Category: Education policy

Schools forced to cut back on support for Send pupils in England, poll finds

More than 70% have cut down in past year on teaching assistants, who play key role in helping children with SendTwo-fifths of school leaders in England have been forced to cut back on support for children with special...

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UK government caps student loan interest rates at 6% from September

Minister says change for plan 2 and 3 loans in England and Wales will ‘protect borrowers’ from impact of global conflictUK politics live – latest updatesThe interest rate on plan 2 and plan 3 student loans will...

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Row over tuition fees cut for European students threatens Starmer’s EU reset

British negotiators ‘blindsided’ by Brussels’ demand for a reduction that could cost universities £140m a yearBritain is in a standoff with Brussels over a demand to cut university tuition fees for...

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Five former education secretaries urge Labour MPs to back government’s Send reforms in open letter

Exclusive: David Blunkett and Estelle Morris among those calling plans a ‘once in a generation chance’ to fix systemFive former education secretaries have made a joint appeal to Labour MPs to back the overhaul of...

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Rising Send costs will ‘bankrupt’ eight in 10 English local authorities, leaders say

Councils call on ministers to write off special educational needs and disability deficits that are predicted to reach £14bn in 2028Eight in 10 English local authorities will be in effect bankrupted by rising special...

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School suspension in England only to be for pupils’ most serious misbehaviour

Policy intended to keep more children sanctioned for non-violent bad behaviour in school in ‘internal exclusion’ unitsSuspending pupils from school will be reserved for the most serious cases of bad behaviour...

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‘Crunch time’ on rising costs of Send provision in England, says thinktank

IFS says system failing to deliver for those who need it and ministers face stark choices with white paper imminentThe government is facing “crunch time” over the rising costs and failures of special needs education...

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