Hazel Shearing

MPs have launched an inquiry into student loans in England amid "widespread dissatisfaction" over repayment terms bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The government compared student loan repayments to a £30 phone contract in a presentation to teenagers a decade ago, BBC News has discovered. Graduates who were presenting were told to "avoid words [or] phrases like debt". We've spoken to some of them 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has defended freezing the repayment threshold for student loans in England, saying graduates will only pay back £8 more a month on average bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

There are a lot of new terms to get your head around in the government's plans to reform the SEND system in England. Here are the key changes bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We’ll be bringing you updates and analysis on changes to the SEND system in England throughout the day. Follow here 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/live/c98q…

A further 36 universities face legal action from more than 170,000 current and former students, who claim they did not receive the full education they paid for during the Covid pandemic bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A settlement has been reached between UCL and students who sued over teaching quality during strikes and Covid. It’s a fascinating story about the impact of disruption, the cost of uni, and whether it offered value for money in the pandemic bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Pupils should not automatically be sent home if they are suspended from school in England and could instead remain on site, the government has said bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🚨 New podcast episode 🚨 Absence rates for pupils with Send are higher than average. I joined @BBCNuala and her team to chat about the stats in England and attendance more broadly in Episode 6 of Send in the Spotlight - out today! Listen on @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

This week’s Send in the Spotlight is all about EHCPs. Give it a listen here bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

A fertility gap is fuelling the rise of one-child families. But what does it mean if there are more only children in schools? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Stay tuned to the @BBCNews live page for all things Budget today bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy8v…

Teachers' wellbeing across the UK is at its lowest level since 2019, according to the charity Education Support bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Nearly half a million under-16s in England use taxis, buses and other transport funded by their local authorities to get to school, according to government estimates bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

It originally planned to publish its Schools White paper, which includes plans for Send, this autumn

The government is delaying reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (Send) system and other policy proposals for schools in England until next year bbc.com/news/articles/…

It’s not yet clear when V-levels will be introduced, how they’ll be rolled out, or exactly which subjects will be on offer - but the government hopes they’ll simplify a “confusing” range of options for students in England after GCSEs bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Year 8 pupils in England will have to sit reading tests at school under government plans due to be released this autumn bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Private schools in England could pay more for Ofsted inspections under plans set out by the Department for Education bbc.com/news/articles/…

"I don't want Wren's world to get smaller as she gets bigger." More than a thousand disabled children across the UK are waiting for wheelchairs and mobility equipment that could transform their lives, a charity says bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…