BBC Politics28 Jul 2026
Schools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14 in England, Burnham says
The government wants pupils to take courses like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.
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The Guardian Politics28 Jul 2026
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Express Politics28 Jul 2026
Labour defends major school shake-up – ‘not about dumbing down’
Children in England will be able to study subjects such as manufacturing and AI at secondary school, as Andy Burnham says education has been 'built for too long around the university route'
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Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026
Education Secretary Says Spelling and Grammar Tests Are Too ‘Obscure’ and Takes Aim at Exams and Ofsted
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Guido Fawkes28 Jul 2026
Burnham Reheats Starmer’s Technical Education Policy
The big Burnham announcement today is just reheating Starmer’s 2025 technical education proposals. Downing Street will no doubt think this is fine because Andy is just that good at political comms… The government is announcing that “14-year-olds will be able to get early access to technical education, skills training, work experience and connections with employers……
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The Guardian Politics28 Jul 2026
Burnham’s education plan directly contradicts Labour’s Schools Act, Tories claim – UK politics live
The new prime minister is linking the need for better vocational education in school with his belief in localism Good morning. In his last speech to Labour’s annual conference as party leader, Keir Starmer called for a fundamental shift in the way education in England operates. While saying he would never “denigrate the aspiration to go to university”, he said that aiming to get 50% of pupils into university was wrong and that it was finally time to show equivalent respect to apprenticeships and
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BBC Politics27 Jul 2026
New technical education routes to be offered at 14 in England
The government wants pupils to take subjects like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.
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The Guardian Politics27 Jul 2026
Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs
PM wants curriculums for students aged 14 and above to be more responsive to local jobs market Andy Burnham will tell schools across England to adapt their curriculums to the needs of local businesses as part of a devolution drive aimed at tackling the jobs crisis for young people. By moving decision-making to local areas, the PM hopes the plan will make technical and vocational skills as valued as academic qualifications – and help cut the benefits bill. Continue reading...
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BBC Politics27 Jul 2026
Fit schools, hospitals and new homes with air con, say Lib Dems
The party says the country is "woefully unprepared for extreme heat", as parts of the UK prepare for another heatwave.
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Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’
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‘Nobody was there for us’: mother urges Andy Burnham to reopen case of daughter killed in Texas
Lucy Harrison, 23, was shot in 2025 with her father’s gun. He was never arrested and a grand jury chose not to indict him Lucy Harrison felt that 2024 was her best year yet. The 23-year-old had graduated from university with first class honours, landed her dream job and bought her first house with her boyfriend. She was a “big girl adult” now, Lucy would say. She shed tears of joy seeing her idol, Taylor Swift, at Wembley on the Eras tour that summer. Life could hardly get any better. “All the h
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