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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/

World news | The GuardianFeb 25
UK ministers explore ways of easing burden of student loans https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/feb/25/ministers-explore-easing-burden-student-loans-university-graduates #StudentFinance #Universities #Students #HigherEducation #UkNews #DepartmentForEducation #Politics
UK ministers explore ways of easing burden of student loans

Government reviews options for plan 2 loans, such as increasing repayment thresholds, amid growing pressure

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 22
Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/22/bridget-phillipson-overhaul-send-support-schools-england #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Schools #Education #England #UkNews #BridgetPhillipson #DepartmentForEducation #Labour #Politics #AndyBurnham
Send support for schoolchildren in England to be given £4bn overhaul

Bridget Phillipson says she has heeded calls to fund tailored provision and is also creating 60,000 places at special needs schools

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Metro – Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from MetroFeb 22

Landmark investment in schools ‘barely enough to replace a plug socket’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://metro.co.uk/2026/02/22/landmark-investment-schools-barely-enough-replace-a-plug-socket-27049245/

World news | The GuardianFeb 19
Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/19/councils-england-urge-means-testing-for-send-school-transport #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Education #England #DepartmentForEducation #Family #LocalGovernment #Society #Politics #Children #LocalPolitics #UkNews
Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport

Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warn

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 13
What is the new gender guidance for schools and colleges in England? https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/13/what-is-new-gender-guidance-schools-colleges-england-explainer #Schools #Education #Transgender #Society #England #Gender #Children #UkNews #DepartmentForEducation #TeacherNetwork #ParentsAndParenting #Teaching #Politics
What is the new gender guidance for schools and colleges in England?

Advice on how to respond to students questioning their birth gender has been updated. Here are the key changes

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 11
Send provision leaving deprived areas of England ‘trailing behind’, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/11/send-provision-leaving-deprived-areas-of-england-trailing-behind-report-finds #SpecialEducationalNeeds #England #UkNews #DepartmentForEducation
Send provision leaving deprived areas of England ‘trailing behind’, report finds

Ex-education secretaries urge change as data shows special educational needs spending rising fastest in wealthy areas

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 11
English secondary schools must offer inclusion areas for neurodiverse and Send pupils https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/11/english-secondary-schools-must-offer-inclusion-areas-for-neurodiverse-and-send-pupils #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Neurodiversity #Education #Schools #England #UkNews #DepartmentForEducation #Politics
English secondary schools must offer inclusion areas for neurodiverse and Send pupils

Special spaces are a key part of government’s planned overhaul of special educational needs support

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 9
Children with special needs in England will keep current support, minister says https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/09/children-special-needs-england-keep-current-support-minister-says #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Children #DepartmentForEducation #Schools #SchoolFunding #Disability #EducationPolicy #Education #Politics #UkNews #Society
Children with special needs in England will keep current support, minister says

Georgia Gould reassures parents that no child will be asked to leave school or have levels of assistance removed

The Guardian
World news | The GuardianFeb 2
Disabled children’s legal rights are ‘red lines’ in Send overhaul, ministers warned https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/feb/02/disabled-children-legal-rights-send-ministers-special-needs-education-england #SpecialEducationalNeeds #Children #Schools #DepartmentForEducation #Education #England #UkNews #Society #Politics #Charities #BridgetPhillipson #VoluntarySector
Disabled children’s legal rights are ‘red lines’ in Send overhaul, ministers warned

Exclusive: Charities and experts fear changes to special needs education may weaken legal protections

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