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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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• Eton head apologises after former teacher jailed for sexual assault of pupil

  31-01-2026 13:09
  Jacob Leland, who taught Russian, jailed for more than three years for sexually assaulting boy on school tripThe headteacher of Eton college has apologised and said he was “appalled” after a former teacher was jailed for sexually assaulting a pupil.Jacob Leland, 37, who taught Russian, was jailed on Friday for three years and three months for sexually assaulting one of his pupils at his flat and during a school trip in 2012. Continue reading...
  
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• Seven in 10 Africans are under 30 – invest in them and they will change the world | Monica Geingos

  30-01-2026 07:00
  The countries that invest in youth now will be the ones that define global innovation in the coming yearsMonica Geingos is founder of Leadership Lab Yetu and former first lady of NamibiaFor the first time in our history, more than 70% of Africans are under the age of 30. This, along with entrenched inequalities, poverty, unemployment and socioeconomic fault lines, is reshaping how our societies interact with one another and the world.This is Africa’s most consequential decade. Leaders who
  
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• Research: National behaviour survey reports: 2021 and 2022 academic years

  29-01-2026 18:02 via gov.uk
  Survey findings on behaviour in schools, including school behaviour culture and policies, pupil experience, frequency and impact of misbehaviour and response.
  
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• Research: Universal SEND Services process and impact evaluation

  29-01-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  An assessment of the effectiveness of Universal SEND Services – a programme of training and continuing professional development for school and college staff.
  
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• Research: Step up to social work: surveys of the 2022 cohort

  29-01-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Findings from surveys of people who applied to and people who completed cohort 7 of the step up to social work programme.
  
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• Research: SEND and alternative provision change programme evaluation

  29-01-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Interim summary of findings from the evaluation of the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) change programme.
  
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• Research: Family Routes: exploring the needs and experiences of young people

  29-01-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  This report explores the needs, experiences and outcomes of young people (aged 12 to 25) growing up in adoptive and special guardianship families.
  
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• Research: Early language support for every child: interim evaluation report

  29-01-2026 17:00 via gov.uk
  Interim findings from the evaluation of the Early Language Support for Every Child (ELSEC) programme.
  
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• Keep suspended pupils in school, ministers say

  29-01-2026 12:37 via bbc.com
  Changes to England's school system say on-site suspensions should be used for non-violent behaviour.
  
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• As the Taliban continue their war on women and girls, it is clear that appeasement has failed | Gordon Brown

  29-01-2026 12:00
  Major powers have renewed diplomatic links while others seek deals to deport migrants. And all the while gender repression is getting worseLast weekend, on the international day of education, UN agencies sounded the alarm on a situation that is far too neglected. It was just over four years ago that Afghanistan’s Taliban government banned all girls from secondary education. Since then it has extended the ban to include higher education. In a situation that has been rightly condemned as &ld
  
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• Number of term-time school holiday fines hits another record high

  29-01-2026 11:45 via bbc.com
  New government data shows that fines for term-time holidays have risen again in the last academic year.
  
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• Parents claim mixed-messaging over mobile phones for kids

  29-01-2026 11:42 via bbc.com
  Ceredigion council said it was based on research linking excessive smartphone use to anxiety and depression.
  
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• Research: Evaluation of the behaviour hubs programme: final report

  29-01-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  The final research report summarising findings for the behaviour hubs programme evaluation.
  
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• Official Statistics: School funding statistics: 2025 to 2026 financial year

  29-01-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Official statistics on school funding in England.
  
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• Official Statistics: Participation measures in higher education: 2023 to 2024

  29-01-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Participation measures in higher education (HE) up to the academic year 2023 to 2024.
  
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• Official Statistics: Parental responsibility measures: 2024 to 2025 academic year

  29-01-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  National and local authority data on penalty notices, cases entering fast-track case management, parenting orders and parenting contracts.
  
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• Accredited official statistics: Further education and skills: January 2026

  29-01-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Further education and skills summary data, including apprenticeships and detailed education and training, from August to October 2025.
  
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• Accredited official statistics: Apprenticeships: January 2026

  29-01-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Statistics on apprenticeships in England from August to October 2025.
  
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• School suspension in England only to be for pupils’ most serious misbehaviour

  29-01-2026 09:00
  Policy intended to keep more children sanctioned for non-violent bad behaviour in school in ‘internal exclusion’ unitsSuspending pupils from school will be reserved for the most serious cases of bad behaviour including violence, according to the latest government guidance to be issued to schools in England.The Department for Education (DfE) is to announce a consultation on behaviour policy to be included in the forthcoming schools white paper that is intended to keep more children sa
  
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• ‘We’ve fought so hard’: family’s worry as England’s Send overhaul looms

  29-01-2026 07:00
  Harvey, who is deafblind, struggled in mainstream nursery during wait for EHCP – and parents fear he could lose out againParents in England fear losing support for disabled children due to Send reformsHarvey Hind has just turned five. He can count to a thousand. He can recite the alphabet – forwards and backwards – and he loves Play-Doh and cars.The youngest of three children, Harvey is deafblind. He is severely sight impaired and uses bilateral cochlear implants as he is profo
  
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• Parents in England fear losing support for disabled children due to Send reforms

  29-01-2026 07:00
  Survey by disability charity finds 45% of parents of children with complex needs ‘worried support will be taken away’‘We’ve fought so hard’: family’s worry as England’s Send overhaul loomsParents of disabled children fear that the government’s reforms to special needs education in England could mean they lose vital support, according to a new survey that highlights the high stakes facing ministers.The poll of 1,000 parents of children with multiple
  
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• Academy boss takes leave of absence amid strikes

  28-01-2026 20:20 via bbc.com
  More than 800 school staff have been on strike across 20 schools in the West Midlands.
  
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• 'No evidence of bias' at school that delayed MP visit

  28-01-2026 17:00 via bbc.com
  The school was inspected after concerns were raised over its decision to postpone an MP's visit.
  
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• Mum says university 'failed' son who took his own life after grade error

  28-01-2026 15:56 via bbc.com
  Geography student Ethan Brown should have been awarded a 2:1 degree but was wrongly told he could not graduate.
  
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• Ofsted finds no political bias at Bristol school criticised for cancelling MP’s visit

  28-01-2026 15:09
  Snap inspection of Brunel academy took place after it withdrew invitation to pro-Israel Labour MP Damien EganA snap inspection of a Bristol secondary school criticised for postponing a visit by an MP who is a member of a group that advocates for Israel has found “no evidence of partisan political views”.Ofsted inspectors arrived at Bristol Brunel academy earlier this month after reports that its leaders had called off a visit by Damien Egan, the Labour MP for Bristol North East, afte
  
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• Correspondence: DfE update 28 January 2026

  28-01-2026 13:45 via gov.uk
  Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
  
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• Filtering and monitoring - core standard

  28-01-2026 10:17 via gov.uk
  Provide a safe online environment for your school or college with appropriate filtering and monitoring systems.
  
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• Teacher uses 40-year-old law to withdraw from teaching religion

  28-01-2026 09:13 via bbc.com
  Javed Love is understood to be the first teacher in Northern Ireland in at least a decade to take the action.
  
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• Wednesday briefing: ​Can we turn around the growing school readiness crisis?

  28-01-2026 07:45
  In today’s newsletter: Rising living costs, shrinking early years services and soaring screen use are reshaping what teachers encounter on the first day of school​, with consequences felt across the systemGood morning. Teaching four- and five-year-olds has always involved patience, care and flexibility. What many reception teachers say they did not sign up for was spending large chunks of the school day managing toileting, feeding and basic self-care because growing numbers of childr
  
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