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Children as young as five have been revealed to be bringing blades into their classrooms, with one charity boss branding the battle a ' cancer that is spreading' across the country. Knifemen have been spotted casually brandishing their weapons near primary schools and several teachers have already been stabbed in the line of duty this year. The Conservative Mayoral candidate for Mayor of London says fears are at such a height that she has even pledged to introduce 'knife arches' at every school in the capital. And children as young as 13 are now being taught how to treat stab and gunshot wounds by City of London officers.

COMMENT FROM THE DAILY MAIL COMPANY: Sir Keir Starmer's plan to introduce VAT on private school tuition was always more about ideology than principle. He aims to burnish his credentials with the class warriors on the Left of his party by shaming these ostensible bastions of elitism. Labour claims that the bill will cost £1.5 billion, which could be used to recruit thousands of teachers and generally reform the state system. 'Labour will invest in a top-quality state education for all our children,' says a spokesman who has proposed that tax cuts for private schools be phased out.' Of course, there was a humbug in Utter.

Patrick Roach, the union's general secretary, was 'concerned' about Labour's plans to place 20% VAT on private school tuition in England. The NASUWT chief said at the union's annual conference in Harrogate, Yorkshire, that if small independent schools are forced to close due to the policy, there could be'more pressure' on the public sector. When told Labour's proposal to charge 20% VAT on private school fees, Mr Roach told the world: "The result for many independent schools, and many of them are small-scale establishments, is that they are now struggling to recruit students and maintain footfall.' Then, when they go to the wall, there is less money coming into the exchequer and there is more pressure on public services because those children are going to be educated somewhere.'

According to the new survey, spitting, swearing, combating, pushing, and chairthrowing were among the daily activities in schools around the country. Erica Bowen, a licensed Teaching Psychologist and Registered Forensic Psychologist, told MailOnline that the pandemic restricted opportunities for children to learn social skills. Covid's "isolation" and "background of fear," she said, would possibly have impacted children's mental stability, leading to more behavior than ever.

The study, which was funded by the BBC, interviewed 9,000 teachers in England about their experiences in teaching behaviour in the classroom, and a greater percentage of students reported violent conduct in comparison to two years ago. The effects of Covid lockdowns have long been blamed for the change in attitude, with one boss claiming that parents are "less tolerant" than before the pandemic,'and that extends to students as well.' According to previous studies, the number of suspensions has doubled in six years, with parents being charged with no regard or concern for school rules.'

The Department of Education's (DfE) draft transgender policy, according to education unions, is not 'legally correct,' with one of the most important teaching unions calling for it to be scrapped and replaced. Right before Christmas, the long-awaited first paper advising schools about trans rights was released. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan (left) and Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch (right) and also equality minister Kemi Badenoch, but it is non-statutory, implying that it is not legally binding. In December, government counsel's legal advice was leaked, revealing that schools face a'significant risk' if they follow new guidelines, but Mrs Badneoch has argued that it is 'comprehensive, and based on legal certainty.'

According to a study by the Nuffield Foundation, lowering the summer break from six weeks to four would ease the pressure on students and employees by giving them more of a break during busier times of the year and assisting parents by evening out childcare costs. According to the study, the program could also eliminate educational inequalities by reducing the length of time disadvantaged children spend without assistance from school administrators. Tim Coulson, CEO of Unity Schools Partnership in Suffolk, (pictured top) decided to double the length of half terms as part of a trial last fall and was 'blown away' by the results.

Teachers should investigate whether a pupil questioned their gender is being led by other factors, such as peer pressure, according to the UK government guidelines. They are also encouraged to consider whether children are being pressured to adopt a new name because they 'do not comply with stereotypes associated with their sex'. The long-awaited advice, according to equality minister Kemi Badenoch (inset), was vital because activists had hijacked transgender issues by misinterpreting the rules.

Following the announcement of the government's long-awaited trans guidance for schools, activists, educators, and politicians clashed on Sunday. The advice, according to Education Secretary Gillian Keegan, "puts the highest interests of all children first." Teachers and students will not be compelled' to use a child's preferred pronouns in the first course of its kind.

Education unions have condemned Labour's proposed tax raid on private schools, fearing that it will force teachers out of work. Sir Keir Starmer's plans, according to union representatives who are traditionally leaning to the Left, could cost their members' jobs, and they have called on the party to reveal the specifics of the scheme. Labour has promised to charge independent schools VAT and end their 80% exemption on business rates. The party claims that the move would result in the recruitment of 6,500 teachers for state schools and in every school with mental health services.

If schools do not follow new instructions, Downing Street has threatened to pass legislation to outlaw cellphones in classrooms. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan announced today that she would order heads to outlaw gadgets in lessons and during break times. Teachers are struggling with the consequences of phones in the classroom, and they need help combating disruptive conduct and online bullying, according to Sherman. However, No10 said that if the government is not taken seriously, it could go further and pass new legislation to follow the guidelines.

Parents have been warned that a ban on mobile phones in classrooms would make their children immobile like arctic animals because they do not know how to survive without them. According to the Daily Mail, headteachers will be instructed not to use electronics during the school day under government policy. However, parents have been warned that if the policy were implemented, it could backfire disastrously.

Patrick Roach, the right general secretary of NASUWT, said there was a'serious' issue in schools, with 46% of UK teachers experiencing a violent incident. Although some teachers were seeking increased coverage, he felt that the problem needed to be addressed with more funding for the children and their families rather than by 'arming' teachers,' according to Times Radio. The murder of Elianne Andam (left) last week in Croydon, south London, refocused attention on youth knife crime.

In a tweet, schools minister Nick Gibb (pictured left) calmed fears by saying: 'Parents can be assured that if they haven't heard from schools, it is safe to send their children to school.' When none of the questionnaires were returned, Mr Gibb was asked how he could give promises. I can because we've been the most proactive in coping with this crisis,' he said. Since 104 schools in England were ordered to close due to contaminated concrete, parents' WhatsApp groups have seen a rash of frantic messages over their children's wellbeing. The schools have not been identified in the government's official list, causing them to contact guards of children who are impacted individually.

In the midst of fears that the concrete crisis plaguing England's schools exploded, it would have spread to hospitals, courts, police stations, and jails. Just days before term begins next week, more than 100 schools and colleges have been warned to avoid buildings made with a form of concrete that is prone to fire. By 2030, the government has promised to restore seven hospitals that have been impacted by autoclaved concrete (RAAC). From the 1950s to the mid-1990s, RAAC was used in public buildings, but it is now considered to be in danger of demise. Planks are said to be in 34 hospitals' buildings in England, while more than 250 NHS buildings may have been constructed in Scotland, where an eight-month investigation is underway to determine the severity of the condition. When RAAC was discovered last month, Harrow Crown Court in North West London was shut for the foreseeable future, although changes were being carried out. After finding the material in six buildings in the court system, the Ministry of Justice is looking into whether any jails have been built with RAAC. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense has been inspecting hundreds of barracks and training centers. It comes as angry parents lashes out after the closing of their children's schools due to concrete fears was revealed less than a week before the term resumes.

More than 100 schools in England have closed right before the new term was started, and parents have been left distraught with reports of hazardous concrete embedded in buildings. The government is being asked why it waited until the end of the fall term to warn families - with fears that hospitals and courtrooms could also be affected by the condition.

In one of the biggest walkouts staged by the union in over a decade, educators represented by the NASUWT have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay. The announcement of the latest wave of disruption comes just days after scores of teachers dropped out of the classrooms last week in one of the summer term's last strike. The new news will bring more misery to parents and students, who have already seen lessons disrupted by strike workers. In a tweet, NASUWT general secretary Patrick Roach said in a tweet, "Today, teachers have sent a strong warning both to the government and employers that teachers want a better salary deal and to address excessive workload and working hours.'

According to findings from the NASUWT teaching union, nearly half of the surveyed teachers said they do not think that their school's behaviour policies are efficient and 'fit for purpose.' In the United Kingdom's March, 8,466 NASUWT members said a pupil had physically assaulted a teacher. During the last year, more than a quarter of four teachers said they had been verbally assaulted by a parent or caregiver during their entire lifetime. Teachers told the union that they had been kicked out, bitten, punched, and slapped by pupils, while NASUWT members also said parents had screamed and screamed at them.

Since the NASUWT teaching union decided to abandon the agreement yesterday, millions of students face months of turmoil. It was the last union to refuse the bid, and it promised to reballot members in the hopes of launching fresh strikes. The denial sets the tone for the first series of summer-term walkouts to have bounded the education industry since the 1980s. The National Education Union (NEU) has five days of strike action in the summer, with the first taking place on April 27 and May 2.

Following the suicide of a headteacher, an Ofsted inspector resigned amid outrage against the watchdog. In a series of tweets (inset), Andy Webster (left), the head of Park View School in Tottenham, north London, accused 'toxic' and 'inexperienced' inspection teams of 'awful pressure' on schools. He criticized the watchdog's "political agenda," but Ruth Perry (right), who died after a negative inspection at Caversham Primary School in Reading, had 'into sharp focus,' how Ofsted has taken 'taken a turn for the worse,' adding to the confusion.' With calls for Ofsted inspections to be suspended out of respect for Ms Perry, the schools watchdog has come under fire. However, Ofsted's chief, Amanda Spielman, has called the call back, saying that stopping inspections would not be in the best interests of schoolchildren.

Pressure on Ofsted is mounting as a union today called for a complete inquiry into the role played by an inspection branded 'deeply damaging' and 'unfair' in a primary school headteacher's suicide. Dr. Patrick Roach, General Secretary of the NASUWT, The Teachers' Union, called for 'proper independent scrutiny,' adding that "the role played by the inspection process must also be investigated and lessons learned." Ruth Perry (left), the head teacher at Caversham Primary School in Reading, killed herself in January while waiting for an Ofsted report that gave her school the lowest rating, according to her family. The watchdog's report, according to Ms Perry's sister, Julia Waters, was "deeply damaging" in its 'implied focus on one individual.' It comes as Phil Karnavas, the former principal of the Canterbury Academy in Kent, called for a change of Ofsted today, branding it as 'well past its sell-by date' and describing its testing procedure as 'rigid' and 'one-size fits all'. Right, teacher demonstrators outside John Rankin Schools yesterday after a headteacher threatened to prevent an Ofsted inspection.

Thousands of teachers would walk out of schools on Wednesday in protest over pay, impacting some seven million students. Since unions received a salary offer from the Scottish government, strike strikes in Scotland have been postponed. Gillian Keegan, the education minister, has refused to consult with unions until they lift the threat of strike action. The full extent of the attack will not be known until Wednesday morning.

Thousands of students around the country sit 11+ exams each year in the hopes of establishing a highly coveted grammar school position. The exam routine varies in various regions of the United Kingdom, but prospective students are typically questioned on English, maths, verbal reasoning, and non-verbal reasoning. We obtained a copy of the 'quick maths' section of a new 11+ exam. Students have ten minutes to answer 30 questions, but if you have only 15 questions, we'll go easy on you.

Teachers' strikes are still 'inevitable' after the government refused to make a wage proposal in the latest talks, according to a school leaders' union boss. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan (left) was due for a squabble with teaching unions as 70,000 university workers begin a three-day strike earlier today. Ms Keegan met with leaders of the National Education Union (NEU) in the hopes of putting an end to the raging debate over pay and preventing more walkouts. While the tone of today's discussions suggested a greater sense of urgency on the part of the government, Geoff Barton, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL)'s general secretary, said: "While the government's claims increased urgency, we have to alert that no new attempt has been made to expand the current conflict's ineffective compensation deal that caused it.' We can't go on like this. The possibility of further strike action by NEU members is inevitable unless concrete progress is made toward a better offer.'