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Thousands in England miss out on their top pick for schools

Figures show many didn't get their preference on National Offer Day, but fewer primary pupils may have meant a better chance.

Wales Online

English schools warn of acute teacher shortages without ‘inflation plus’ pay deal

Figures show impact of pay on recruitment as unions tell education secretary to compensate for inflation or face strikes

The Guardian - UK

The Earth's Corr: 'Gold diggers' now have access to a quarter of Northern Ireland

Department for Economy has issued 13 prospecting licences since 2016 with another four under consideration

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Thousands of England's schools have buildings in dire need of repair

Poor state of many buildings was revealed in a survey of more than 20,000 schools across the country

Wales Online

Government appointments commissioner to run Sefton's Children's Services after Ofsted row

The decision follows an Ofsted report which was highly critical of the local authority

Liverpool Echo

Universities’ reliance on overseas income leaves them at financial risk – report

Risks could see courses or campuses close, report warns.

The Independent UK

Student loan interest rate to be capped at 7.3% in autumn, says DfE

Ministers intervene to stop interest rate in England and Wales reaching 12% with inflation by September

The Guardian - UK

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Dear Nadhim Zahawi, do you think curbs on university entrance will be levelling up?

Even the DfE’s own assessment has found restricting access to loans would shut out ethnic minority students

The Guardian - UK

Current pupils will have left school before tutoring scheme hits goal, says Labour

Analysis claims catch-up plan for English secondary pupils will take more than five years to deliver

The Guardian - UK

Government ‘pushing England’s universities out of teacher training’ over leftwing politics

Higher education leaders say ministers think departments are full of ‘Marxists’, as top universities fail accreditation process

The Guardian - UK

Government criticised over ‘alarming’ pupil absence figures

Nearly a quarter of pupils were persistently absent last autumn term.

The Independent UK

Civil servants work in corridors after DfE runs out of desks in return-to-work push

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said in April that he had told his team to return to pre-pandemic work arrangements in offices after figures showed just a quarter of staff were going in

Daily Mirror

Government staff work in corridors over desks shortage

The news came after Department for Education staff were told to return to the office.

The Independent UK

Desk shortage forcing civil servants to work in corridors and canteens after back-to-office order

Staff outnumber desks by two to-one acrossd department, report says

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Push for civil servants to return to office backfires as DfE runs out of desks

Department for Education ordered workers to spend 80% of their time in the office leading to ‘chaotic’ conditions

The Guardian - UK

England’s crumbling schools are a ‘risk to life’, officials warn No 10

Exclusive: Leak reveals that the education department is battling with the Treasury for £13bn needed for rebuilding projects

The Guardian - UK

UK government suspends engagement with NUS over antisemitism allegations

The education secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, said he was ‘seriously concerned’ by reports of alleged antisemitism within the organisation

The Independent UK

Government halts engagement with NUS over antisemitism allegations

Universities Minister Michelle Donelan said she was ‘horrified’ by the claims and that antisemitism must be ‘stamped out’ .

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Liverpool Echo

Pressure mounts on council after 'terrible' Ofsted report

One MP has called for the heads of two councillors following the 'shocking failure'

The Guardian - UK

Queen’s speech set to include crackdown on unregulated schools

Proposals to include threat of jail and unlimited fines for proprietors who ignore safeguarding concerns

The Independent UK

New powers to shut down illegal schools announced

DfE has said its work closing illegal schools has been ‘slow’ in the past.

Nottingham Post

Academy statement after suspected arson at former Nottingham College

"We are monitoring the situation"

Wales Online

Headteachers 'appalled' at bank holiday letter and invite to 'all but vilify schools'

They said an accompanying press release was 'all but inviting the media to vilify schools'

The Independent UK

Headteachers ‘appalled’ by Nadhim Zahawi bank holiday letter

Heads say sending a letter on a bank holiday breaches Department for Education pledges on wellbeing.

The Guardian - UK

‘Pupils are distressed’: community fights top London school’s takeover

About 200 students at Holland Park school reportedly rioted in protests over plans to join academy chain

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