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Useful content surrounding the education sector

15 APR 2020

Bleak economic forecast triggers call for schools to re-open

  • By: nick.b
  • Category: government

Downing Street is under increasing pressure to re-open schools before May half term following a shattering forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility which indicates that the UK economy will shrink by 35% as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown.

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23 MAR 2020

Parents urged not to send children to school

  • By: nick.b
  • Category: government

As schools across the UK close to most pupils, parents are being urged to keep their children at home unless it is deemed “absolutely necessary”.

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10 SEP 2019

New teachers' salary in England could reach £30,000

  • By: nick.b
  • Category: government

Starting salaries for teachers could rise by up to £6,000 under government plans to reform pay. The proposal would mean that a new teacher would earn a minimum of £30,000 from 2022/23, a significant increase from the current minimum in England and Wales (excluding London), which is £23,720.

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08 JUL 2019

Protests over schools closing early on Fridays

  • By: nick.b
  • Category: government

Hundreds of children, parents and teachers from across England travelled to London last week to protest against schools closing early on a Friday.

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07 MAY 2019

Schools to be held accountable for results of excluded children

  • By: nick.b
  • Category: government

Schools should be accountable for the exam results of pupils they have permanently excluded by including them in their league table rankings, a major new Government report will say.

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30 APR 2019

Pre-schoolers deliver petition to Number 10’s door in protest against ‘tests’

  • By: nick.b
  • Category: government

Three pre-school children knocked on the door of 10 Downing Street to ask the Government not to make them sit controversial new school “tests”.

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09 February, 2021
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10 December, 2020
GCSE and A-levels in Wales cancelled next summer
12 November, 2020
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15 October, 2020

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Face masks and Covid tests are compulsory, says minister
'Longer school days’ to help children catch up
Ministers consider ‘phased’ reopening on schools
Schools can close a day early for Christmas
GCSE and A-levels in Wales cancelled next summer
Teachers recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours list

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