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• Charities report rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia at schools in England

  09-11-2023 18:39
  
  Increase in discrimination, vandalism, graffiti and abusive behaviour since outbreak of Israel-Hamas warSchools across England are struggling with the emotional turmoil set off by the terrorist attacks on Israel last month and the impact on students, parents and teachers.Specialist organisations such as the Community Security Trust and Tell Mama say they are seeing a big increase in reports of antisemitism and Islamophobia involving schools and pupils since the 7 October attacks and Israel&rsquo
  
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• NI education staff strike to cause 'severe disruption'

  09-11-2023 12:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thousands of non-teaching education staff are to take industrial action over pay and education cuts.
  
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• Qualifications which we will approve

  09-11-2023 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  Which qualifications are in scope for funding approval, in the relevant approval cycles.
  
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• Qualifications funding approval manual: from August 2025

  09-11-2023 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  This manual describes how and when the Department for Education (DfE) will approve technical and non-technical qualifications for funding in England.
  
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• Qualification-type funding approval criteria: technical and academic progression qualifications at level 2

  09-11-2023 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  Funding approval criteria that technical progression qualifications and academic progression qualifications need to meet alongside the common approval and offer- specific criteria.
  
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• Qualification-type funding approval criteria: T Level foundation qualifications

  09-11-2023 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  Funding approval criteria that T Level foundation qualifications need to meet in addition to the common approval and offer specific criteria.
  
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• Overview of approval process

  09-11-2023 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  High-level overview of the approval process and the role of each organisation in the process.
  
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• How to get funding approval

  09-11-2023 12:00 via gov.uk
  
  The 9 stages of the funding approval process.
  
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• Transparency data: Skills Bootcamps: starts 2022 to 2023

  09-11-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  A summary of provider-reported Skills Bootcamps starts between April 2022 and March 2023.
  
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• National Statistics: Education and training statistics for the UK: 2023

  09-11-2023 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Data on schools, attainment, qualifications gained, education expenditure, further education and higher education in the UK.
  
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• Guidance: Offer a trainee teacher placement

  09-11-2023 10:29 via gov.uk
  
  Explains what schools need to do to offer initial teaching training (ITT) placements from September 2024.
  
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• Northampton students protest over rent and conditions

  09-11-2023 08:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  University of Northampton students claim they are paying "extortionate rent" for poor accommodation.
  
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