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Southern Rail strikes leave college classes 'half empty'

January 12, 2017 at 08:57AM Students who rely on Southern Rail trains to get to college have told Newsbeat strikes on the network leave classes “half empty”. Six day-long stoppages are taking place this month in a row over who should operate train doors. It’s the latest in a series of strikes that have been […]

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Yadda yadda yadda as the new blah blah blah | Brief letters

January 12, 2017 at 03:27AM Rather than refusing entry to Andrei Lugovoi, Dmitry Kovtun and others on the Magnitsky list (Litvinenko ‘poisoners’ on banned Russian list, 11 January), western immigration officers should be waiting to welcome them – and hand them straight to the police for prosecution under the principles of universal jurisdiction.Michael Ellman (solicitor)London •

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Welsh Proms founder warns music in Wales is at crisis point

January 12, 2017 at 02:21AM A renowned conductor has claimed that cuts to school budgets mean Wales is at risk of losing its reputation as a land of song and has called on the Welsh government to do more to ensure children learn to sing and play instruments. Addressing assembly members, Owain Arwel Hughes, the

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Government toughens up financial oversight demands in new governance framework

January 12, 2017 at 01:49AM The government has toughened up the level of competency it expects from governors over financial oversight following a string of high-profile finance scandals. The Department for Education has today published an updated governance handbook, alongside a new competency framework that lays out what is expected of governors. Governance experts told

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What is going on with compulsory sex education and PSHE?

January 12, 2017 at 01:49AM The consensus on the need for compulsory sex education has never been stronger, but it’s understandable that campaigners are impatient, says Freddie Whittaker As pressure mounts on the government to make personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) and sex education compulsory in all schools, speculation is building over the

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Mental health first aid ‘inadequate’ in face of referral delays

January 12, 2017 at 01:19AM The government will train a member of staff in every secondary school to identify mental health problems in pupils, but schools won’t get additional funding to treat or refer children. Theresa May has announced plans to deliver mental health “first aid” training to a staff member in every secondary school

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