Tag: schools
Gillian Keegan pledges crackdown on mobiles in schools
Heads in England will be issued guidance aimed at stopping pupils using phones during the school day.
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Why has Labour change position on private schools?
Earlier this week, Labour dropped its plans to end charitable status for private schools, but said it would still remove other tax breaks if the party [...]
Scotland schools strike: Sturgeon joins workers on picket line in Edinburgh
The former first minister joins members of Unison outside a primary school in Edinburgh.
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Labour drops plan to strip public schools of charitable status
Party drops promise to remove some charity tax perks but says it will implement VAT on fees.
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Number of English schools with Raac rises to 174
The government says 27 more educational settings in England are affected by crumbling concrete.
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Government to update list of Raac-affected schools in England
Susan Acland-Hood, a permanent secretary at the DfE, and Education Minister Baroness Barran, who has responsibility for school capital investment, wil [...]
13 schools with RAAC had building work scrapped
The schools were among those that lost out when Building Schools for the Future was cancelled.
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Labour seeks vote on schools RAAC repairs funding
Announcing her party's plan to force a release of documents, Labour's shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said: "The prime minister is direc [...]
El Salvador to introduce Bitcoin education in schools by 2024
The Ministry of Education of El Salvador and the non-profit, non-governmental organization Mi Primer Bitcoin/My First Bitcoin (MPB/MFB) partnered to [...]
RAAC: How long have we known about unsafe concrete in schools?
The government says new evidence led it to close down parts of schools that have a potentially dangerous type of concrete.
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Are spending cuts to blame for the schools concrete crisis?
What is clear is that, overall, investment spending of all kinds has been squeezed over the last decade. Under the last Labour government, capital spe [...]
Sunak: 95% of schools not impacted by concrete problems
The PM says the government acted as "swiftly as possible" when concrete issues were found in schools across England.Rishi Sunak admitted the “timing i [...]
Government should publish full list of schools affected – Labour
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said if the government does not publish the full list of schools at risk of crumbling concrete Labou [...]
Jeremy Hunt says government will 'spend what it takes' to make schools safe
Chancellor says government must spend to ensure schools are safe from crumbly concrete
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We’ll spend what it takes to ensure safe schools – Chancellor Jeremy Hunt
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been quizzed on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg about closures in schools across England, after more than 100 were forced [...]