Will Keir Starmer be able to meet his pledges?
Keir Starmer is going to announce measurable targets to judge his government’s progress on its key missions.
Education
Students to learn how to work from home
Lincoln College says the option as part of its T-level curriculum was to “reflect industry itself”.
Closing nursery warns of ‘childcare crisis’
Hunter’s Bar Playschool opened in 1975 and is having to close as staff say government funding is too low.
Teacher avoids ban despite safeguarding issue
A teacher acknowledges a pupil said she was being abused at home and should have been kept in school.
School plagued by bad behaviour brings in Saturday detentions
Pupils who do not attend the detentions face being excluded, the school’s new head teacher says.
School worker sacked for LGBT+ posts wins appeal
Ms Higgs, who worked in a school, shared posts on social media criticising LGBT+ teaching.
Schools describe ‘astronomical’ bills as 25-year repair contract breaks down
What happens next has implications for the expiry of almost 600 similar PFI deals across England.
Maths and English skills ditched for adult apprentices
The Department for Education says rule change means 10,000 more courses could be completed every year.
Academy ‘changed my life’, says transformed teen
A teenager kicked out of school praises an academy for giving her a passion for construction.
Pupils punished for scoring below 90% in maths
A parent says the school’s policy for top set students is “overtly cruel”.
Pre-school children’s screen time at ‘crisis point’
Early years teachers say they have seen decline in speech and language skills linked to device use.
‘It’s seen as the naughty school but it’s turned our lives around’
Park House School is making a difference to pupils who have struggled in mainstream education.
Schools must not become battleground – child envoy
Roccio Cifuentes said the issue of safety in schools was a “nuanced and complex issue”.
Mum’s petition for parents debated in Parliament
Christina wants parents of seriously ill children to have the option of a career break.
‘My university course made me who I am – now it’s being cut’
Universities are cutting jobs to make financial savings, with students and staff bearing the brunt.
NI teachers reject pay offer of 5.5%
BBC News NI understands that some of the terms of the offer on workload and strike action had proved to be contentious.
Exclusion for knives ‘too simple’, says Estyn chief
The Welsh education inspectorate’s Owen Evans says a more nuanced approach is needed.
Mayor says sorry after kids were late for school
Andy Burnham admits one of the services on the Bee Network has not been good enough.
Access to ‘sex survey’ data paused by government
BBC Scotland News found data from the survey is being advertised for use by external researchers.
‘GCSEs are tough – now I fear for school’s future’
There are calls for the chief executive of Synergy Multi-Academy Trust to resign over planned cuts.
University closures ‘unsettling and worrying’
The chair of the university’s UCU branch says people are concerned about what the changes will mean.