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<p>Pupils are receiving lessons to counter misogyny and sexism  (David Jones/PA)</p>
<p>Education Secretary Gillian Keegan says AI will deliver better outcomes for students (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)</p>
Education

Use AI to transform how you work in schools, minister tells teachers

‘AI will have the power to transform a teacher’s day-to-day work’, Education Secretary says

Education

Teachers urged not to strike during GCSE and A-Level exams

Teaching leaders refuse to rule out strike action during exam season

Education

London pupils miss out on £42m levelling-up cash

London has been overlooked for school funding despite having areas with high deprivation

Education

Energy bills to hit schools at rate of £80 for every pupil

London schools to be hit with rising bills as government energy support to end

Education

Stopping school inspections not in children’s best interests - Ofsted

Unions representing teachers and heads have urged the schools watchdog to pause inspections after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

Education

Teacher shortages ‘substantially higher’ in wake of Covid pandemic

Teacher vacancies are almost twice pre-Covid levels and recruitment target is likely to be missed for the second year

Education

London the best place to study arts in the world

New league table for universities cements reputation in creative subjects

Education

Ex-Ofsted chief defends inspections after headteacher’s death

Sir Michael Wilshaw said the watchdog had helped to raise standards over the last 30 years

UK

Ofsted report ‘deeply harmful’ to late headteacher Ruth Perry - sister

Ruth Perry, who was head at Caversham Primary School in Reading, killed herself in January.
Let Girls Learn

Sierra Leone’s pregnant teens matched with mentors to save their lives

Sex for lunch money or just to jump the queue for water – teen pregnancy is common in Sierra Leone and death rates among pregnant girls are shockingly high. 2YoungLives is a mentoring scheme that aims to help girls survive childbirth and get back to education.

Let Girls Learn

India’s night schools give women a second chance at education

Juggling work and school is often too much for the poorest women and girls in India. Mumbai’s night schools offer a lifeline for those hoping to change their futures

UK

School and bank holiday dates for Easter 2023

Children can look forward to a couple of weeks off school in Easter

Politics

Government and unions agree to ‘intensive talks’ on teacher pay

Hopes rise for breakthrough on teachers’ strikes as unions and government announce talks

Education

Government and education unions to hold ‘intensive talks’

Discussions will focus on pay, conditions and workload reduction.
Education

New project to banish ‘mum guilt’ of working mothers

A new project, My Mother Worked at Imperial, aims to normalise working motherhood

Education

More schools ‘set to stay open’ in latest teacher strikes

London is still expected to be the hardest-hit region in the country during industrial action this week

Education

US ambassador tells girls to ‘keep breaking down the barriers we face’

In a speech to pupils to mark International Women’s Day, ambassador to the UK Jane Hartley said there were not enough women in leadership positions

Education

Teachers rally outside Welsh Parliament over pay and conditions

National Education Union members gathered at the Senedd on Thursday.
London

Parents of children at London school’s deaf unit say future isn’t safe

Parents say they have ‘no confidence’ in senior leadership

Education

Schools in London face disruption as teachers stage strikes

Three in five parents support teachers taking strike action, a poll suggests.
Education

Teacher strike talks making progress, says Education Secretary

A meeting was held between Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and the Scottish Government today.
Education

Third of London pupils miss first pick of school

28,000 pupils fail to get their top choice as London families find out which secondary school their children will start in September

London

Expand free school meals across country, say most Londoners

Eight out of ten Londoners in almost every parliamentary constituency in the capital want free school meals to be given to children in households receiving Universal Credit

Education

Schools face further disruption as teachers in Midlands strike

The National Education Union has estimated that 200,000 members will strike over three days of action this week.
UK

Criminal gangs grooming children with Prime drinks and Subway lunches

Children using social media and online game are at risk of exploitation, MPs hear

Education

More free schools planned for London as pupil numbers dry up

EXCLUSIVE: More than 30 new free schools are in the pipeline for London and are set to create 14,500 places

Education

Leading London girls’ school offers Python lessons

Putney High School classifies coding as modern language

London

Concerns raised over use of police in London schools

Senior staff at City Hall said there was widespread support for police in schools - and that there was even a case to expand them into some primary schools

London

Ukrainian school grows fourfold as refugees seek refuge in London

St Mary’s Ukrainian school in Holland Park now has 800 pupils compared to around 220 a year ago

Let Girls Learn

‘School in a box’ helps children back to class in war-ravaged Ukraine

A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, Kate Rice discovers how vital school supplies are giving students in a warzone ‘the routine of a regular, normal day’

Education

Nursery staff leaving for better paid jobs ‘putting tins on shelves’

The impact of the pandemic on young children is making life harder for childcare workers, MPs have been told

UK

What is a grammar school and why are they so controversial?

After news that poorer children are still being left out of admissions, we look at what defines a grammar school.

London

There are now two children for each London nursery place

More than a third of parents will not have another child because childcare is too expensive

Education

Plans to expand popular school under fire over risk to others

It comes as schools across London are dealing with a ‘significant and sustained’ reduction in demand for places

Education

‘No new deal’ for teachers after strike talks end in stalemate

Further stike action is ‘inevitable’ without a new pay deal, and teachers will ‘not back down’

Education

‘Old-school’ ways to boost mental health of pupils

Children’s mental health crisis cannot be blamed entirely on social media and mobile phones, parents have been told

Education

Offer for teachers ‘baby step’ rather than ‘significant improvement’

EIS general secretary Andrea Bradley said the union’s salary negotiating committee will consider the new deal on Wednesday morning.
Education

Students who fail their maths GCSE ‘doomed to a cycle of exam resits’

A ‘staggeringly low’ proportion of pupils pass after resitting maths exams, MPs have been told

Education

Credible settlement only way to ‘absolutely’ avoid exam disruption

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland have been taking rolling strike action.
UK

Who was Emma Pattison? Headteacher of top private school found dead

Emma Pattison, her husband and daughter were found dead on the school grounds

Education

Scotland’s teachers set to walk out again in rolling strike campaign

Members of the Educational Institute of Scotland union in Inverclyde and Shetland will take to the picket lines on Monday.
Education

Leading London schools unite in quest for shared science teacher

Teaching recruitment crisis has sparked a unique solution between two schools

Education

Teachers could be forced to tell heads they plan to strike

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said it was ‘unreasonable’ if teachers joined strike action without informing their school.
Education

Teachers’ union clashes with minister over ‘constructive’ talks

Union leader says meetings lasting less than three hours do not constitute ‘serious negotiation’

Education

40,000 school staff sign up in fortnight to join strike action, union

The Government should be ‘worried’ about the influx of members ahead of walkouts, NEU leader Kevin Courtney said.
Education

London to be hardest hit as quarter of schools to shut

Teachers are to join train and bus drivers, lecturers and civil servants on the biggest day of strikes in years