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• New Ofsted report upgrades headteacher Ruth Perry’s school to ‘good’

  07-07-2023 20:48
  
  Perry took her own life in March after Caversham primary school was downgraded from outstanding to inadequateOfsted has replaced its “inadequate” rating that may have contributed to the death of headteacher Ruth Perry after a new inspection praised staff for addressing previous weaknesses at the school in Reading.Perry died this year after an Ofsted inspection downgraded Caversham primary school in Berkshire from outstanding to inadequate, with Perry’s family saying the grading
  
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• Labour’s plan to improve children’s speaking skills gets mixed reaction

  07-07-2023 20:35
  
  Keir Starmer’s oracy policy for England’s schools welcomed – but some teachers wary of what it would means in practiceLabour’s plan to embed speaking skills throughout England’s schools has been greeted with enthusiasm by academics and school leaders – and some scepticism by the teachers who would deliver the policy.Keir Starmer said teaching oracy – often defined as developing skill in using spoken language – would be a central part of Labour&rsqu
  
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• Scottish junior doctors call off strike after getting 12.4% pay rise offer – as it happened

  07-07-2023 18:13
  
  Scottish government says deal amounts to £61.3m investment in junior doctors’ pay, the best offer for this group in UKQ: My fear is that sewage in water could lead to a typhoid problem?Ferrari asks if Labour favours water nationalisation. Continue reading...
  
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• Childcare cash boost in England ‘grossly underestimates’ needs, say providers

  07-07-2023 16:45
  
  Government told its ‘largest ever’ investment in wraparound childcare does not come close to easing pressure on sectorUK politics live – latest updatesA £204m fund described by the government as the biggest investment in childcare ever “grossly underestimates” what early-years providers need to keep their doors open, representatives of the sector have said.The increase, announced in March’s budget, comes as the government also announced plans for a &ldqu
  
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• No care places left for most vulnerable children in England, MPs told

  07-07-2023 16:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Local authorities in England may be forced to use illegal children's homes, care providers warn.
  
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• Greater Manchester is revolutionising technical education – whether London likes it or not | Andy Burnham

  07-07-2023 15:39
  
  Government disdain for our region’s new baccalaureate proves that it knows little about what our young people needAndy Burnham is the mayor of Greater ManchesterOne of the great strengths of devolution in England is proving to be its ability to fix issues long ignored by Westminster. Having won Greater Manchester’s right to bring buses back under public control, our attention now turns to the equally neglected but more contested territory of technical education. It will be a big test
  
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• Teachers' strike: Pay 'very difficult choice' says minister as NEU walks out in England

  07-07-2023 14:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Strikes hit England's schools for second time this week, as ministers consider next year's pay offer.
  
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• Brighton lecturers 'can't afford food' as pay halted

  07-07-2023 13:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brighton University is withholding pay to staff taking part in a national marking boycott.
  
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• Study finds English libraries generate at least £3.4bn in yearly value

  07-07-2023 13:00
  
  Researchers hope their report will change the way local and national governments invest in community servicesLibraries in England generate at least £3.4bn in value a year through services supporting children’s literacy, digital inclusion and health, a study has found.Researchers at the University of East Anglia discovered that the services that a typical branch provides in a year are worth £1m, and that libraries’ value could equate to six times their running costs. Conti
  
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• Speech: Minister Coutinho's speech to Policy Exchange on free speech

  07-07-2023 11:52 via gov.uk
  
  Minister for Children, Wellbeing and Families, Claire Coutinho delivered a speech to Policy Exchange on the Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act.
  
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• Pay rise of 6.5% would end England’s teacher strikes, union leader suggests

  07-07-2023 10:43
  
  Mary Bousted urges ministers to publish recommendation from pay body, thought to be 6.5%, and fund schools to pay itMinisters could ward off potential teachers’ strikes in the autumn term in England if they accept a salary increase recommended by the teachers’ independent pay review body, the head of the biggest education union has said.Teachers who belong to the NEU continued industrial action on Friday. Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the union, said: “This could
  
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• Transparency data: T Levels capital fund: wave 5 – successful applications

  07-07-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Information for further education (FE) providers about the outcome of the T Levels capital fund applications.
  
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• Guidance: Early years supplementary grant 2023 to 2024

  07-07-2023 09:57 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance for local authorities on the early years supplementary grant for 2023 to 2024.
  
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• Press release: Government funding boost kickstarts delivery of historic new free childcare offers

  07-07-2023 09:49 via gov.uk
  
  £204 million cash boost given to nurseries to support the expansion of childcare places
  
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• AI likely to spell end of traditional school classroom, leading expert says

  07-07-2023 06:00
  
  Exclusive: Prof Stuart Russell says technology could result in ‘fewer teachers being employed – possibly even none’Recent advances in AI are likely to spell the end of the traditional school classroom, one of the world’s leading experts on AI has predicted.Prof Stuart Russell, a British computer scientist based at the University of California, Berkeley, said that personalised ChatGPT-style tutors have the potential to hugely enrich education and widen global access by del
  
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• First councils picked to trial wraparound childcare

  07-07-2023 04:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The government's plan will see childcare available to primary school parents from 08:00 to 18:00.
  
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