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Apr- 2025 -3 April
Careers guidance for students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds varies, Ofsted finds
Careers guidance for post-16 students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds can vary in quality, a new report from Ofsted has found. Ofsted was commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE) to carry out a study on the quality of careers guidance that students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds receive from further education…
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3 April
UPP Foundation launches inquiry into widening uni participation gap
The UPP Foundation has launched an inquiry into the future of widening participation in higher education, after its new poll found “significant” regional disparities between teachers’ expectations of how many young people will attend university. Some 75% of teachers in London expect at least half of their class to progress…
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2 April
Council signs food purchasing pledge with school catering partner
Barking and Dagenham Council has officially launched its ‘Good Food Action Plan’ today (2 April), and also signed up to the London Food Purchasing Commitment alongside school catering partner BD Together. Today’s launch event has set out how the council aims to improve access to healthy, sustainable food for its…
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2 April
Gov to deliver 300 school-based nurseries from September
The Government has pledged to deliver the first wave of 300 school-based nurseries from September, in a move that will help hundreds of families access childcare. The rollout of 30 government-funded hours of childcare will save parents up to £7,500 on average, while £450 per year will be saved through…
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1 April
SDLP urges ministers to listen to teachers’ concerns
The Social Democratic and Labour Party’s spokesperson for education, Cara Hunter MLA, has urged that the concerns of teachers must be listened to by the education minister, employers and executives. The deputy mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s comment comes after teaching unions rejected a 5.5% pay offer. …
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Mar- 2025 -31 March
Adolescence to be shown for free in UK schools
The government has announced that from 1 April 2025 secondary schools in the UK will be able to stream all four episodes of the hit Netflix show Adolescence, in a bid to help curb the rising rate of violent crime against young women in the UK. Netflix has made the…
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31 March
School leaders oppose ‘inappropriate’ peerage for ex-Ofsted boss
School leaders have come together to “vehemently” oppose a proposed peerage for the former chief inspector of Ofsted, calling the move “inappropriate and insensitive” amid ongoing criticism of Ofsted’s framework under their tenure. Headrest and the Headteachers’ Roundtable have jointly written to the Appointments Commission opposing the Conservative Party recommendation that…
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31 March
Stoke-on-Trent council fills secondary school places despite shortages
Stoke-on-Trent City Council has ensured that every child that is due to move from primary to secondary school this September, and is requesting a place in a city school, has been offered one – despite continued pressures on demand. A total of 3,161 secondary school places have been allocated for…
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31 March
NITC rejects 5.5% teachers’ pay offer
The Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC) has rejected a 5.5% teachers’ pay offer for a second time. The latest offer included a 5.5% cost of living award for all teachers from 1 September 2024, a 5.5% increase on Teaching and Special Needs allowances, a commitment to jointly deliver over 25…
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28 March
T-level qualifications still less popular than BTECs, NAO finds
The National Audit office has suggested that vocational qualifications such as BTECs remain more popular than T Levels for students and should be retained until T Levels can be fully evaluated. The Department for Education (DfE) launched T Levels following recommendations from the 2016 Sainsbury Review, which outlined the need…
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