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PE ‘enjoyment gap’ for girls is widening – survey

Fewer than two in three female pupils said they liked taking part in physical education compared to 86% of male pupils.

The Independent UK

Labour announces ‘phonics for maths’ scheme in planned curriculum review

‘Maths is the language of the universe’ says shadow education secretary, promising ‘real world’ numeracy lessons

The Guardian - UK

Labour will tackle ‘chronic’ problem with maths through primary school reforms

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson is set to announce proposals to ensure maths is ‘better taught’ to younger children.

The Independent UK

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Blanket ban of mobile phones in schools across England ‘unenforceable’

It is currently up to individual headteachers to decide their own policies on devices and whether they should be banned.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s A-level overhaul plan is undeliverable gimmick, says Labour

School leaders say funding and teacher shortages are far more urgent than a ‘British baccalaureate’

The Guardian - UK

Involve parents before pupils ‘socially transition’ at school, says NHS England

Guidance says families should be involved in decisions to refer to child with different name and pronoun or use of different toilets and facilities

The Guardian - UK

Fewer school leavers in UK accepted on university courses – Ucas

A record number of British 18-year-olds have secured a higher education place using clearing, figures show.

The Independent UK

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Parents no longer think children must be in school every day post-Covid – report

Term-time holidays are now ‘socially acceptable’ across all socioeconomic groups, according to the study by consultancy Public First.

The Independent UK

Teachers’ workload to be cut by five hours a week amid warnings of exodus

‘Unsustainable churn’ of teachers is putting schools and education standards in danger, teacher leaders warn

Evening Standard

Schools unions back new initiative to tackle teacher workload

The launch of the 14-member taskforce comes only months after teaching staff in England accepted a 6.5% pay rise.

The Independent UK

Many students will have no suitable course of study under ‘reckless’ BTec plans

Young people will ‘pay the price’ if plans to withdraw funding for a number of applied general qualifications, such as BTecs, go ahead, report warns.

The Independent UK

Schools concrete crisis: A timeline of crumbling infrastructure, chances missed and warnings ignored

‘Cowboy builders’ Rishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan under fire as government publishes list of 147 institutions of concern over the use of sub-standard material in their construction

The Independent UK

Anxiety levels in school communities ‘high’ due to concrete crisis – union

Headteachers are feeling ‘a very heavy sense of responsibility’, according to the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders.

The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan’s department ‘gave £1m from schools rebuilding pot to company linked to husband’

‘Questions to answer’ claims Labour, after Michael Keegan’s connection to firm with IT contract revealed

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Keir Starmer accuses Sunak of prioritising champagne over schools

As chancellor, Sunak cut tax on champagne at same time as ending funding for school building repairs

The Independent UK

Crumbling concrete schools would have been rebuilt under scrapped scheme

At least 13 schools now affected by the Raac row would have been included in the axed Building Schools for the Future programme.

The Independent UK

Pupils face back-to-school disruption amid crumbling concrete ’emergency’

A coalition of education unions is demanding urgent clarity from the Government over support and funding for schools affected by the concrete crisis.

The Guardian - UK

One in four teachers gave food to hungry pupils in England last term, survey finds

Headteachers say it is ‘unsustainable’ to expect schools to keep stepping in to support desperate families

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Schools should limit amount of branded uniform items, union leader says

Geoff Barton, the Association of School and College Leaders general secretary, said ‘having logos on every item pushes up the price’.

The Independent UK

GCSE top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers across the country received their GCSE exam results on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Students receive GCSE results amid plan to return to pre-Covid grading

Some sixth forms and colleges could decide to admit pupils with lower grades on to A-level courses this summer, education leaders have said.

The Independent UK

Call for ‘more humane’ GCSE system so students not stuck in cycle of retakes

The ASCL is calling for a new style of English and maths qualification ‘which can be taken by pupils at the point of readiness’.

The Guardian - UK

GCSEs in England hit by high absence levels and mental ill health, heads say

School leaders tell of abnormal levels of pupil anxiety amid plan to lower grades back to pre-pandemic levels

The Guardian - UK

Thousands fewer students in England awarded top A-level grades

Education secretary Gillian Keegan accused of ‘adding insult to injury’ for remarks about significance of exam results

The Independent UK

A-level top grades fall but remain above pre-pandemic levels - old

Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have received their results.

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