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Nadhim Zahawi: I was bullied at school for being ‘different’

The Education Secretary spoke out publicly to encourage others to seek help over bullying

Education

Matt Hancock: I got help to overcome dyslexia and read Covid autocue

Matt Hancock wants all children to be screened for dyslexia and improvements in education for prisoners

London

London schools in running for £200,000 prize

The new “world’s best school” awards will be used to showcase best practices

UK

Children ‘need recommended daily allowance of arts lessons’

Campaigners are pushing for schools to ensure children are spending enough time on art subjects

Education

Holland Park school set to join country’s biggest academy chain

Governing Body votes for the prestigious London school to join United Learning

UK

‘No benefits’ of forcing failing primary schools to join trusts

Academies are not a ‘magic solution’, according to a new report

UK

Crackdown on truancy leads to more fines

New data shows how schools in different local authorities in England are tackling truancy

Education

Universities must tackle ‘horrific’ drink and needle spiking

Michelle Donelan said the cause is close to her heart

Education

‘Riot’ at London school sparks call for DfE to step in

A bitter dispute has broken out over plans for Holland Park School to join a multi-academy trust

Education

Students kept wearing school masks despite rule changes

Secondary school headteachers more likely to want masks to be mandatory than primary school heads, data shows

Education

Children should be taught patriotism, MP says

Britain is not ‘some sort of racist hell hole’ the education committee hears

Education

Nadhim Zahawi praises ‘fantastic ethos’ of grammar schools

The DNA of grammar schools should be spread throughout the system, he said

Education

Parents moving home told children will get as good a school as London

Unveiling his vision for schools over the next decade, Zahawi made a “parent pledge” that pupils falling behind in English and maths will get extra support no matter where they live

Education

MPs will ‘not let it lie’ after Tony Sewell stripped of degree

MP questions university’s commitment to freedom of speech on campus

Education

Covid school absences triple in two weeks

A drop in Covid-related absences at the beginning of this month has proved to be a ‘false dawn’, school leaders said

Education

Pupils at ‘socialist Eton’ protest against academy chain takeover

Pupils hold signs saying ‘Don’t Take Our School’ and ‘I am not hysterical, I am furious’

Education

Fewer London children are absent from school due to Covid

Overall Covid-related absence in England fell below one per cent for the first time this academic year

UK

London teachers ‘mustn’t be afraid to discuss the war with children’

Inna Hryhorovych told how her family in Ukraine have been forced to take shelter in their bath as missile sirens blared

Education

Top London private schools unite to crack down on sex harassment

EXCLUSIVE: The two schools have committed to creating a ‘culture of openness, which encourages listening and discourse between our communities’

Education

Third of children miss out on first choice of London secondary school

Schools see an increase in demand from children needing special educational needs help.

Education

Trans woman in boarding house with teen girls discussed by MPs

The children’s minister said he ‘wouldn’t be overly happy’ with the situation

UK

Teacher suspended for depicting Osama bin Laden as Prophet Muhammad

All Saints Academy in Bedfordshire apologises for ‘totally inappropriate’ image shown in class

Education

Universities must ‘discourage’ relationships between staff & students

New guidance published in a bid to tackle sexual misconduct on campus

Education

Scrapping virus curbs ‘may hit nurseries’

Covid rules are being scrapped as rates of the virus in nurseries soar

Education

School Covid absences drop to lowest level this year

There has been a 43 per cent drop in the number of children off school due to Covid in a week

UK

Face masks to be ditched in Scotland’s schools

The change will come in on February 28 when all schools have returned from the half-term break

Education

Fewer children off school due to Covid but record teacher absences

Record numbers of teachers and headteachers were absent at the last count, while those off due to Covid dropped

Education

Schoolchildren taught ‘contested political ideologies’, MP claims

Mental health experts said PSHE lessons could boost the resilience and wellbeing of students but Tory MP says they are not being taught properly

Education

Parents want teachers to provide remote classes during trips abroad

The pandemic has created new problems for schools trying to tackle absence rates, Ofsted warns

UK

School exams 2022: How can pupils find advance information on topics?

School summer exams will take place for the first time since 2019 after they were cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic