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The Guardian Politics13 Mar 2026

Phillipson accuses lawyers of exploiting parents of children with special needs

Education secretary has claimed lawyers’ criticisms of her department’s policy changes are motivated by profit Lawyers have been accused of exploiting parents of children with special needs by the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who claimed their criticisms of the government’s policy changes were motivated by profit. Speaking at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) annual conference, Phillipson said the special educational needs overhaul outlined last month would “move t

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The Guardian Politics10 Mar 2026

Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules

Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about effect of student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from Afghanistan and Sudan The Home Office rejected an appeal from the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, that would have protected outstanding students in some of the world’s most dangerous countries from changes to the UK’s immigration system, the Guardian understands. Shabana Mahmood, the home secretary, turned down proposals from the Foreign Office to maintain a carve-out for Ch

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Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

John Bald: Conservatives are deluded to think we have defeated the “progressive” educationalists

Labour has shown, through blocking an Eton-sponsored sixth form in the North-East, and its vindictive VAT levy on independent schools, that it continues to put ideology before progress. The post John Bald: Conservatives are deluded to think we have defeated the “progressive” educationalists appeared first on Conservative Home.

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

First V-level subjects announced with aim to 'prepare for future jobs'

Ministers say "bold reforms" for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

First V-level subjects announced with aim to 'prepare for future jobs'

Ministers say "bold reforms" for post-16 students will end snobbery and prepare students for work.

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BBC Politics9 Mar 2026

SEND reforms to 'strip away' children's legal protections, charity says

Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month.

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BBC Politics9 Mar 2026

SEND reforms to 'strip away' children's legal protections, charity says

Planned changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England were announced last month.

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Guido Fawkes9 Mar 2026

REPORT: 27 UK Universities Linked to Student Groups Mourning Iranian Ayatollah

The Henry Jackson Society has published a bombshell investigation revealing at least 27 British universities have student societies or affiliated groups have posted tributes or commemorations to Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Just days after the HJS wrote to the Department of Education to raise the red flag over just one of these…

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The Guardian Politics9 Mar 2026

Labour to set up new extremism whistleblowing service for university staff

Minister announces action plan to boost social cohesion that will also give regulator powers to shut down charities The UK government will expand powers to tackle extremism by setting up a new whistleblowing route for university staff and giving the Charity Commission powers to shut down charities, as part of a new action plan to strengthen social cohesion. The plan, announced by the housing, communities and local government secretary, Steve Reed, will invest a further £5m in the Common Ground R

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The Guardian Politics7 Mar 2026

UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns

Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable The British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, as it is not prepared for climate shocks or wars that could cause the population to starve. Prof Tim Lang of City St George’s, University of London said the UK produced far less food than it needed to feed itself, and as a small island that relied on a few large companies to feed its gia

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The Guardian Politics5 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on rising youth unemployment: regional leaders as well as ministers must take action | Editorial

Worsening health is only part of the reason for the concerning rise in young people who are neither studying nor working Launching a review into unemployment and economic inactivity among young people in December, the former health secretary Alan Milburn described the situation as a “national outrage”, and suggested that a “coalition of the concerned” would be needed to turn things around for the 16- to 24-year-olds known as Neets (not in education, employment or training). The latest figures, s

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The Guardian Politics4 Mar 2026

UK’s partial study visa ban ‘will drive people to small boats’, campaigners say

Ban affecting Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon will mean more people make Channel crossings, charity says A new ban on students coming to the UK from four countries where there is war and human rights abuses will drive more people use small boats, campaigners have warned. The home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, announced a bar on student visas from Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon on Tuesday evening. It will come into force on 26 March. Continue reading...

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