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• Guidance: British schools overseas accreditation scheme

  14-04-2023 13:36 via gov.uk
  
  What British schools overseas need to know about the voluntary accreditation scheme and available support.
  
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• Children embrace Cornish language as it enjoys ‘remarkable resurgence’

  27-06-2026 15:00 via theguardian.com
  Go Cornish Celebration engages younger generation as council finalises strategy to boost everyday use of Kernewek Seven-year-old Albie, a pupil at Trewirgie infants’ school in Redruth, did not hesitate when asked why he liked learning Kernewek, the Cornish language.“We used to talk this way in the old days,” he said. “And I like speaking now. I enjoy the songs we sing, the Cornish books we read, all the words. It’s fun.” Continue reading...
  
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• ‘I’m missing out’: the cash-strapped UK university students forced to live at home

  27-06-2026 14:00 via theguardian.com
  Experts say students from poorer backgrounds increasingly having to limit their options because of money worriesMost days, Mariam spends hours simply waiting.The 19-year-old University College London student often finishes her lectures by mid-morning but has careers events or society meetings in the evening. The three-hour round trip to her family home means travelling back and forth makes little sense, so she waits on campus instead. More often than not, by the time the event starts, she is too
  
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• Dave Eggers: ‘Once you have a machine think and write for you, you’re cooked as a species’

  27-06-2026 10:00 via theguardian.com
  
  As his new novel is published, the US author talks about nurturing the next generation of creatives, debating Sam Altman – and why he writes on a boat in San Francisco BayAt Dave Eggers’s suggestion, we’re starting the interview by life drawing together. The novelist dropped out of art school but has been drawing for decades, and his new book is set in the art world. Prudence, our model, stands before us with her palms open, nude but for a pair of black knee-high socks. This, u
  
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• Screen time can damage under-twos’ development, landmark study suggests

  27-06-2026 09:00 via theguardian.com
  Exclusive: Researchers call for urgent investigation of risks to babies of tablets, smartphones and other digital devicesScreen time for babies and toddlers under the age of two has been linked with long-term negative effects on health and quality of life and should be avoided, according to a landmark study.It warns that using screens during that period may lead to wide-ranging developmental concerns and calls for further urgent investigation of the risks smartphones, tablets and other digital d
  
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• ‘Basically you’re trapped’: UK postgraduates burdened with double loan debt

  27-06-2026 08:00 via theguardian.com
  Calls for reform to student loan system as those studying for a master’s can be left with ‘a life tax’Whether to pursue a master’s degree was not really a choice for Francesca Peters. Fresh from an undergraduate degree in biochemistry in 2020, she had set her sights on securing her dream job. There was a catch, however. The only route into her chosen field was further study – and more debt.She had finished university with more than £60,000 in student debt but
  
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• A smartphone ban in English schools is coming into force. What's changing?

  27-06-2026 02:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Schools must now follow government guidance that says schools should be phone-free for the entire day.
  
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• Teenage boys in UK ‘stuck’ reading primary-level books while girls’ tastes expand

  26-06-2026 16:37 via theguardian.com
  Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series accounts for eight of the 10 most read books by 11- to 14-year-old boys, while girls the same age enjoy a wider range of authors and genresTeenage boys are “stuck” reading primary school books such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, while girls their age are moving on to a wider range of novels, according to a new study.Among the boys aged 11 to 14 who were surveyed, eight of the 10 most read books were from Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy K
  
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• Tarmac playgrounds and windows that don’t open: why hot spells turn our schools into heat traps | Harry Paticas

  25-06-2026 19:09 via theguardian.com
  Our schools are a dated mix of single glazing, dodgy pipes and atriums like Kew hothouses. They urgently need retrofitting for a changing climateThis week’s soaring summer temperatures have put a spotlight on our schools and their ability to cope, with one in Hertfordshire telling me that it recorded temperatures of more than 40C. So why are our schools struggling?Modern schools often have too much glass, and not enough shading or ventilation to keep out the sun’s heat. During the 19
  
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• Official Statistics: Initial Teacher Training Performance Profiles: 2024 to 2025

  25-06-2026 18:24 via gov.uk
  
  Statistics about trainees with initial teacher training (ITT) course outcomes in England.
  
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• Official Statistics: Academy Transfers and Funding in England

  25-06-2026 18:23 via gov.uk
  
  Information on grant funding for academies that have changed trust in the past 12 financial years.
  
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• Unions urge teachers to strike as French school exams go ahead in up to 40C heat

  25-06-2026 18:03 via theguardian.com
  Claims health of staff and children at risk as France struggles to adapt heat-trap school buildingsTeachers in France are risking their own and students’ health in overheated schools as a severe heatwave sets new record temperatures, education unions said, urging staff to strike over “unacceptable working conditions”.Several teaching unions on Thursday issued a joint statement denouncing a “blatant lack of preparation” by the government, after teachers have had to w
  
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• Transparency data: DfE: special advisers’ gifts, hospitality and meetings, January to March 2026

  25-06-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on gifts and hospitality received by special advisers, and meetings they attended with senior media figures.
  
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• Transparency data: DfE: senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality, and meetings, January to March 2026

  25-06-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality, and meetings with external individuals and organisations.
  
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• Transparency data: DfE: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, January to March 2026

  25-06-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Data on ministers’ overseas travel and meetings with external individuals and organisations.
  
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• Research: Working lives of teachers and leaders wave 4: qualitative report

  25-06-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Findings from a follow-up qualitative study on the experiences of leavers and those considering leaving the English state school sector.
  
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• Research: Teachers and leaders leaving English state education: waves 1 to 3

  25-06-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Findings from a research report exploring teachers and leaders leaving English state education.
  
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• Research: Supporting Families spend evaluation: final report

  25-06-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Local spending of funding for the Supporting Families programme between 2022 and 2025.
  
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• Research: School-based nursery capital grant 2024 to 2025: research report

  25-06-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  Schools’ experiences of opening new or expanded nursery provision funded by the school-based nursery capital grant.
  
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• Research: Assessment of the education technology market in England

  25-06-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  
  An overview of the education technology (EdTech) market in England.
  
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• Guidance: RISE support for inclusive mainstream education

  25-06-2026 15:47 via gov.uk
  
  Regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) support and professional development for improving inclusivity in mainstream schools.
  
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• Number of children getting special educational needs support hits another record high

  25-06-2026 13:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It is the highest yearly increase in education, health and care plans (EHCPs) since they were introduced.
  
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• Guidance: Universal infant free school meals (UIFSM): 2025 to 2026

  25-06-2026 12:47 via gov.uk
  
  Published allocations and conditions of grant for the 2025 to 2026 academic year.
  
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• Guidance: Academies budget forecast return: guides to using the online form

  25-06-2026 12:43 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance to help academies and academy trusts complete their budget forecast return.
  
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• Find out which university degrees could earn you most across your lifetime

  25-06-2026 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New data suggests which university degrees have the highest and lowest financial returns over a lifetime.
  
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• Research: Undergraduate degrees: new estimates on lifetime earnings

  25-06-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Analysis of the estimated lifetime earnings return to undergraduate degrees by subject, sex and GCSE attainment.
  
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• Research: SEND bases in mainstream schools: parent views

  25-06-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Research exploring the views and experiences of parents whose children attend or have attended a SEND base in a mainstream school.
  
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• Research: SEN units and resourced provision: insights from expert interviews

  25-06-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  A report presenting insights from academic experts on the impact of special educational needs units and resourced provision, and features of effective practice.
  
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• Policy paper: Pathways to priority occupations: supporting post-16 education and skills

  25-06-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  A measure to monitor learners starting pathways - courses and subjects - that are more likely to lead to priority occupations in priority growth sectors.
  
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• Official Statistics: Home to school transport: local authority data collection 2025 to 2026

  25-06-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  
  Data about pupils and learners using local authority funded transport in the academic year 2025 to 2026.
  
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