Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro [Unofficial]May 18

UK to lead new global alliance for special educational needs reform

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/05/18/uk-lead-new-global-alliance-special-educational-needs-reform-28394163/

General Strike NowMay 9
... general strike. Unions at the chipmaking ⁠giant have been taking industrial action in a bid to secure a bonus increase and ​have threatened ​to ...#NationalEducationUnion #payincreases #strikeaction #DepartmentforEducation #thegovernment
Teachers in England to vote on striking over pay - AOL
Teachers in England to vote on striking over pay

The National Education Union says it will hold a formal ballot this autumn without "urgent action".

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World news | The GuardianApr 29
Sussex University overturns £585,000 fine as high court rejects free speech breach claim https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/29/sussex-university-overturns-fine-free-speech-kathleen-stock #UniversityOfSussex #OfficeForStudents #FreedomOfSpeech #Law #Universities #HigherEducation #UniversityAdministration #DepartmentForEducation #Education #UkNews #Transgender #Society
Sussex University overturns £585,000 fine as high court rejects free speech breach claim

Ruling is blow to Office for Students after it issued record fine for allegations over professor’s trans rights views

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianApr 28
Calls for ‘student premium’ to support disadvantaged young people after GCSEs https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/28/calls-for-student-premium-to-support-disadvantaged-young-people-after-gcses #SocialMobility #Inequality #Schools #Education #UkNews #Teaching #DepartmentForEducation #SchoolFunding
Calls for ‘student premium’ to support disadvantaged young people after GCSEs

Social mobility groups say post-16 funding gap risks young people falling out of education, work and training

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianApr 27
Half of England’s schools unfit due to leaks, mould and faulty toilets, poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/28/ngland-schools-unfit-leaks-mould-unusable-toilets #Schools #Education #DepartmentForEducation #Politics #UkNews #Infrastructure #EducationPolicy
Half of England’s schools unfit due to leaks, mould and faulty toilets, poll finds

NAHT survey says widespread disrepair forcing closure of playgrounds and classrooms, with Send facilities also hit

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianApr 23
Schools forced to cut back on support for Send pupils in England, poll finds https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/apr/23/schools-forced-to-cut-back-on-support-for-send-pupils-in-england-poll-finds #SchoolFunding #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Teaching #Schools #PrimarySchools #SecondarySchools #DepartmentForEducation #EducationPolicy #Education #England #UkNews #Politics
Schools forced to cut back on support for Send pupils in England, poll finds

More than 70% have cut down in past year on teaching assistants, who play key role in helping children with Send

The Guardian
Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro [Unofficial]Apr 20

Don’t blame children’s behaviour on ‘weak’ parents

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/20/dont-blame-childrens-behaviour-weak-parents-28049344/

Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro [Unofficial]Apr 7

Have student loans been capped? The interest rate changes coming to borrowers

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/04/07/student-loans-capped-interest-rate-changes-coming-borrowers-27884885/

World news | The GuardianApr 3
Extend fully paid maternity leave for UK teachers to stem exodus, union says https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/apr/03/extend-fully-paid-maternity-leave-for-uk-teachers-to-stem-exodus-union-says #MaternityPaternityRights #Education #EmployeeBenefits #DepartmentForEducation #Money #WorkCareers #Teaching #Pregnancy #Women #UkNews
Extend fully paid maternity leave for UK teachers to stem exodus, union says

NASUWT says full entitlement should be increased from four weeks to 26 and paternity pay also improved

The Guardian
Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro [Unofficial]Mar 23

Thousands more nursery places will help with cost-of-living battle, Starmer says

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/03/23/thousands-nursery-places-will-help-cost-of-living-battle-starmer-says-27600945/