Hazel Shearing
Education Correspondent at BBC
@BBCNews education correspondent. Ex @BuzzFeedUK + @TheSundayTimes 📩 [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Hazel Shearing
Schools, buses, the NHS: How much did they get and what does it mean? Getty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the government's Spending Review, which outlines the day-to-day budgets for departments over the next three years. The review affects funding for public services such as the NHS, schools, housing, prisons and policing, as well as other areas, including transport and infrastructure.
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bbc.co.uk | Hazel Shearing |Hugh Pym |Nick Marsh |Tarah Welsh
Image source, Getty ImagesChancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the government's Spending Review, which outlines the day-to-day budgets for departments over the next three years. The review affects funding for public services such as the NHS, schools, housing, prisons and policing, as well as other areas, including transport and infrastructure. Here BBC correspondents analyse how key services have fared and what the decisions may mean for you.
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share.google | Hazel Shearing
Image source, Getty ImagesAuthor, Role, Education correspondent10 June 2025Teachers in England can use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up marking and write letters home to parents, new government guidance says. Training materials being distributed to schools, first seen exclusively by the BBC, say teachers can use the technology to "help automate routine tasks" and focus instead on "quality face-to-face time".
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Hazel Shearing
Teachers can use AI to save time on marking, new guidance saysGetty ImagesThe government says AI should only be used for "low-stakes" markingTeachers in England can use artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up marking and write letters home to parents, new government guidance says. Training materials being distributed to schools, first seen exclusively by the BBC, say teachers can use the technology to "help automate routine tasks" and focus instead on "quality face-to-face time".
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Hazel Shearing
Free school meals to be extended to 500,000 more childrenGetty ImagesAny child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026, the government has said. Parents on the credit will be eligible regardless of their income. Currently, their household must earn less than £7,400 a year to qualify.
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Money for England’s schools - especially crumbling ones - as well as training and upskilling. But will cash announced in the spending review stretch far enough? Bringing you the latest here👇 https://t.co/0MswYB9Izh
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