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Nothing wrong with lightly smacking your child, says education secretary

Nadhim Zahawi says we need to ‘trust parents’ on discipline

The Independent UK

Education Secretary rejects call for a smacking ban in England

The children’s commissioner said she would support any move to bring England into line with Scotland and Wales.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ally suggests he shouldn't apologise to Commons - but Keir Starmer should

Brazen minister Nadhim Zahawi demanded Labour's leader apologise for "misleading Parliament" - while blocking an investigation into Boris Johnson for doing just that

Daily Mirror

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Vote on Boris Johnson investigation dismissed as Labour ‘shenanigans’ by minister

Education secretary urges Tory MPs to back a delay by accusing Labour of ‘petty politics’

The Independent UK

Climate change GCSE launched to teach students how to save the planet

New subject could help teens with mental health problems, says experts

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi warns of ‘systemic antisemitism’ within NUS

Union of Jewish Students raised concerns about recent NUS social media posts

The Guardian - UK

Children should be taught patriotism and not be ashamed to be British, MP says

Britain is not ‘some sort of racist hell hole’ the education committee hears

Evening Standard

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Teachers need clear guidance about how to deal with transgender children, Nadhim Zahawi says

The Education Secretary is working on new guidance for teachers and says parents should be ‘front and centre’ in discussions about sex and gender

Evening Standard

New GCSE qualification to be launched to help protect the planet

The qualification will allow pupils to learn about environmental and sustainability issues “to gain a deeper knowledge of the natural world around them”

Wales Online

Teachers’ leader calls for crackdown on ‘bad bosses’ in private schools

Patrick Roach has said there is a ‘growing list of shame’ where private schools are using ‘fire and rehire’ policies.

The Independent UK

Tories’ pretender problem: who next if Boris Johnson falls?

Analysis: with PM in trouble, Conservatives fear his potential successors do not measure up

The Guardian - UK

Teachers condemn ‘offensive’ and ‘inaccurate’ Fabricant comments

Teachers’ leaders have said the comments are an insult to the profession.

The Independent UK

Education Secretary promises new Ofsted powers in crackdown on illegal schools

It is thought tens of thousands of children could be in unregistered schools across England.

The Independent UK

Ofsted is ‘failed project’ – union chief

NEU president Daniel Kebede said that Ofsted was ‘absent without leave during the pandemic’.

The Independent UK

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Tens of thousands likely to attend unregistered schools, says Ofsted chief

Amanda Spielman described conditions ‘you wouldn’t want to put a dog in, let alone a child’, with broken windows and wires.

The Independent UK

Channel 4 documentary to show footballer’s call for more diverse curriculum

Birmingham captain Troy Deeney held a ‘positive’ meeting with Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi last week.

The Independent UK

Troy Deeney’s call for curriculum to be diversified subject of Channel 4 show

Anthony Joshua’s SBX Studios have produced the 60-minute documentary set to be broadcast in May.

The Independent UK

Schools tread ‘careful path’ between intolerance and being woke – Ofsted chief

Amanda Spielman also said the pandemic is still ‘looming large’ over the education system, from early years to universities.

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Evening Standard

Schools dealing with ‘severe disruption’ due to Covid as almost 180,000 pupils absent

Teachers warn the situation remains grave as attendance rates drop

Evening Standard

Headteachers demand return of free Covid lateral flow tests

Headteachers have demanded the return of free lateral flow tests.

Manchester Evening News

Education Secretary says children 'are not snowflakes' and should be allowed to read books featuring racial slurs

'These kids are resilient'

The Guardian - UK

Dear Nadhim Zahawi, your Great Big Bag of Big Ideas feels uncannily empty

What was it that your predecessors got wrong that you’re now having to put right?

Wales Online

Let children read books containing racial slurs, says Education Secretary

Government guidance on political impartiality in schools suggested teaching of the British empire should be presented in 'a balanced manner'

The Independent UK

Zahawi says pupils should be allowed to read books containing racial slurs

Education Secretary insists children are ‘resilient’, not ‘snowflakes’, and should be taught ‘how to think, not what to think’.

Wales Online

Call to bust class sizes to help Ukrainian pupils into school as soon as possible

'School is vital to help newly arrived children integrate as quickly as possible'

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