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Phillipson says there is ‘real urgency’ to scrapping two-child benefit cap

Campaigners say it pulls more than 100 children across the UK into poverty every day.

Evening Standard

Labour seeks mobile phones ban in schools as ministers accused of ‘passing buck’

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth said head teachers ‘are already empowered’ to bring in a ban if they see fit.

Evening Standard

Powell and Phillipson vie for votes as Labour conference draws to a close

The pair displayed little disagreement during a hustings at the end of Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

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The government shutdown will halt some work at a diminished Education Department

The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Trump administration

The Independent UK

Gilruth ‘refusing to answer straightforward question’ on school toilet rules

The Scottish Tories said the updated guidance for trans pupils is ‘muddled’ and ‘confused’.

Evening Standard

'Misguided': Education Secretary and Tory MSP clash over schools trans guidance

THE Education Secretary has accused a Tory MSP of being “misguided” over guidance for schools with transgender pupils as the pair clashed in the…

The National (Scotland)

Labour is pleasing no one by trying to ‘out-Reform Reform’, Powell says

The former Commons leader challenged Sir Keir Starmer’s Government to use its position in power to ‘set the terms of the debate’.

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Bridget Phillipson says scrapping two-child benefit cap is ‘definitely on the table’

The education secretary argued there is ‘absolutely’ more to do when it comes to tackling child poverty, adding that she will ‘make it happen’

The Independent UK

New school toilet guidance ‘not mandatory’, says Education Secretary

Jenny Gilruth has said new Scottish Government guidance is advisory but single-sex toilets are required by law in schools.

Evening Standard

Givan and O’Toole clash again over accusation speech was written by AI

Education Minister Paul Givan called on Matthew O’Toole to apologise and withdraw the ‘false allegation’ from earlier this month.

The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson pushes back at criticism over potential Year 8 reading tests

The Government is set to introduce compulsory reading tests as part of its upcoming Schools White Paper.

The Independent UK

Lucy Powell: Labour must grab ‘political microphone’ back from Nigel Farage

The Manchester Central MP made her pitch just days before party delegates and activists gather in Liverpool for their annual conference.

The Independent UK

Bridget Phillipson believes she is victim of sexist briefings

The Education Secretary said there is an ‘irony’ to reports which suggest she is Downing Street’s preferred candidate for Labour’s deputy leader.

Evening Standard

Disadvantaged pupils to get letters encouraging them to apply to university

Nearly 10,000 teenagers at schools and colleges with low higher education progression rates will receive letters from current university students.

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Blunkett backs Phillipson in Labour deputy leadership race

Former education secretary Lord Blunkett backed the current holder of the role, Bridget Phillipson, to be Labour’s deputy leader.

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Controversy Explained: Why is Bridget Phillipson Urging Kemi Badenoch to Remove Liz Truss from the Tory Party?

Bridget Phillipson urges Kemi Badenoch to expel Liz Truss after her Tommy Robinson support, citing economic wreckage and bigotry

Evening Standard

Further education sector left to run on fumes, MPs say

The Education Committee has said the Government must retain applied general qualifications as an option alongside T levels and A levels

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'Endemic bullying': troubled exam authority escapes axe

Damning claims of blame-shifting and bullying within a state exam authority have been aired following a major bungle.

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Scotland’s young people cannot afford a third decade of SNP – Bridget Phillipson

The UK Education Secretary was speaking during a campaign trip to Scotland on Sunday.

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Private schools face Ofsted inspection cost hike as Phillipson to axe subsidies

The Education Secretary’s allies said it is ‘unfair’ that taxpayers whose children go to state schools are bankrolling the costs of private schools.

The Independent UK

Labour should consider gambling tax rise to fund axing two-child cap – Powell

The MP said she would be ‘a strong independent choice’ for deputy Labour leader.

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Donald Trump’s Education Secretary blasted by a new lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ student loan forgiveness delays

Give us our loan forgiveness already.

The Independent UK

DfE should establish national standards for Send provision, MPs say

Reducing EHCP entitlement would be ‘the wrong place for the Government to start reforming’ the Send system, the Education Committee chairwoman said.

Evening Standard

Stormont Education Minister dismisses AI speech accusation as ‘cheap shot’

Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole asked Paul Givan if a ‘large portion’ of his speech had been written by AI.

AAP

Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Hundreds of kindergarten teachers have gone on strike, taking direct aim at a premier as she spruiks her state's education credentials overseas.

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