Guardian education correspondent: please email any story ideas to sally.weale@theguardian.com
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Sally Weale retweeted
13 Nov 2023
On the matter of no women in the top four offices of state. First time since 2010 that an all male cast at very top.
Another govt watcher texts: not just all men but all men fro private schools
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Sally Weale retweeted
3 Oct 2023
Ooh… we have just published some guidance on free speech on campus. We could share??
3 Oct 2023
Hang on - so he was removed from the conference hall with the aid of Greater Manchester Police (18 seconds in)? Would be interested to know from @gmpolice on what grounds their officer felt obliged to get involved?
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7 Sep 2023
Criticism over concrete crisis ‘sensationalist’, says Gillian Keegan theguardian.com/uk-news/2023…
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9 Jan 2023
Students at University of Manchester on rent strike over cost of living crisis theguardian.com/education/20…
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9 Jan 2023
Children face multiple safeguarding risks at out-of-school settings in England theguardian.com/education/20…
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Sally Weale retweeted
9 Jan 2023
Great to see today's @guardian piece on undergraduate tutors. This is a win/win/win scheme, improving literacy for poorer pupils, enabling undergrads to learn new skills, & finding new teachers. We'll be sharing lessons with all universities to develop regional/national scheme.
9 Jan 2023
University undergraduates are being trained to tutor disadvantaged pupils who have fallen behind as a result of the Covid #pandemic, in a new pilot set to boost #education recovery efforts in England’s schools. Read more: bit.ly/3WUrYhP @Lem_Exeter @EducationUoE
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30 Nov 2022
UK parents: are your children’s nursery costs increasing in January? theguardian.com/education/20…
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10 Nov 2022
Mouldy bread, empty wraps and dry cereal ... Teachers reveal scale of pupils’ hunger as 100,000 miss out on free school meals theguardian.com/education/20…
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5 Nov 2022
‘It’s not just childcare’: focus on early years education sets Estonia apart. 18 months fully paid maternity leave, guaranteed place in kindergarten to the age of 7 - all for as little as £50 a month. What’s not to like? theguardian.com/education/20…
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Sally Weale retweeted
25 Oct 2022
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Sally Weale retweeted
20 Oct 2022
To state the obvious we are delighted that moves afoot over the last two weeks to make the UK LESS attractive to international students are off the table thanks to support from multiple government departments. 1/2
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Sally Weale retweeted
19 Oct 2022
Guardian execs identify an important new market segment
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Sally Weale retweeted
19 Oct 2022
🚨EXCL: Suella Braverman has departed as home secretary, causing yet more chaos for Liz Truss's government, with Grant Shapps tipped to take over.
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Sally Weale retweeted
7 Jul 2022
With great sadness I must resign from government.
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Sally Weale retweeted
6 Jul 2022
I have today offered my resignation from the Government & look forward to supporting @conservatives & campaigning for #Worcester from the backbenches, it has been a privilege to work to support our brilliant schools
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Sally Weale retweeted
6 Jul 2022
With great sadness and regret, I have this morning tendered my resignation to the Prime Minister after I accepted and repeated assurances on Monday to the media which have now been found to be inaccurate.
I wish my successor well - it is the best job in government.
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14 Apr 2022
The Church of England promised to tackle racial injustice. Why is it defending a slave trader’s memory? | Sonita Alleyne theguardian.com/commentisfre…
Sally Weale retweeted
20 Jan 2022
BREAKING: Con MP William Wragg accuses No10 of intimidation & breaching ministerial code by threatening to withdraw money from constituencies/leak stories abt rebels. Urges them to go to Police/Parly authorities
"The reports of which I'm aware would seem to constitute blackmail”
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