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"Hinds barely got his feet under his desk at the Department for Education before announcing that he was scrapping plans for compulsory sex and relationship education (SRE) in schools"

Govt U-turn on sex ed shows suffragette praise was just lip service

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"35 out of 40 Church of England dioceses do not advise schools to stop religiously selecting and have fully inclusive admissions policies instead"

Church of England dioceses failing to encourage non-discriminatory school admissions policies

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"The NASUWT has invited the Government to work with us to root out racism and discrimination"

NASUWT comments on racial disparity audit

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"This is leading to an exodus from the profession, a scandalous waste of talent which is damaging children and young people’s entitlement to a world class education"

World teachers’ day – teachers are the beating heart of a world class education system

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Teacher stress and well-being

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"The Secretary of State now needs to act to curb the discretion that allows schools to continue to pay teachers as little as they feel they can get away with"

NASUWT welcomes end to 1% pay cap

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"The recommendations are broadly in line with the suggestions made by Humanists UK in its formal response to the Commission’s first consultation period."

Commission on RE calls for major shake-up of subject in English schools

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Defeat for Environment Bill amendment restricting lead ammunition

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10,000 children try taste of venison at educational shows

BASC has introduced venison to more than 10,000 children at food and farming days in Essex, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire over the past month. The BASC Eastern team attended three events where they cooked venison tasters and gave talks about the health benefits of eating this delicious source of protein.

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"All state schools in the UK are legally required to teach RE to their pupils."

Religious Education not taught in thousands of UK schools, new report reveals

The report, which details the results of a survey of 790 schools, found that no RE is being provided in 28% of secondary schools.

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"The plan to pilot reforms to the assessment of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities must be undertaken carefully."

NASUWT comments on primary assessment proposals

“It is important to recognise, and as the NASUWT has stated consistently, that many of the concerns expressed about statutory primary assessment are the direct result of their use in the current high stakes school accountability regime.”

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