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            <title><![CDATA[Calls for clarity over schools smartphone ban]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Minister plan to ban smartphones in English schools, but headteachers and campaigners have called for more direction on how to enforce it. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:34:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Phones to be banned in schools by law in England under government plans]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:33:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['Huge relief' as students given loans 'in error' get repayment reprieve]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:07:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Things can't go on like this with online safety, Starmer tells tech bosses]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It comes as the government continues to consult on whether to ban under-16s from social media in the UK.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:20:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The city where primary school places come with a toilet-training guide]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Teachers say more children are starting school without skills like basic communication and potty training.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:37:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nine universities start legal action over student loan error row]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[About 22,000 students in England were told they were given loans by mistake and must immediately pay the money back.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:08:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:36:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[22,000 students told to pay back 'mis-sold' maintenance loans]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Those affected have been told their courses were never eligible for maintenance or childcare loans ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Plan 2 student loan interest rates capped at 6% in England]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:21:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Teachers' union warns of 'masculinity crisis brewing' in schools]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[NASUWT's leader said there is a "ticking time bomb" if male pupils cannot be helped with misogyny. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:37:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Teachers vow to 'fight censorship' after school book row]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK's largest education union says librarians have reported "internal and external censorship".]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:06:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[British billionaire to donate £190m to Cambridge University]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hedge fund founder Chris Rokos said he wanted to "give something back" to the UK with the donation.
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:36:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA['I can't stop using it' - under-16s have their say on possible social media ban]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Thirty three children discussed possible limits the government are considering on social media.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:13:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year ]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[My weekly juggling act - being a teacher to other children and a mum to my own]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Many teachers say they struggle to balance the pressures of their job with the demands of being a parent.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[The parents using play to stop children getting 'trapped' by screens]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Researchers say more speech and interaction around children can aid the development of young brains.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Canada was once a dream destination for Indian students. Is that changing?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tighter rules, rising costs and visa risks are forcing Indian students to rethink studying in Canada. ]]></description>
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