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- Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE March 21, 2025Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn upTeenagers may be able to learn about the importance of newts, bats and jumping spiders after the government announced the introduction of a GCSE in natural history.The qualification had been campaigned for by nature lovers for more than […]Patrick Barkham
- Anna Maxwell Martin calls for end to âcruel, idioticâ fines for school absence March 21, 2025Exclusive: actor says experience of school refusal showed her more compassion is needed, not exclusionsâThey will consider prosecuting meâ: parents on why their children are missing school â and the consequencesThe actor Anna Maxwell Martin, best known for TV shows including Motherland, Line of Duty and Ludwig, has called for more compassion for families struggling […]Sally Weale Education correspondent
- âThey will consider prosecuting meâ: parents on why their children are missing school â and the consequences March 21, 2025Many say absence is due to Englandâs mainstream schools being unable to meet needs of neurodivergent pupils⢠Anna Maxwell Martin calls for end to âcruel, idioticâ fines for school absence⢠Record 170,000 children missed at least half of classes in 2024The latest figures from the Department for Education suggest school absence is at a record […]Rachel Obordo
- A scholar and a hater: new podcast focuses on historical figures that suck March 21, 2025Claire Aubinâs podcast This Guy Sucked explores the viler actions of âgreat menâ for a more holistic view of historyWhen the historian Claire Aubin gets together with her colleagues for drinks after a conference or academic meetup, the conversation always ends up one way. âWeâre all sitting around a table, talking about our most hated […]Alaina Demopoulos
- Labour to scrutinise school smartphone bans as pressure grows over impact on teenagers March 21, 2025Exclusive: TV drama Adolescence adds to pressure from MPs for action to help schools tackle impact of social mediaBridget Phillipson is to begin in-depth scrutiny of smartphone bans in schools in England as pressure grows from MPs to act on the effect of social media on teenagers.The education secretary is to start monitoring a group […]Jessica Elgot, Rachel Keenan and Rachel Hall
- Record 170,000 children in England missed at least half of classes in 2024 March 20, 2025Department for Education data shows that 2.3% of pupils were âseverely absentâ, up from 2.0% in 2022-23More than 170,000 children in England missed at least half their school lessons last year, which is a record high, government figures suggest.This amounts to 2.3% of pupils who were âseverely absentâ, which means they missed at least 50% […]Nadeem Badshah and PA Media
- Dismantling of education department casts US student loans into uncertainty March 20, 2025Doubts that whatever remains of department can govern student debt as one in four US adults under 40 has loansDonald Trump ordered the dismantling of the US Department of Education on Thursday, prompting uncertainty for those holding student debt and questions about what happens next.Trumpâs press secretary told reporters earlier on Thursday what remained of […]Martin Pengelly and Maya Yang
- What is the US Department of Education and what does it do? March 20, 2025Donald Trump signed an executive order to undo the federal department on ThursdayDonald Trump has taken the momentous step of undoing the Department of Education on Thursday by signing an executive order to dismantle the agency in charge of the countryâs national education policy.With the stroke of a pen, Trump fulfills a campaign promise he […]Joseph Gedeon in Washington
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