Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will make the rounds on BBC regional radio today - a year after his predecessor Liz Truss's ill-fated attempt at the same. Meanwhile, the government has confirmed it will 'step up' efforts to cut down on low attendance.
Labour has changed its policy on private schools.
The sector is worried about the remaining uncertainties - will private schools be able to claim gift aid, tax exemptions on annual profits, for example. Last night, reports emerged that Labour has U-turned on its plans to remove the charitable status of private schools. A party spokesperson said:"Our policy remains. We will remove the unfair tax breaks that private schools benefit from, to fund desperately needed teachers and mental health counselling in every secondary school.
The measures, announced by Education Secretary Gillian Keegan today, come with no extra money but promises to help bring down seriously high absence rates. Now, four more attendance hubs will start operating from the end of September, taking the total number to 14, covering Nottingham, Grimsby and two opening in Swindon.
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