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The collapse in creative further education
New data given to us by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Centre (Creative PEC), funded by the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council, has shown a collapse in uptake for creative courses in further education.
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‘Phones are not the problem’, says headteacher on school mobile phone ‘ban’
A crackdown on mobile phones in classrooms was announced today by the Department for Education. Guidance will be given to headteachers as part of an effort to ‘minimise disruption and improve behaviour’ and is intended to include break and lunch periods as well. We spoke to Pepe Dilasio, headteacher of a secondary school in Kiveton,…
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SEND struggle: years out of school waiting for education support
It’s a challenge many families have first-hand experience of, or they know someone who has.
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Exclusive: Scotland school used by Gillian Keegan to change RAAC guidance in England
Scotland’s Education Secretary has told Channel 4 News that a Ministry of Defence school in Perthshire was one of three cases used by Gillian Keegan, her counterpart in the UK government, to justify changing guidance on RAAC in England.
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Concrete crisis: Full list of schools in England affected published
The government has confirmed the names of 147 schools in England that have weak concrete in their buildings.
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Two schools in North Wales closed over concerns about concrete
Two schools in North Wales have been closed over concerns about concrete.
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Scotland schools stay open despite concrete concerns
Scotland’s First Minister has told parents there’s “no need for alarm” after RAAC was confirmed in 35 schools there.
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Concrete crisis: Inside school forced to close half its building
We’ve been to Honywood school in Essex which has had to close around half the school after they found Raac in the ceilings.
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Government ‘very proactive’ dealing with concrete crisis, says schools minister
We spoke to the schools minister Nick Gibb.
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School concrete crisis: Rishi Sunak accused of cutting spending on repairs as chancellor
The failure to fix dangerous concrete in school classrooms was today laid at Rishi Sunak’ s door after he was accused of cutting spending on school repairs when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Prime Minister insisted that was “completely and utterly wrong” – and claimed the majority of schools were unaffected. But a…
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‘We need to be clear about the number of schools affected by unsafe concrete’, says shadow education secretary
More than 100 schools across England need to find temporary classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. We asked shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson what should happen now?
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Primary school Headteacher describes her school being deemed unsafe due to RAAC
Cas Evans is the headteacher of Parks Primary School in Leicester. She had to close and relocate a large part of the school earlier in the year because the aerated concrete had been discovered there. Krishnan asked her what happened at her school.
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Were there earlier opportunities to tackle school concrete safety?
More than 100 schools across England need to find temporary classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. The government now faces a big problem, but were there earlier opportunities to get on top of it?
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Concrete schools: more than 100 schools scrambling to find temporary classrooms
It’s just days before the new academic year begins – but more than 100 schools across England are scrambling to find temporary new classrooms after potentially dangerous concrete was discovered. And, the Government has admitted more schools might be affected too, as engineers spend the weekend checking premises around the country. Unions are furious that…
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More than 100 schools in England ordered to close buildings due to unsafe concrete
The Education Secretary Gillian Keegan tonight defended her ‘cautious approach’, hours after causing consternation amongst teachers, parents and pupils in England a matter of days before the start of term. Labour and teaching unions rounded on the government, with the National Education Union describing the situation as “absolutely disgraceful”.