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‘We need to work together’ to help vulnerable children says charity CEO
We spoke to Amanda Naylor who is the CEO of Manchester Youth Zone, a charity that supports young people in the greater Manchester area.
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Children’s Commissioner for England threatens to take the government to court over illegal migration bill
The number of children absent from school has remained troublingly high since the pandemic. But for one group, the repercussions are particularly worrying.
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Teachers ‘leaving in droves’: data reveals school staffing problem
During a strike there is inevitably much talk about pay, but we look at the data behind the ongoing dispute between the government and the teaching profession.
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Teachers on strike as government defends pay offer
Teachers at schools and sixth form colleges across England were out on picket lines today, as members of the National Education Union staged another day of strike action in their long running dispute over pay.
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The superstar violinist running the Edinburgh festival
She’s the first woman – and the first Scot – to take charge of this summer’s Edinburgh International festival.
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‘My ancestors profited from a crime against humanity’, says former journalist
Laura Trevelyan left her job as a BBC journalist to campaign for more reparations to families affected by the legacy of slavery.
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The British aristocratic families reckoning with their slave owning past
The descendants of some of the country’s biggest slave owners have launched a joint appeal for the Government to apologise – and atone for Britain’s role in slavery – including a programme of restorative justice. The signatories include the current Earl of Harewood.
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Ofsted urged to pause inspections after death of headteacher
Teaching unions have called for Ofsted to pause school inspections in England after the family of a head teacher said she took her own life as a result of one of its reports.
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RMT rejects latest pay offer with potential for more strikes ahead
The RMT union has rejected the latest pay offer from rail companies and Network Rail as “dreadful”.
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‘Teachers working the most unpaid overtime of any profession’ says National Education Union joint general secretary
We’re joined by Mary Bousted, joint general secretary of the National Education Union, and Sarah Seleznyov, co-headteacher at School 360 in Stratford, East London.
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Teachers in England and Wales overwhelmingly vote to go on strike
Teachers in England and Wales have voted in favour of strikes, joining a growing list of other public sector workers who are walking out over pay.
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Childrens’ education hampered by staff crisis, says Ofsted
The public sector wage squeeze that’s prompting mass strikes this winter also seems to be contributing to a workforce crisis in the education system.
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Cost of living: schools struggle to keep children fed
A survey due out next week from a teaching union will reveal the impossible financial choices headteachers are facing.
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GCSE results: North-South divide widens
After two years of teacher assessments due to the pandemic, this year’s GCSE results day brought a predicted drop in the proportion of pupils getting top grades.
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Roe v Wade: Protests as Supreme Court overturns right to abortion
It was a decision that America knew was coming.