as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell’s victory in the deputy leadership contest could add to Sir Keir Starmer’s headaches at the end of a bruising week.

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s new deputy leader says party must pay more heed to its members

Exclusive: Powell, who was sacked as Commons leader by Starmer in September, says government should stop trying to ‘out-Reform Reform’

Evening Standard

Lucy Powell says Labour not ‘bold enough’ in office as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell said: ‘We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values and beliefs.’

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