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Why part-time job may not be enough for university students to meet basic standard of living

‘The harm students currently face cannot be overstated, as too many are struggling to cover their basic costs,’ the report said

The Independent UK

The ten technical colleges that will train 40,000 construction workers

The government hopes the ten construction technical excellence colleges will help reduce reliance on foreign workers

The Independent UK

University students must work 20 hours a week to meet living costs – report

The findings come as students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their exam results on Thursday.

Evening Standard

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Phillipson ready to ‘redouble efforts’ to cut down on absent pupils

The Education Secretary wrote in The Daily Telegraph that tackling classroom absences was a ‘top priority’.

Evening Standard

A-level results in England expected to return to near pre-pandemic levels

Career-focused subjects such as business studies and economics to surpass traditional academic disciplines like history in popularity

The Guardian - UK

What can students expect from this summer’s exam results?

Pupils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will receive their A-level results on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Phillipson vows to tackle ‘thorny’ challenge facing white working-class pupils

The Education Secretary has called it is a ‘national disgrace’ that so many young people do not get what they need to progress after leaving school.

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Keir Starmer’s Wife Enjoys Ascot Hospitality While Critics Place Bets on Optics

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Health experts urge ban on school materials backed by food, drink and gambling firms

Exclusive: Education secretary told sponsored resources misrepresent evidence about diets, alcohol and betting

The Guardian - UK

Universities ‘on notice’ they could face penalties over free speech – minister

Baroness Jacqui Smith said the Government will ‘not tolerate the silencing of academics or students who voice legitimate views’.

The Independent UK

New law could see universities sanctioned if they fail to uphold free speech

The government says it will ‘not tolerate the silencing of academics or students who voice legitimate views’

The Independent UK

The government must ensure the promise of free childcare is delivered

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The over-subscription of nursery places is a headache for education secretary Bridget Phillipson – and shows the importance of making the policy succeed

The Independent UK

Free childcare crisis as surge in demand leaves Labour with funding black hole

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson insists she is unafraid of scheme’s soaraway popularity, describing it as a ‘good problem to have’

The Independent UK

What are education and health care plans and why are parents worried about them being scrapped?

For children in England with special educational needs and disabilities, an education and health care plan (EHCP) is a central pillar of support. The government is due to set out its educational strategy for children with special educational needs and disabilities in the autumn, though, and has not ruled out…

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Children to be taught how to resist Andrew Tate ‘incel’ culture at school

The new school guidance also stressed the need to avoid 'stigmatising boys for being boys'

The Guardian - UK

Secondary schools in England to tackle ‘incel’ culture and teach positive role models

Government says new guidance will challenge ‘manosphere’ myths as DfE reports epidemic-scale misogyny

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Schools to teach anti-misogyny lessons in bid to tackle ‘manosphere’

The guidance comes as the Department for Education warned that misogynistic attitudes had reached ‘epidemic scale’ among young people.

The Independent UK

Anti-misogyny lessons to be taught in school in a bid to tackle sexism ‘epidemic’

It comes amid the spread of “manosphere” content from influencers like Andrew Tate

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Briefings against senior women ministers must stop – Heidi Alexander

The Transport Secretary was asked about comments criticising her female Cabinet colleagues over recent months, amid rumours of a reshuffle at the top

The Guardian - UK

‘High aspirations’: the school that embodies Labour’s hopes for special needs

A mainstream London school with a high number of children with EHCPs has effectively set up a mini special school within its walls

The Independent UK

Almost 1.7m children in households caught up in two-child benefit cap

More than half (59%) of households affected by the policy are in work, the data showed.

The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson’s fury that a vulnerable child was placed in a caravan at cost of £75,000

Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has told The Independent that she wants to end the practice of putting vulnerable children in care into illegal squalid homes

Evening Standard

Government told to fully fund teacher pay rise to prevent school provision cuts

Four education unions have made a ‘united’ call to ministers to provide additional investment to schools for increased staff salaries.

The Independent UK

Education secretary reveals the books that spurred her to read

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The Independent UK

From Sherlock Holmes to Poirot, Bridget Phillipson reveals the books which inspired her to read growing up

Exclusive: The education secretary has written for The Independent about the books that inspired her growing up and the joy of reading to her own children as she declares 2026 as National Reading Year

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