BBC It’s 07:00 on a chilly winter morning and a group of students has just arrived at Chanyanya Primary and Secondary school, a little over an hour’s drive south-west of Zambia’s capital, Lusaka. “You need to come early to school because there is a shortage of desks,” says 16-year-old pupil Richard Banda. “Two days ago…
BBC Ideas explores the rise of ‘digital parenting’ Source: www.bbc.co.uk…
Getty Images The new government has used its first King’s Speech to set out its priorities for the year ahead. The draft legislation covers areas including housing, workers’ rights and green energy. But some big challenges, which Labour says it has inherited, have not been directly addressed in the King’s Speech. Public sector pay Decisions…
Getty Images The Labour government has confirmed it will act on its manifesto commitment to change the way private school fees are taxed. The King’s Speech included plans to remove the current exemption from value added tax (VAT), which the government says will fund 6,500 new teachers in England. What are private schools and how…
BBC A raft of bills have been announced in the King’s Speech. Here BBC correspondents analyse some of the 39 potential new laws Keir Starmer’s government wants to pass. Banning no-fault evictions Housing is a priority area on which this government will be judged at the next election. A long-promised, but much-delayed, ban on no-fault…
BBC The family travelled to Egypt during the school term in February “It’s a no brainer,” mum Laura Melling said after she decided to take her daughters out of school during term-time to save £3,000 on their family holiday. Mrs Melling and her husband Paul from Leyland, Lancashire, were each fined £120 after taking their…
BBC Families paying for holiday clubs this summer now face a bill of £1,045 for six weeks’ care for one child – a rise of 6%. A survey of councils across Great Britain, by charity Coram Family and Childcare, also suggests a shortage of places – particularly affecting children with special educational needs and disabilities….
EPA Bridget Phillipson says parents should “honour our responsibilities” to keep children in school Parents should not take their children on term-time holidays and have a responsibility to keep them in school, the new education secretary has told the BBC. In her first interview in the role with BBC News, Bridget Phillipson said there “will…
Reeves: There is ‘a cost to not settling’ public sector pay The chancellor has hinted that she may give public sector workers above-inflation pay rises this summer. Rachel Reeves’ comments come after it is understood independent pay review bodies recommended an increase of 5.5% for teachers and some NHS workers. In her first interview from…
BBC Universities should put their own finances in order before looking for help from the taxpayer, the education secretary has told the BBC. Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme, Bridget Phillipson said there was an expectation universities should “manage their budgets”, as independent institutions. It follows a call from the Universities and College Union (UCU)…
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