With the Met Office issuing red warnings for extreme heat on Monday and Tuesday, many schools in England are announcing closures due to the potentially dangerous weather conditions. However, some parents are concerned about sending their children to school in what the UK Health Security Agency calls a \’heatwave event\’. Ministers are advising …
Hundreds of schools across Scotland could be forced to close their doors at the start of the new term if industrial action over staff pay goes ahead. Council employees who work in education settings and refuse centres voted for strike after rejecting a 2% pay offer. Unions said the walk-outs could happen after pupils …
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The Lionesses have written an open letter to the two Tory leadership candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, calling on them to commit to allowing all girls to play football in schools. The current guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) means that many girls are prevented from playing the sport. The letter states …
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The UK government has announced that the limit on the number of students a university can sponsor to study in the UK will be shifted to September 2022. This change comes from the unprecedented volume of applications received for the September 2022 intake. Due to the UKVI limit, we can no longer issue any …
With the Met Office issuing red warnings for extreme heat on Monday and Tuesday, many schools in England are announcing closures due to the potentially dangerous weather conditions. However, some parents are concerned about sending their children to school in what the UK Health Security Agency calls a ‘heatwave event’. Ministers are advising …
Hundreds of schools across Scotland could be forced to close their doors at the start of the new term if industrial action over staff pay goes ahead. Council employees who work in education settings and refuse centres voted for strike after rejecting a 2% pay offer. Unions said the walk-outs could happen after pupils …
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The Lionesses have written an open letter to the two Tory leadership candidates, Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss, calling on them to commit to allowing all girls to play football in schools. The current guidance from the Department for Education (DfE) means that many girls are prevented from playing the sport. The letter states …
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This woman’s daughter was allegedly detained by her teacher because her iPad had a 93% charge at that moment. A parent said she was “flummoxed” by the decision and asked others online if they had heard of “such nonsense”. The parent’s daughter had been in trouble for being close to her iPad’s battery. A child’s …
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It would be unforgivable if teachers went on strike because of their pay and workload, said Nadhim Zahawi. The Education Secretary said letting girls do all the housework is irresponsible when homes are in a state of upheaval due to the pandemic. The NEU said they would be consulting their members and that …
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Liz Truss has planned a new crackdown on trade unions, but her proposals have been criticised for being the biggest attack on civil rights since the 19th century. Truss would legislate for national infrastructure in the first thirty days of office. That is more than the Conservatives’ 2019 policy, which only promises a minimum …
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