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The polio virus was detected in London sewage for the second time this year, days before ministers withdrew funding for global polio eradication efforts.Its detection reveals…

How many Labour policy U-turns does it take to form a complete circle? How many Labour policy complete circles does it take to form a black…

Ministers are examining ways to ease the burden of student loans after weeks of pressure over a policy pulling more people into repayments, the Guardian understands.The…

With its education white paper, the key section of which concerns support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), the government is returning to…

What send reforms are expected to be brought in by the government – and will Labour MPs back it?A total overhaul of the special educational needs…

Plans to halve the attainment gap between the poorest pupils in England and their more affluent peers will be set out by the government on Monday.The…

Campaigners are urging ministers to change the law so that music lyrics are inadmissible in court, a shift that they say would stop a practice that…

There is no single, ideal class size – just as there is no one model of the perfect teacher. But as school‑age audiences of Matilda the…

Ministers have “learned the lesson” of botched welfare changes and are on a sustained lobbying blitz of Labour MPs over an overhaul of special educational needs,…

A former head of the British military is calling for the government to ease restrictions on the party drug MDMA so that it can be tested…