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Labour under pressure to say whether it would keep free hours childcare system

Gillian Keegan asks Bridget Phillipson to clarify after party refuses to commit to sticking to plan if it wins power

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges to keep government’s expanded childcare scheme

Nick Thomas-Symonds says party would not reduce number of hours of government-funded childcare in England

The Guardian - UK

Shadow education secretary calls Gillian Keegan’s Ofsted comments ‘pathetic’

Bridget Phillipson said the education secretary’s talk of ‘punching’ inspectors demeans office

The Guardian - UK

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Abolishing non-dom tax status would be humiliation for Tories, says Phillipson

Chancellor understood to be considering move towards headline Labour policy in this week’s budget

The Guardian - UK

Labour to help schools develop male influencers to combat Tate misogyny

Shadow education secretary says party would help schools train role models as ‘powerful counterbalance’

The Guardian - UK

Remaining Labour policies face ‘bombproof’ test to finalise manifesto

Huge cut to £28bn green pledge is part of Keir Starmer’s scrutiny of proposals in time for a possible May election

The Guardian - UK

Sunak ‘facing pre-election disaster’ if childcare expansion plan fails in autumn

Persistent fears over staffing and funding could lead to promises being broken to parents weeks before likely poll date

The Guardian - UK

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Labour pushes bill to tackle persistent school absenteeism

Opposition day motion seeks to create a council-maintained register of children in England not on the school roll

The Guardian - UK

From Glasto tickets to designer handbags: All the freebees MPs got last year

Looking to get Lana Del Rey tickets? It's easy, just become an MP

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak launches crackdown on ALL parents to cut the number of kids holidaying during term time, but families believe the issue ‘isn’t the parents’

Families have responded to the Prime Minister's crackdown on parents booking term-time holidays

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Pupils to get unique ID number linking service records under Labour

ID number would connect children in England’s school, health and council information

The Guardian - UK

Birthday treats and cheaper holidays are no reason to miss school, says Labour

Parents have a responsibility to make sure their children are at school, shadow education secretary says as truancy crisis deepens

Evening Standard

Labour plans to tackle school absence in England with home-school register

Legislation would put legal duty on councils to keep register of children not in school amid historically high absence levels

The Guardian - UK

Labour vows to tackle school absences and ‘broken relationship’ with families

Bridget Phillipson to set out ‘generational challenges’ also including child mental health crisis

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The Guardian - UK

As manifesto deadline day looms, five questions Keir Starmer must answer

Labour must decide its policies on key issues including taxes, green spending and the NHS before party’s election campaign begins

The Guardian - UK

Government to fund school ‘attendance mentors’ in worst-hit areas of England

Latest attempt to tackle pupil absences criticised as failing to tackle the magnitude of the problem

The Independent UK

Government admits criticised new childcare policy is ‘no easy task’ to implement

Exclusive: As the government rolls out registration for new childcare hours, Labour warns Tories’ pledges are ‘meaningless’ to parents unable to find childcare

The Guardian - UK

The Ruth Perry tragedy must mark the end of Ofsted’s reign of fear

The bullying of schools stifles recruitment and condemns children to pressure-cooker learning, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Tory free childcare plan flawed as lack of places, says Labour but questions remain on its offer to parents

Parents will be left 'bitterly disappointed' by the Government's childcare plans, says shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson

The Independent UK

Parents told to register for new government childcare support. Here’s how to apply

From April next year, eligible working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare

The Independent UK

First wave of childcare expansion rollout to open for applications in January

From April next year, eligible working parents of two-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours of free childcare.

The Guardian - UK

School leaders in England feel lockdown ‘broke spell’ of bond with parents

Education experts agree with Ofsted chief that many parents now disregard rules previously taken for granted

The Independent UK

Labour’s private school tax plans may damage equality progress – education chief

It could be more difficult for families to access single-sex education if private schools are forced to close, it has been suggested.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer warned frontbencher who quit over Gaza stance ‘won’t be the last’

Imran Hussain quits to ‘advocate’ for ceasefire, as fellow left-winger tries to force Commons vote

The Guardian - UK

Imran Hussain: Labour frontbencher resigns in support of Gaza ceasefire

Shadow minister says his position on Gaza is at odds with Keir Starmer’s call for humanitarian pauses

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