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Exams rescheduled as Scottish teachers strike A secondary school teachers’ strike over pay in Scotland means preliminary exams have had to be rescheduled for some…
The number of students returning to the 2022-2023 academic year dropped by 6.1%.
The Prime Minister is expected to unveil his ‘Maths to 18’ plan in a speech tomorrow.
Kids in Wales have started to receive universal free school meals this week, but older children must wait.
Sky News says thousands of new school places are to be created in England – particularly for children in disadvantaged areas and for those with special needs.
The Independent says the government has announced that it will permanently allow children from families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) to access free school meals.
The Guardian says the Taliban are facing international condemnation after they announced on Wednesday that girls would not be allowed to attend secondary school.
Belfast Telegraph says Parents have been warned to expect disruption to children’s education across Northern Ireland due to industrial action this week.
The Independent says Headteachers and teachers’ leaders have expressed their “shock” and “surprise” over the news that former education secretary Gavin Williamson has been awarded a knighthood.
The Guardian says Ministers are to launch a campaign of “nudging and cajoling” to combat religious segregation in education in Northern Ireland.
The Guardian says Wealthy undergraduates in England will be better off while women, disadvantaged students and those from the north and Midlands are most likely to be worse off.
Daily Record says the mother of a young woman who suffered horrific injuries while being restrained at school is demanding cameras in all classrooms where kids with additional needs are taught.
The Independent says a trial to extend the school day in Wales has started, the Welsh Government has said.
The Metro says a 120-year-old saltwater crocodile unearthed in 2019 has gone on display at the Welsh school where it was discovered.
The Guardian says France faces one of its biggest education strikes in decades on Thursday.
The Guardian says pupils sitting GCSEs and A-levels next summer will receive fewer top grades than this year’s cohort, but will be given advance notice
The i says more than nine in 10 state school pupils in England were in class last week, official figures show.
The i says classrooms “bubbles” could be brought back to control mixing between school pupils if Covid infections surge this autumn and winter.
The i says the Government is targeting 2024 as the year to introduce numerical grades for A-levels, i can reveal.
The Guardian says teachers are reporting a rise in extremist views and conspiracy theories among pupils
The Metro says children going back to school in less than a week’s time will be without some of their uniform following major supply issues.
The i says the new school year is almost upon us – or has already started if you live in Scotland.
The Guardian says as most schools across the UK start the new term, with pupils in Scotland having been back for two weeks
The Guardian says a new government campaign urging students in England to have twice-weekly Covid tests for “a more normal year” at school and college has been labelled as naive
The Guardian says future exam results in England should be permanently pegged to those awarded in 2020 to avoid pupils being hit by a fall in grades awarded.
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