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2 weeks ago
UK politics

Shadow education secretary calls Gillian Keegan's Ofsted comments pathetic'

Phillipson criticizes Keegan's behavior as education secretary.
Calls for Keegan to show respect to the education profession.
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9 months ago
UK politics

Former Ofsted chief: school inspections should change after headteacher's death

The former chief inspector of schools in England Sir Michael Wilshaw has said Ofsted's style of school inspections needs to change after the death of the headteacher Ruth Perry.Wilshaw, who led Ofsted until 2016, said Perry's death, following an inspection that downgraded her school from outstanding to inadequate, had changed his mind over the use of one-word headline grades to rate schools in England.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
UK politics

Firm at centre of Sunak conflict of interest row attended Downing Street event

Bosses of the childcare firm at the centre of a Rishi Sunak conflict of interest row attended a Downing Street reception just hours after he was pressed by MPs over his links with the provider, the Guardian has learned.Koru Kids, which lists the prime minister's wife, Akshata Murty, as a shareholder and is expected to benefit from changes announced in the budget, is understood to have been present at a No 11 reception for the education sector on Wednesday evening.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
UK politics

Firm at centre of Sunak conflict of interest row attended Downing Street event

Bosses of the childcare firm at the centre of a Rishi Sunak conflict of interest row attended a Downing Street reception just hours after he was pressed by MPs over his links with the provider, the Guardian has learned.Koru Kids, which lists the prime minister's wife, Akshata Murty as a shareholder and is expected to benefit from major changes announced in the budget, was understood to be present at a No 11 reception for the education sector on Wednesday evening.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Prospect of more teachers' strikes in England as union insulted' by pay offer

A major teaching union has criticised ministers' insulting new pay offer, raising the prospect of further walkouts in schools this spring.The National Education Union said the offer of a 4.3% rise for most teachers plus a 1,000 one-off payment for the 2023/24 year was not enough and it will recommend that its members reject the deal.
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

Cut parents' benefits over school truancy, suggests Michael Gove

Parents should face child benefit cuts if they fail to ensure their children turn up at school, cabinet minster Michael Gove has suggested.Speaking at a think tank, the levelling up secretary said the idea could help restore an "ethic of responsibility".


Mr Gove - who first proposed the idea in 2014 - said it would help tackle anti-social behaviour.
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Education
www.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
Education

Gillian Keegan says she would have punched' rude Ofsted inspectors

Education Secretary threatened to punch rude Ofsted inspectors during school visits.
Ofsted staff instructed to treat school staff with respect, amidst tensions and controversies.
New York Post
1 month ago
Education

Calls for Biden's education secretary to resign for avoiding 'from the river to the sea' question

House Education and Workforce Committee chairwoman Virginia Foxx is calling for the resignation of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
Cardona declined to say whether the slogan 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic.
www.esquire.com
1 year ago
Education

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Speaks Out Against Latest Schools Legislation

This is a very welcome development.There really is no point in having a Department of Education if it's not going to defend, you know, education.From Politico: Miguel Cardona is sick of the political strife that's consuming classrooms, and he's ready to say so out loud...I was hired to improve education in the country.
CityAM
1 year ago
Education

Best and brightest: Could international students be set for exemption from migration targets?

International students could be set for a reprieve from tougher migration restrictions The Education Secretary may challenge the Home Office's plan to cut migration, arguing that the financial boost from international students to British universities was "hugely valuable".Gillian Keegan said she is wanting to expand education export revenues from about £26bn to £35bn by 2030.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
Education

Education Secretary signals plan to push for more international students

T he Education Secretary may challenge the Home Office's plan to cut migration, arguing that the financial boost from international students to British universities was hugely valuable.Gillian Keegan said she is wanting to expand education export revenues from about 26bn to 35bn by 2030.Speaking with the Financial Times, Ms Keegan said the university sector was one which we should be very proud of.
BBC News
1 year ago
Education

Teachers' strike dates: When and where are schools affected?

Teachers are striking on different days depending on which union they are in.When are NEU teachers striking?All schools in Wales were affected by strike action on 2 March (postponed from 14 Feb), as well as those in south-east and south-west England, and London.NEU teachers in sixth-form colleges in England are also joining the walkouts.
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www.independent.co.uk
1 month ago
UK news

Lindsay Hoyle reprimands Gillian Keegan over lengthy answers in Commons

Gillian Keegan was chastised by the House of Commons speaker for giving lengthy answers.
The speaker advised Keegan to be more concise in her responses during question time in the Commons.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Greater understanding of real risks' and benefits AI brings is needed Keegan

A greater understanding of the risks and opportunities that artificial intelligence brings is needed to ensure the education sector is not left behind, Gillian Keegan has said.The Education Secretary has called on technology and education experts and business leaders to come forward with ideas on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) can be used in a safe and secure way.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

AI could mark pupils' work and act as a personal tutor', says education minister

Artificial Intelligence tutors in schools could close the attainment gap between rich and poor students, an education minister has suggested.Baroness Barran, the schools minister, said AI had the potential to cut teacher workloads and give pupils greater feedback on their work.Writing exclusively in The Independent, she suggested it could do more.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Education Secretary considering urgent actions' after Ruth Perry death sister

(Amends Ofsted statement) Education Secretary Gillian Keegan is said to be considering urgent actions to change the way school inspections operate after a headteacher took her own life.Ruth Perry, headteacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, Berkshire, died while waiting for an Ofsted report which downgraded her school from the highest rating to the lowest possible.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

AI could take over much of heavy lifting' involved in teaching, says Keegan

Artificial Intelligence could take much of the heavy lifting out of teaching, by marking and making lesson plans, the Education Secretary has said.Gillian Keegan spoke about the transformative change AI could bring to education at the opening of the Education World Forum in London.We have a lot more thinking and learning to do as we understand the potential here.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Schools face disruption as teachers in England strike in pay dispute

Pupils and parents are facing more disruption as tens of thousands of teachers walk out of schools and sixth-form colleges across England.Teacher members of the National Education Union (NEU) are back on picket lines on Tuesday as they stage a fresh strike in a long-running pay row.The NEU which also staged a strike on Thursday believed the majority of schools would either restrict access to pupils or fully close during the walkouts.
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www.standard.co.uk
9 months ago
London

Man accused of impersonating police officer denies stalking Sir Gavin Williamson

A 44-year-old man has appeared in court charged with stalking and impersonating a law enforcement officer while threatening to arrest former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson.Simon Parry, of no fixed address, persistently followed the Conservative Party MP on two occasions between May 24 and June 14 of this year, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Man accused of impersonating police denies stalking Sir Gavin Williamson

A 44-year-old man has appeared in court charged with stalking and impersonating a law enforcement officer while threatening to arrest former education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson.Simon Parry, of no fixed address, persistently followed the Conservative Party MP on two occasions between May 24 and June 14 of this year, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard.
www.independent.co.uk
9 months ago
UK news

Government response weak and at times disingenuous abuse inquiry chairwoman

The Government's response to a long-running inquiry into child sex abuse has been branded weak and apparently disingenuous with ministers accused of failing to understand the need for action.Professor Alexis Jay, chairwoman of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), said victims and survivors' hopes will be dashed yet again and the scourge of child sexual abuse will continue to increase unabated.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Gillian Keegan must make concrete' pay offer for teachers to avert more strikes

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Education Secretary Gillian Keegan must make a concrete pay offer for teachers in talks to avert further strikes going ahead in schools in England, union leaders have said.
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

Scotland's deputy first minister John Swinney to stand down

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has announced he is leaving the Scottish government after almost 16 years.The 58-year-old has been Nicola Sturgeon's deputy since she became first minister in 2014.Mr Swinney will stand down once a new first minister is appointed later this month.In a letter to Ms Sturgeon, who announced her own departure last month, Mr Swinney said it had been an "honour to serve Scotland".
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

More teacher strikes in England look inevitable, union leaders say

Schools in England look set for further disruption over the coming weeks after talks to avert planned strike action by teachers ended in failure, with no new offer on the table.Union leaders met the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, on Wednesday morning, the latest of a series of meetings.Though they remarked on a new urgency about the talks, there was still no progress on pay.
www.theguardian.com
10 months ago
UK politics

Teaching unions in England urge ministers to resume pay talks

Education union leaders have urged ministers to return to the negotiating table for formal talks on pay and funding as an independent review body is to recommend a 6.5% pay rise for teachers in England.The School Teachers' Review Body (STRB) has told the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, that a 6.5% increase is needed to retain teachers in the profession.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Fresh wave of strikes as hundreds of nurses gather in Brighton for annual congress

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action and hundreds of nurses gather for the Royal College of Nursing annual congress.It comes as RCN general secretary Pat Cullen called on Health Secretary Steve Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a proposed rise in double digits.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Ministers braced for fresh industrial unrest as nurses gather in Brighton

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action and hundreds of nurses gather for the Royal College of Nursing annual congress.It comes as RCN general secretary Pat Cullen called on Health Secretary Steve Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a proposed rise in double digits.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Education unions consider pay offer but NEU recommends members reject it

The National Education Union has said it will recommend members reject what it called an insulting pay offer from the Government.The NASUWT and the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) said they will ask for feedback from members, while the headteachers' union NAHT said its national executive committee will consider the details on Monday evening before deciding its next steps.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Voters back Labour on public services as unions blame Tories for months of misery'

More than twice as many voters now trust Labour to improve public services as the Conservatives, after the government finally backed down and agreed an improved pay deal for NHS workers aimed at ending months of damaging health sector strikes.The latest Opinium poll for the Observer shows just 17% of people back the Tories on public services against 43% who would prefer Labour to manage them, after the government came forward with an enhanced offer last week.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

NEU and other teaching unions agree to intensive talks' with government in hope of ending strikes live

Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature In the strike negotiation process joint statements are always a good sign, and we've just had one issued on behalf of the government and education unions.It says they are moving The government and the education trade unions, Association of School and College Leaders, National Association of Head Teachers, NASUWT and National Education Union, have agreed to move into a period of intensive talks.
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10 months ago
Mental health

Becky, 12, tried to kill herself. The care she received? Eight weeks in solitary | Louise Tickle

In January, a 12-year-old girl was locked into a seclusion room in a hospital in Staffordshire.The room contained a platform with a mattress on it, a moulded basin and toilet, and nothing else.For almost 24 hours a day, her only human contact was through a hatch in the door.She was held in that room just short of eight weeks.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Teacher unions left with no other choice' after rejected pay offer

Two teacher unions have opened new ballots for strike action after rejecting the government's recent pay offer.Members of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and National Education Union (NEU) rejected the pay and working conditions offer and ballots for members to vote on industrial action opened on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Teacher unions begin new strike votes after rejected pay offer

Two teacher unions have opened new ballots for strike action after rejecting the Government's recent pay offer.Members of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and National Education Union (NEU) rejected the pay and working conditions offer and ballots for members to vote on industrial action opened on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Teaching union suspends two days of strikes in Wales after revised pay offer

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Two days of strike action by teachers in Wales next week have been called off after the Welsh Government proposed a revised pay offer.Members of the National Education Union (NEU) were due to take industrial action in Wales on March 15-16 in an ongoing dispute over pay.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Strikes by teachers to go ahead after talks fail to achieve breakthrough

A series of strikes by teachers is set to go ahead after talks failed to achieve a breakthrough in a dispute over pay.Teaching union leaders spent six hours with officials at the Department for Education but the row remains unresolved.Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said officials were doing their best to discuss issues including pay and workloads, but faced the dead hand of the Treasury.
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

Teachers do not have to strike to get attention - education secretary

Teachers do not need to go on strike to get "attention", the education secretary has said.Teaching union the National Education Union (NEU) voted to strike over pay in England and Wales on seven dates in February and March.Gillian Keegan said the vote was disappointing and the government was trying to tackle inflation.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Education secretary says she is willing to talk to teachers about money

The education secretary said she was willing to talk to teachers about money but stopped short of promising to review pay, after teachers in England and Wales announced seven days of strike action over February and March.Gillian Keegan, who will meet teaching unions on Tuesday, said she was extremely disappointed in the decision to strike but said the government was prepared to talk to teachers about the challenges faced by the profession.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Gender identity guidance should be made more inclusive' to pupils union

Government guidance on teaching relationships, sex and health education should be changed to be more inclusive for pupils exploring their gender identity, a school leaders' union has said.The current Department for Education (DfE) guidance is presenting barriers for schools who want to talk about gender identity with their students, an assistant headteacher suggested.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Union to debate making gender identity guidance more inclusive' in schools

School leaders will debate whether Government guidance on teaching relationships, sex and health education should be changed to be more inclusive for pupils exploring their gender identity.Some schools are being put off from talking about gender identity with pupils as the Department for Education (DfE) guidance on the topic makes it sound scary, an assistant headteacher has said.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Schools could face co-ordinated strikes by teachers and headteachers in autumn

Schools across England could be forced to close after four unions announced coordinated strike action in a long-running dispute over pay.It means teachers and school leaders could stage walkouts at the same time, causing widespread disruption.The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) will re-ballot its members in England during the summer term on strike action, with possible walkouts in the autumn if the ballot is successful.
www.theguardian.com
11 months ago
UK politics

Headteachers could join new strikes likely to shut schools across England

Headteachers could join a fresh wave of strike action likely to close schools across England after the National Association of Head Teachers said it would ballot its members on industrial action over teachers' pay.The NAHT joins the other three main education unions in asking its members to formally approve strikes after a motion to hold a ballot was approved by its executive at its annual conference in Telford.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Bosses of firm in Sunak conflict of interest row attended Downing Street reception'

Bosses of a company in which Rishi Sunak's wife has shares and that is expected to benefit from a new scheme unveiled in the Budget reportedly attended a Downing Street reception hours after the prime minister denied having an interest to declare.Top staff of Koru Kids, which lists Akshata Murty as a shareholder, are understood to have been present at a No 11 event for the education sector on Wednesday evening, according to The Guardian.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Yousaf says SNP is united' as he appoints supporters to his first Cabinet

New First Minister Humza Yousaf vowed there could not be more unity in the SNP as he unveiled his first Cabinet which he said was the biggest reshuffle since 2007.Mr Yousaf said his new Cabinet, in which he gave top roles to his supporters, brings a mix of new faces and experience as junior ministers Jenny Gilruth, Neil Gray and Angela Constance have moved into Cabinet secretary positions and SNP stalwarts including Angus Robertson and Shirley-Anne Somerville remain.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Yousaf jokes Sturgeon will be on speed dial' if he is elected SNP leader

Humza Yousaf hopes to have Nicola Sturgeon on speed dial if he is elected to replace her as SNP leader.The leadership hopeful has reiterated his admiration for the First Minister, who made her final speech in the role in Holyrood on Thursday.She will be replaced by either Mr Yousaf, Kate Forbes or Ash Regan when the ballot results are revealed on Monday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Liz Truss's allies urge Chancellor to let capital rip'

Two of Liz Truss's former cabinet ministers have urged the Chancellor to let capital rip and do more on the generators of growth.Kit Malthouse, who briefly served as education secretary under Ms Truss, told the Commons about the importance of remembering the basic tenets of capitalism and suggested putting shares into the hands of young people.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Pay talks with teachers in England could start next week after latest strikes

Pay negotiations between teachers and the government could start in earnest as early as next week, after strikes that are expected to disrupt schools across England on Wednesday and Thursday.The National Education Union (NEU) is going ahead with its final planned two days of strikes in England, which will mean many pupils missing school or working from home, despite an offer by Gillian Keegan, the education secretary, to open talks if it called them off.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Education Secretary invites teaching unions to talks about pay amid strikes

The Education Secretary has written to teaching unions inviting them to formal talks on pay, conditions and reform on the condition that strike action next week is cancelled.The Department for Education said it hopes to find a fair and reasonable settlement in a bid to resolve a pay dispute which threatens more walkouts in England and Wales in the coming weeks.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Ongoing strikes are making workloads more challenging', says NHS England boss

Repeated strikes by health staff are making workloads more challenging, the chief executive of NHS England has admitted.The NHS is bracing for its biggest industrial action ever next month, with thousands of nurses across England going on strike on Wednesday and Thursday this week and around 1,000 ambulance workers in Wales also walking out on Thursday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Last-ditch talks to take place in bid to avoid teacher strikes

Parents could be forced to keep their children at home later this week if Monday's last-ditch talks between Scottish Government officials and teaching unions fail to prevent strikes shutting down schools.Staff are preparing to walkout of Scottish primary schools on Tuesday and secondary schools the day after amid the country's teaching unions' battle with Holyrood for higher pay.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Ministers warned after pay talks to act now or never' to avoid teacher strikes

Ministers have been warned to act now or never on teachers' pay to prevent possible strikes following talks between unions and the education secretary.Union leaders said no concrete progress was made during a meeting with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan on Monday, with one school leaders' union boss describing the discussions as largely unsatisfactory.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Shirley-Anne Somerville: There is scope for compromise in dispute with teachers

Scotland's Education Secretary has insisted there is potential scope for compromise as ministers seek to end a dispute over pay which has seen strike action by teachers close schools across the country.Shirley-Anne Somerville spoke out after talks with teaching unions on Friday, which she described as being constructive and helpful.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Third teaching union in Scotland votes to accept improved pay deal

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A third teachers' union in Scotland has voted to accept an improved pay offer with Holyrood's Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville saying the move means the threat of further strikes in schools has now been lifted.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Government urged to include suicide prevention on national curriculum

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Government has been urged to include suicide prevention on the national curriculum following a campaign by three fathers whose daughters took their own lives.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Union head welcomes detailed negotiations' over teachers' pay after fresh talks

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Government is set to start detailed negotiations with unions on teachers' pay after fresh talks at the Department for Education, the head of the NASUWT union has said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sturgeon and Swinney constituencies to be hit in targeted' teacher strikes

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Scotland's largest teaching union has announced further targeted strike action to take place in the constituencies of key Scottish politicians, including the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Black schoolgirl left unable to eat' after racially motivated' attack

Sign up to our free fortnightly newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Nadine White Sign up to our free fortnightly newsletter The Race Report A Black schoolgirl has been left traumatised after a racially motivated attack, a relative has said.Violent video footage was shared online after the attack outside Thomas Knyvett College in Ashford, Surrey, on Monday afternoon.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

What the papers say February 11

The front pages for Saturday are dominated by the mystery of missing mother Nicola Bulley after her partner gave his first sit-down interview about her disappearance.The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, The Sun and the Daily Mirror all cover Paul Ansell's interview with 5 News in which he said it had always been his gut instinct she was not in the river.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Education Secretary signals plan to push for more international students

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Education Secretary may challenge the Home Office's plan to cut migration, arguing that the financial boost from international students to British universities was hugely valuable.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sturgeon resignation: Possible candidates to be new First Minister

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Nicola Sturgeon will stand down as First Minister of Scotland after eight years, it has been confirmed.The First Minister will speak at a press conference from her residence at Bute House in Edinburgh at 11am.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Tens of thousands of teachers to strike in England, Scotland and Wales

Tens of thousands of teachers will strike this week resulting in the closure of some schools as members of the National Education Union (NEU) take part in three days of industrial action.With little sign of a solution to the dispute on the horizon, teachers in the north of England will strike on Tuesday, followed by members in the Midlands and eastern regions on Wednesday.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Teachers to stage fresh strikes in dispute over pay

Tens of thousands of teachers across England and Wales will strike over three days this week in the long-running dispute over pay.Teachers will walk out across the north of England on Tuesday with the majority of schools expected to either restrict access to some pupils or fully close, the National Education Union (NEU) has said.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Conservative and liberals split at Supreme Court over Biden student loan plan

Student loan borrowers and advocates gather Tuesday for a rally during the Supreme Court's arguments on President Biden's student debt relief plan.Jemal Countess/Getty Images for People's Rally A handful of Republican-dominated states seemed on the verge of invalidating President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, with a majority of the court's conservatives indicating great skepticism.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Hancock in clash over schools opening during Covid, according to leak

Matt Hancock was involved in a bitter behind-the-scenes clash with then-education secretary Sir Gavin Williamson over moves to keep schools open during the Covid pandemic, according to the latest tranche of leaked messages published by The Daily Telegraph.The paper highlighted an exchange between Mr Hancock, the then health secretary, and one of his aides from December 2020 after Sir Gavin persuaded Boris Johnson that schools in England should reopen as planned at the start of the January term.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Hancock hugely disappointed and sad' after WhatsApp messages sent to newspaper

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Matt Hancock said he is victim of a massive betrayal and breach of trust after the disclosure of WhatsApp messages revealing the inside working of government during the coronavirus crisis.
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1 year ago
UK politics

Matt Hancock calls Isabel Oakeshott WhatsApp messages leak massive betrayal'

Matt Hancock has said he is hugely disappointed by what he described as a massive betrayal and breach of trust by Isabel Oakeshott, who gave WhatsApp messages from his time as health secretary to the Daily Telegraph.Oakeshott was given the WhatsApp exchanges by Hancock while they were collaborating on a book about the pandemic.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Three-quarters of London schools hit as teachers strike again

T hree-quarters of London schools were estimated to be closed entirely or partially on Thursday as teachers again went on strike.Members of the National Education Union in the capital, South-East and South-West are protesting over pay.Parents have been warned that the worst is yet to come, with further walkouts planned for March 15 and 16 as well as more teachers joining unions.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A leaked trove of 100,000 WhatsApp messages linked to Matt Hancock's time as health secretary has given a glimpse into the working of government at the height of the coronavirus crisis.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

CBI boss Tony Danker steps aside amid allegations of misconduct

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The boss of the Confederation of British Industry has stepped aside amid allegations of misconduct.The CBI said director-general Tony Danker had asked to step aside pending an independent investigation into complaints about his workplace conduct.
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1 year ago
UK news

MPs demand review of school after girl suffers racially aggravated assault'

MPs have demanded a school is investigated after a black girl was attacked in an allegedly racially aggravated assault.Footage shared online appeared to show the pupil being punched, kicked and having her hair pulled, while her attackers were egged on by adults outside Thomas Knyvett College in Ashford, Surrey, on Monday afternoon.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Why are teachers striking and on what dates?

Schools across England and Wales will be forced to periodically shut their doors during a series of walkouts over the next two months.The mix of nationwide and regional strikes began on Wednesday, with the last day of action scheduled for mid-March.The National Education Union (NEU) announced seven days of industrial action across February and March, with more than 100,000 teachers joining Wednesday's walkout in a dispute over pay.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Education Secretary to meet union leaders in bid to avert teachers' strike

Last-ditch talks will be held on Monday in a bid to resolve a teachers' pay dispute which threatens disruption to schools across the country.Members of the National Education Union (NEU) in England and Wales will walk out on Wednesday, with more stoppages planned in the coming weeks.Union leaders will meet Education Secretary Gillian Keegan after previous talks failed to break the deadlock.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Teachers strike a good example' to pupils, union head says

The mass closure of schools expected across England and Wales due to teacher strikes next week will be a good example to pupils, the head of the UK's largest teaching union has said.Kevin Courtney, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), told The Independent it was important that children witnessed teachers standing up for what they believed in and said most secondary school students supported the strike.
BBC News
1 year ago
UK politics

Teachers to strike in England and Wales

Teachers will strike over pay in England and Wales on seven dates in February and March, the National Education Union (NEU) has announced.National strikes are scheduled for 1 February, 15 and 16 March.There are several regional dates too.The NEU is the UK's largest education union, and says the strike will affect 23,400 schools in England and Wales.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Education Secretary insists childcare remains a Government priority

The Education Secretary has insisted making childcare more affordable remains a priority amid concerns that enthusiasm for change has waned.Conservative education select committee chairman Robin Walker sought reassurance in the Commons, saying there had been much speculation in the media as to whether it remains a priority.
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1 year ago
UK news

No difference of opinion' with PM on gender recognition, insists Keegan

The Education Secretary has denied being at odds with the Prime Minister over gender recognition policy after appearing to suggest 16-year-olds are old enough to determine their identity.Gillian Keegan appeared to quickly row back on remarks made as she toured broadcast studios on Tuesday in which she seemed to indicate that young people could be mature enough at 16 to choose their gender.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

16 is old enough to decide on gender ID change, education secretary suggests

Education secretary Gillian Keegan has suggested that she believes 16-year-olds are old enough to decide to change their gender identity as a political row deepened about Westminster's plans to block reforms passed in Scotland.Rishi Sunak's government said it would block a gender self-identification law passed in Scotland, a move branded by Nicola Sturgeon as a full-frontal attack on the Scottish parliament.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

One-off payment unlikely to avert teacher strikes in England and Wales'

A potential government offer of a one-off payment to teachers is unlikely to be enough to prevent upcoming strikes in England and Wales, the head of the biggest teaching union has warned ahead of talks with ministers on Monday.Mary Bousted, the joint general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said while talks with the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, were welcome, she was sceptical about what could be achieved.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

The Guardian view on teachers: blame years of cuts for shortages | Editorial

The Danish film Druk, released in English last year under the title Another Round, is more of a cautionary tale than a guide to schooling.The story concerns four teachers who run a dangerous experiment based on drinking alcohol at work.But in one sense the film offers an illuminating contrast, and that is the way these middle-aged men treat teaching as a career and not a staging post.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

Ex-Tory minister attacks Sunak plan to limit foreign student numbers

Justine Greening, the former Conservative education secretary, has attacked Rishi Sunak's proposals to limit the number of international students at British universities, arguing that the move could have a severe negative impact on the country.In a letter co-signed by 12 university vice-chancellors, Greening urged the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, to make the case against new restrictions on students said to be supported by Sunak in the wake of record levels of inward migration.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Schools and colleges get rebuilding cash boost, says Keegan

Some 239 schools and sixth form colleges have received funding to replace crumbling classrooms, dilapidated sports halls and dining rooms, the Government has said.Those sites are in addition to 161 which were previously given the go-ahead by the Department for Education (DfE).It means 400 out of a possible 500 projects have now been selected for overhauls, through the department's school rebuilding programme.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Supreme Court agrees to hear another debt-relief lawsuit

Another lawsuit challenging the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court.Justice Samuel Alito, who hears emergency applications in the Fifth Circuit, granted the Biden administration's petition before judgment in a lawsuit brought by Myra Brown and Alexander Taylor, two individuals with federal student loan debt who challenged the debt-relief plan because they wouldn't benefit from all the provisions and didn't have the chance to comment on the proposal.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Supreme Court takes up debt-relief lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the Biden administration's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in federal student loans for eligible Americans is legal.Last month, the Biden administration asked the court to lift an injunction currently blocking the debt-relief plan.If the court wouldn't lift the injunction, the administration wanted Justice Brett Kavanaugh to grant a petition for a writ of certiorari and for the Supreme Court to hear the case on an expedited schedule.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Braverman's language on Albanians exacerbating fragile situation Tory grandee

Suella Braverman's language on Albanian asylum seekers is exacerbating an already dangerous situation, a veteran Tory MP has warned.Sir Roger Gale condemned rhetoric used by the Home Secretary, who has frequently singled out Albanians after their numbers crossing the Channel in small boats spiralled.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan says white privilege is not a fact'

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has said she does not believe white privilege is a fact as she argued it should not be taught as such in schools.The Cabinet minister said the topic had been part of a debate about what youngsters should be taught in school.She told LBC radio: We've basically said: Look, here's what we should be teaching, we should have balanced debate'.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Keegan calls for big dose of transparency' when teaching contested issues

The Education Secretary has called for a big dose of transparency when teaching contested political issues in schools.Gillian Keegan said, common sense is needed when it comes to sharing classroom materials and deciding what is age appropriate, as she insisted parents should have full sight of what their children are being taught.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Keegan to take time to listen' ahead of special educational needs support plan

The Education Secretary has committed to meeting children, parents and organisations in the special educational needs sector ahead of the publication of a long-awaited improvement plan early next year.It had been hoped by some that a response to the consultation into special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) support would be published before the end of the year.
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1 year ago
Washington DC

Looks Like Betsy DeVos's $4 Million DC Penthouse Is for Sale

It appears that Betsy DeVos is selling her DC penthouse condo.You might remember the former Secretary of Education under President Trump as the person who made Title IX changes to better defend the rights of those accused of sexual assault, helped roll back Obama-era guidance that protected trans public school students, and had protestors show up at several of her public appearances.
www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

I've kissed a Tory and I'm not ashamed, Keir Starmer reveals

Keir Starmer has tried to reveal a little more about himself, confessing that he has broken the never kiss a Tory rule and that he is not ashamed.The Labour party leader said he was not tribal when it came to personal relationships and politics because he entered the political scene relatively late in life.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Former government adviser appointed to look at planned post-16 education reforms

Reforms to post-16 education announced almost two years ago are to be looked at by a former chief adviser on school standards.Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he had appointed Sir Michael Barber to advise on the implementation of the Government's skills reform programme.The Skills for Jobs White Paper was first announced in January 2021 by then-education secretary Gavin Williamson.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Tackling inflation more important than school funding, education secretary says

Curbing rampant inflation is more important than protecting school budgets, the education secretary says  ahead of expected steep cuts in next week's budget'.Gillian Keegan said the level of school funding would be irrelevant if the government failed to get a grip on soaring prices, arguing: Everybody is worried about inflation.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Senior member of UK PM resigns amid bullying allegations

A senior member of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government announced his resignation Tuesay night after mounting allegations that he bullied colleagues.Gavin Williamson announced his resignation in letter posted on Twitter, four days after the Times of London published expletive-laden text messages he sent to another member of Parliament.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak defies calls to sack Gavin Williamson despite not acceptable' messages

Rishi Sunak has defied calls to sack Sir Gavin Williamson despite conceding the senior minister's threatening and abusive texts to a colleague are not acceptable.The Prime Minister is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin back into the Government when he knew he was under investigation for allegedly bullying former chief whip Wendy Morton.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak retains full confidence in Gavin Williamson despite bullying row

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak retains full confidence in Sir Gavin Williamson, despite the emergence of threatening and abusive texts the Cabinet Office minister sent to the former chief whip, Downing Street has said.The Prime Minister is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin back into the Government, even though he had been warned the former education secretary was under investigation for allegedly bullying Wendy Morton.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Rishi Sunak's full confidence' in Williamson despite unacceptable' texts

Prime minister Rishi Sunak has expressed full confidence in cabinet minister Sir Gavin Williamson, despite describing messages he sent to a former chief whip as not acceptable.Sir Gavin has voiced regret for the expletive-laden texts sent to Wendy Morton, complaining at his exclusion from the congregation for the funeral of the Queen.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Gavin Williamson texts not acceptable or right, PM says

Rishi Sunak has said threatening and abusive texts sent by Sir Gavin Williamson to a colleague were not acceptable or right as he insisted he had been aware of a disagreement but not the details of the exchange.The Prime Minister is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin back into the Government despite being warned that he was under investigation for allegedly bullying former chief whip Wendy Morton.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak under fire over Williamson appointment amid bullying claims

Rishi Sunak is under fire for bringing Sir Gavin Williamson back into the Government despite being warned that he was under investigation for allegedly bullying a female colleague.Former Conservative Party chairman Sir Jake Berry informed Mr Sunak on the day he took office that the then chief whip Wendy Morton had lodged a formal complaint over a series of abusive and threatening texts.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Sunak aware' of Williamson bullying claims before appointment - live

Close London protest: Jeremy Corbyn calls Rishi Sunak's budget tax giveaway for the super rich' Rishi Sunak was reportedly aware that Sir Gavin Williamson faced a bullying complaint before he appointed him a cabinet minister.Sir Gavin is facing an investigation over a series of abusive and threatening messages sent to the then Tory chief whip complaining about not being invited to the royal funeral.
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