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May- 2025 -19 May
900,000 more pupils to get access to mental health support, gov says
Almost one million more students will have access to mental health support in school this year, the government has said. Under its plans, all pupils will have access to mental health support in school by 2029/30, delivering on its Plan for Change to “improve children’s life chances and tackle the root…
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16 May
High-achieving pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds more likely to be criminalised, UCL finds
Academically high-achieving teenagers from the most deprived backgrounds in England are five times more likely to be arrested and cautioned or sentenced than their peers from the wealthiest backgrounds, new research by a UCL academic has found. Professor John Jerrim studied the social outcomes of state school pupils in the…
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15 May
Cardiff University to scale back job cuts to 138
Cardiff University has reportedly decided to scale back the number of intended job cuts at the institution to 138, according to BBC News. The outlet said the move, which brings the number down from 286, comes after it made changes to its cost saving plans and a number of voluntary…
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15 May
London tops social mobility league amid ‘stark regional divide’
London has topped England’s social mobility league for children, after the top 20 constituencies with the best social mobility were found in the capital, according to a new report from The Sutton Trust.In its ‘Opportunity Index’ report published today (15 May), the education charity’s findings “underscore the stark regional divide…
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15 May
Gov launches national programme to boost inclusive PE for SEND pupils
The UK government is launching a new national programme to improve access to PE and school sports for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Backed by an initial £300,000 for the first year, the Inclusion 2028 programme will work with a network of 50 Youth Sport Trust lead…
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14 May
School staff should receive national training standards on restraint, EHRC says
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned the government to create national training standards on restraint for school staff. The response comes following the Department for Education’s consultation on its “Use of reasonable force and other restrictive interventions guidance”. The draft guidance stated that schools should prioritise de-escalation…
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13 May
Education facing ‘acute pressure’ amid UK jobs slowdown, CIPD finds
The education sector is facing “acute pressure” with vacancies becoming increasingly hard to fill, according to a quarterly report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).Across all sectors, the number of UK employers expecting to increase headcount in the next three months has fallen to a record low,…
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13 May
EEF invites schools to partake in AI lesson planning trial
The Education Endowment Foundation has invited primary schools across England to join a new randomised controlled trial of AI-powered lesson planning assistant Aila to find out whether AI can reduce lesson planning time while maintaining the quality of resources. Launched in September 2024, Aila aims to help save teachers time…
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12 May
NASUWT Westbourne Academy teachers to strike over disruptive behaviour
NASUWT members at Westbourne Academy in Ipswich will begin strike action on Tuesday 13 May due to “untenable” levels of classroom disruption. A large group of pupils at Westbourne Academy are refusing to attend lessons and instead choose to roam the school, disrupting other lessons and engaging in threatening behaviour…
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12 May
Govt to up funded childcare to 30 hours a week from September
The government has announced that, from today (12 May), all eligible working parents of children who will be nine months old before 1 September can apply to access up to 30 hours of funded childcare a week, which is estimated to save them up to £7,500 a year per child. …
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