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Wales rules out levy on international student fees Education secretary confirms devolved nation will not follow UK government in taking a cut of overseas tuition fee income

Wales rules out levy on international student fees.
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'Alarm' as two-thirds of schools' Turing Scheme bids snubbed Ministers told to better support schools through foreign trips scheme as acceptance rate drops from 90% to 30%

‘Alarm’ as two-thirds of schools’ Turing Scheme bids snubbed.
Ministers told to better support schools through scheme as acceptance rate drops from 90% to 30%.
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Phillipson: ‘Generational reset’ for white working-class pupils Warning that ‘school just isn’t working’ for white working-class children, the education secretary promises policy to address this is in the forthcoming Schools White Paper

Warning ‘school just isn’t working’ for white working-class children, @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social promises policy to address this is in the forthcoming Schools White Paper.
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Badenoch’s number caps plan would cut 100,000 university places Tory leader to use conference speech to attack ‘debt trap degrees’ and pledge more money for apprenticeships

Badenoch’s number caps plan would cut 100,000 university places, pledging more money for apprenticeships.
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Tories vow to create more AP places to reduce disruption Shadow education secretary Laura Trott warns against ‘pursuing inclusion at the expense of order’ at Conservative conference today

Tories vow to create more AP places to reduce disruption.
Shadow education secretary Laura Trott warns against ‘pursuing inclusion at the expense of order’ at Conservative conference.
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Funding for postgrad apprenticeships to increase Funding for postgraduate teaching apprenticeships to be brought in line with bursaries in every subject for the first time, DfE says

Bursaries for postgrad apprenticeships to increase.
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London risks becoming ‘childless city’ as families pushed out Plunging pupil numbers are stretching school budgets as spiralling housing and transport costs price families out of the capital

London risks becoming ‘childless city’ as families pushed out.
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SEND: Guidance on mainstream school units to be published The government will publish 'best practice' guidance for mainstream schools to open and run SEN units, resourced provision and pupil support units in February.

National Children's Bureau will deliver review on how mainstream schools can set up SEN units as part of government's inclusion push.
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Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year Hackers are more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows

Six out of 10 UK secondary schools hit by cyber-attack or breach in past year.
Hackers more likely to target educational institutions than private businesses, government survey shows.
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Want a quick economic win? Look to university spinouts UK innovators too often have to find capital in the US — the quid pro quo is often jobs and facilities there instead of here

"Want a quick economic win? Look to university spinouts"
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Send spending could outstrip spending by Ministry of Justice by 2029 – IFS The Institute for Fiscal Studies warned there is a risk that increases in spending on children will be followed by higher spending on young adults.

SEND spending could outstrip spending by Ministry of Justice by 2029 – @theifs.bsky.social
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Two thirds of schools have no sustainability lead - poll Teacher Tapp poll suggests schools lagging behind on targets as wider strategy is being revised by Labour

Two thirds of schools have no sustainability lead, @teachertapp.bsky.social poll suggests.
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Does the government primary school library promise add up? Labour has announced that every primary school will have its own library by 2029, but questions about funding and implementation remain, finds Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Does the government primary school library promise add up?
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Maintenance grants to return under the LLE, Phillipson announces The government will offer grants to higher education learners from low-income households funded by a new tax on international university students

Maintenance grants to return under the LLE, @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social announces.
Value of the grants will be revealed at next month’s budget.
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Khan puts business bosses in skills driving seat London Mayor Sadiq Khan is seeking employers in key sectors to join boards to 'ultimately lead commissioning' of skills, work and careers programmes.

Mayor of London wants employers with skills gaps to help commission skills programmes in the capital.
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SEND: Councils to test ‘local offer’ for new inclusion plans But the fate of Conservative initiatives under its change programme remains unclear

Councils to test ‘local offer’ as part of new SEND inclusion plans.
But the fate of Conservative change programme initiatives remains unclear.
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Reeves to set out guarantee of paid work to cut long-term youth unemployment Chancellor Rachel Reeves will tell the Labour Party conference: ‘We won’t leave a generation of young people to languish without prospects.’

Rachel Reeves to set out guarantee of paid work to cut long-term youth unemployment.
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Alarm at chatbot’s legal advice to parents of special needs pupils AskEllie has thousands of followers online but experts say it risks misleading parents

Alarm at chatbot’s legal advice to parents of special needs pupils.
AskEllie has thousands of followers online but experts say it risks misleading parents.
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Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech

Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England.
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🎓 Introducing The Comms Classroom

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Where now for the REF? The Research Excellence Framework has been postponed for three months ‘to take stock and ensure alignment with the UK government’s priorities and vision for higher education’. But how radical should…

Where now for the Research Excellence Framework? Five different views are presented in @timeshighered.bsky.social, including from @catdavies.bsky.social @lizziegadd.bsky.social @uofgvc.bsky.social @ProfAThompson @milespadgett.bsky.social
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Schools more positive about Ofsted inspections as headline grades ditched.
But analysis shows those taking part in surveys are more likely to have had positive Ofsted outcomes.
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In partnership with @plmr.co.uk we interviewed @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social about her deputy leadership campaign and putting her competitive spirit towards the team and party's success.

Reading tests to be made compulsory for all Year 8 pupils in England Bridget Phillipson is expected to include the plans in the forthcoming Education White Paper

Reading tests to be made compulsory for all Year 8 pupils in England.
Bridget Phillipson is expected to include the plans in the forthcoming Education White Paper.
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Universities could learn the lessons of academy schools Sharing services and resources has already proved a success in primary and secondary education — and could make higher education more sustainable

Universities could learn the lessons of academy schools, writes Browne Jacobson Partner Nathalie Jacoby-Danesh in @thetimes.com
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Solving SEND: MPs reveal their 48-point plan National SEND standards, special school 'centres of excellence' and exclusion inspection metrics

Solving SEND: MPs reveal the their 48-point plan.
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Ofsted boss would ban smartphones in schools if he returned to teaching Sir Martyn Oliver says that when he was a headteacher 16 years ago, telling a student to put their phone away ‘worked really well’

Ofsted chief would ban smartphones in schools if he returned to teaching.
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New event alert:

PLMR Insights: In Conversation with Phil Smith CBE, Chair of Skills England and the Digital Skills Council, and member of the Industrial Strategy Advisory Council.

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Teachers should be able to work one day a week at home, union head says Daniel Kebede, general secretary of the National Education Union, told the Sunday Times that teachers need flexible working.

"Teachers should be able to work one day a week at home" - @danielkebedeneu.bsky.social, general secretary of the @neunion.bsky.social, says teachers need flexible working.
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Headteachers in England doubling up as caretakers as funding ‘hits rock bottom’ Exclusive: Research finds more than 1,000 schools have suffered cumulative real-terms cuts in excess of £1m each

Headteachers in England doubling up as caretakers as funding ‘hits rock bottom’.
@theguardian.com exclusive: Research finds more than 1,000 schools have suffered cumulative real-terms cuts in excess of £1m each.
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