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Primary schools close on Tuesday with secondary schools to shut on Wednesday after government and unions fail to reach dealUK politics live – latest news updatesAlmost every school in Scotland will be closed on Tuesday or Wednesday as part of a fresh w…
Opposition challenges prime minister over use of private plane for health visitThe National Education Union, which is currently balloting its members on strike action in England and Wales, has not ruled out teachers going on strike over the exam period…
David Price, who taught at Ashdown House in East Sussex and in Cape Town, is due in court next monthA retired teacher has been arrested in South Africa after a BBC radio programme about alleged paedophilia in British schools prompted more individuals t…
‘No concrete progress’ towards avoiding action affecting English schools at education secretary’s meeting with unionsThe threat of strike action still hangs over schools in England after talks between teaching unions and the education secretary, Gillia…
Organisers say they are seeking 30% monthly cut and that more than 150 people have signed up Hundreds of students in halls of residence at the University of Manchester are withholding their rent payments this month over the cost of living crisis.The st…
Russell Group says more hard-up students in England will drop out if loans fail to keep up with rising costsHard-up students in England, who are struggling to pay their rent and bills as the cost of living soars, will lose out on as much as £1,500 a ye…
Nurses’ and ambulance strikes to go ahead after latest round of talks failed to make substantial progress. This live blog is now closedRishi Sunak also insisted in his pooled TV interview that the government was focused on “the people’s priorities”. Re…
Union chief welcomes hour-long meeting with ministers on Monday but says ‘months have been wasted’Third of England’s teachers who qualified in last decade ‘have left profession’A potential government offer of a one-off payment to teachers is unlikely t…
Exclusive: Labour analysis of DfE figures comes as party hopes to shift political focus to educationNearly a third of teachers who qualified in the last decade have since left the profession, according to Labour analysis that has been released as the p…
Government report prompts calls for better oversight to stop inappropriate practices at youth organisationsA government report has identified multiple safeguarding risks at “out-of-school settings” (OOSS), which include sports clubs, tuition centres an…