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Access to free sanitary products extended to primary pupils
Free sanitary products for secondary pupils had been announced last month
Labour announce plans to abolish SATs
Jeremy Corbyn makes announcement at NEU conference
Scrapping BTECs would be 'reckless' associations warn
Joint statement from Association of School and College Leaders and the Sixth Form Colleges Association says Applied General qualifications still have value.
Kenyan science teacher wins 2019 Global Teacher Prize
Peter Tabichi gives away 80 per cent of his salary.
Not enough educational psychologists to meet demand says DfE research
Government announces £31.6 million of extra funding for training
Chancellor announces free sanitary products for secondary schools
But new initiative won't apply to primary schools
Research finds 'maths anxiety' affects even high achievers
Teachers and parents risk passing their own anxiety on to children
World Book Day – fewer books borrowed as libraries close
Nearly 100m fewer books borrowed from public libraries compared to 2011
Exclusions and ‘off-rolling’ contributing to knife crime says Sadiq Khan
Mayor of London calls for local authorities to have 'powers and responsibilities' over exclusions.
DfE seeks schools for reception assessments pilot
Pilots will start in September 2019
Guidance published for health education, relationships education and RSE
DfE response to consultation also now available
Tackle social mobility 'cold spots' say MPs
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility urge action on the regional attainment gap
Four unions call on STRB to ignore pay cap
5 per cent rise is needed say NEU, NAHT, ASCL and Voice
NEU survey finds SEND support at ‘breaking point’
Infrastructure to support SEND pupils 'wearing away' says Bousted.
Affordability straightjacket on STRB ‘disgraceful’ says NAHT
Damian Hinds calls for 2 per cent 'pay cap'
Performance tables ‘punish and reward the wrong schools’ - study
Taking pupils' backgrounds into account sees some schools move more than 500 places in tables
Schools not complying with 'Baker clause' – IPPR report
Fewer than 40 per cent properly facilitating access to pupils by technical and vocational education providers
Climb trees and ditch plastic, says education secretary
Damian Hinds launches list of activities for primary school pupils, and also tells schools to eliminate single-use plastic