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Fears of potential measles outbreak in children as doctors told to be on alert

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has added the condition to its recommendations on the management of children with viral respiratory tract infections in hospital settings

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End Ofsted school inspections and let teachers self-evaluate, inquiry recommends

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'Shocking' lack of detail on crumbling concrete in schools criticised by MPs

Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 25 File photo dated 12/09/18 of a teacher and students in a classroom. A Holyrood committee has launched an inquiry into the provision of additional support for children in education. PA Photo. Issue date: Wednesday October 25, 2023. The Education, Children and Young People Committee asked for views of those with experience in accessing additional support at school. See PA story SCOTLAND AdditionalSupport. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
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Article thumbnail: A view of the entrance to the Riverside Caravan Centre in Bognor Regis which has flooded after heavy rain the area. Residents in the South West are being warned of "significant coastal flooding" amid heavy rain and strong winds. The Environment Agency has issued 72 flood warnings as the latest band of bad weather hits the country. Picture date: Sunday October 29, 2023. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: A view of the entrance to the Riverside Caravan Centre in Bognor Regis which has flooded after heavy rain the area. Residents in the South West are being warned of "significant coastal flooding" amid heavy rain and strong winds. The Environment Agency has issued 72 flood warnings as the latest band of bad weather hits the country. Picture date: Sunday October 29, 2023. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech setting out how he will address the dangers presented by artificial intelligence while harnessing its benefits at the Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, in London. Picture date: Thursday October 26, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS AI. Photo credit should read: Peter Nicholls/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a speech setting out how he will address the dangers presented by artificial intelligence while harnessing its benefits at the Royal Society, Carlton House Terrace, in London. Picture date: Thursday October 26, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS AI. Photo credit should read: Peter Nicholls/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 File photo dated 12/09/18 of a teacher and students in a classroom. Rising costs faced by state schools in England are growing faster than inflation, a report has found. School funding and costs are growing at similar rates leaving school budgets to "largely stagnate in real terms" when cost pressures are taken into account, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The analysis has projected that school spending per pupil in England will be around 3% higher in 2024 compared with its past high-point in 2010, after adjusting for economy-wide inflation. Issue date: Thursday October 5, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story EDUCATION Funding. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: EMBARGOED TO 0001 THURSDAY OCTOBER 5 File photo dated 12/09/18 of a teacher and students in a classroom. Rising costs faced by state schools in England are growing faster than inflation, a report has found. School funding and costs are growing at similar rates leaving school budgets to "largely stagnate in real terms" when cost pressures are taken into account, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). The analysis has projected that school spending per pupil in England will be around 3% higher in 2024 compared with its past high-point in 2010, after adjusting for economy-wide inflation. Issue date: Thursday October 5, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story EDUCATION Funding. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Pupils from Corpus Christi Catholic School, Brixton arrive at St Martin's in the Field Girls' School in London, as they are relocated after their school was affected with sub standard reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). Picture date: Tuesday September 5, 2023. PA Photo. Money to repair school buildings at risk of collapse will come from the Department for Education's (DfE) existing capital budget, it is understood. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised on Sunday to "spend what it takes" to make classrooms safe, but Treasury sources later said there were no plans for additional funding. See PA story EDUCATION Schools. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Article thumbnail: Pupils from Corpus Christi Catholic School, Brixton arrive at St Martin's in the Field Girls' School in London, as they are relocated after their school was affected with sub standard reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac). Picture date: Tuesday September 5, 2023. PA Photo. Money to repair school buildings at risk of collapse will come from the Department for Education's (DfE) existing capital budget, it is understood. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised on Sunday to "spend what it takes" to make classrooms safe, but Treasury sources later said there were no plans for additional funding. See PA story EDUCATION Schools. Photo credit should read: Yui Mok/PA Wire