BBC Politics21 Apr 2026
Phones to be banned in schools by law in England under government plans
Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools".
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Express Politics21 Apr 2026
Labour in humiliating u-turn as mobile phones to be banned from schools at last
The Government has backed down following a Conservative campaign
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The Guardian Politics20 Apr 2026
Mobile phones to be banned in schools in England under new plans
Government amendment to children’s wellbeing and schools bill to replace existing guidance with statutory ban A ban on mobile phones in schools in England is to be introduced by the government to ensure that “critical safeguarding legislation” is passed. The government will table an amendment to the children’s wellbeing and schools bill in the House of Lords after the bill was held up by peers on opposition benches. Continue reading...
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BBC Politics20 Apr 2026
Phones to be banned in schools by law in England, government says
Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools".
Education
BBC Politics20 Apr 2026
'Huge relief' as students given loans 'in error' get repayment reprieve
Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.
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BBC Politics20 Apr 2026
'Huge relief' as students given loans 'in error' get repayment reprieve
Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.
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The Guardian Politics17 Apr 2026
‘No cheeseburgers … they would go bankrupt’: pupils reject plan to cut fatty foods from lunch menus
Though welcomed by chefs and campaigners, many schools say the government’s plan to remove ‘grab and go’ options from the menu is a step too far It is lunchtime at Richard Challoner school, a Catholic comprehensive for boys in New Malden, south-west London. The familiar smell of school lunch is beginning to waft around the corridors. In the canteen, there is a moment of calm as the kitchen team make final preparations before year 7 descend – a mass of chatting, laughing boys, with backpacks swin
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Conservative Home17 Apr 2026
John Bald: Let’s give schools an incentive to tackle the causes of special educational needs
Once SEND is identified, the school has to meet the first £6,000 of the cost of additional provision, from funds which, in their view, they simply do not have. In the light of this perverse incentive, they do nothing, and children suffer. The post John Bald: Let’s give schools an incentive to tackle the causes of special educational needs appeared first on Conservative Home.
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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026
London primary schools see 3.5% drop in children entering reception
Capital’s schools hardest hit in England and Wales by rising housing costs and falling birthrate, with further falls predicted in coming years Schools in London continue to be hardest hit by housing costs and the falling birthrate. Further closures and mergers of primary schools are expected after a sharp fall in the number of children entering reception classes in the capital. London’s boroughs will have nearly 3,000 fewer infants aged four enrolling at the start of the next school year in Sept
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The Guardian Politics16 Apr 2026
Contingency plans in place for possible food shortages if Iran war continues, minister confirms – UK politics live
Peter Kyle did not dispute Times’ report that under a ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ supermarkets might start running out of some items The SNP is to bring in a national ban on smartphones in classes if it wins May’s Holyrood election, John Swinney has pledged. As the Press Association reports, the first minister and SNP leader insisted the devices were “a distraction from learning” pledging legislation after the election to ban them across Scotland. PA says: Currently head teachers have the p
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Express Politics16 Apr 2026
Teenagers are still forced to use mixed-sex toilets at three in ten schools
Schools are failing to protect children from gender ideology
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Express Politics16 Apr 2026
Labour ‘bankrolls’ EU students as £8bn Brexit reversal slammed
The UK has agreed a deal with the EU over a student exchange scheme.
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