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Kate McGough

London

Senior Journalist and News Producer at BBC

📺 🎥📻👩🏻‍💻 BBC News senior journalist / producer covering all things education (formerly of @bbcbusiness @bbcbreakfast)

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  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Kate McGough |Elaine Dunkley

    Image source, Kate McGough / BBCPlanned changes to school uniform policy will affect over four million pupils across England, according to new estimates from the Department for Education (DfE). The government says seven in 10 secondary schools and 35% of primary schools in England will have to reduce the number of compulsory branded items to three, plus a branded tie for secondary students.

  • 2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Kate McGough

    School uniforms to change for four million pupils under plansKate McGoughKate McGough / BBCPlanned changes to school uniform policy will affect over four million pupils across England, according to new estimates from the Department for Education (DfE). The government says seven in 10 secondary schools and 35% of primary schools in England will have to reduce the number of compulsory branded items to three, plus a branded tie for secondary students.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.com | Kate McGough

    A third of teachers reported misogyny among pupils last week, survey suggestsKate McGoughBBC News / Kate McGoughMore than a third of secondary teachers have reported misogynistic behaviour from pupils at their school in the last week, a survey commissioned by BBC News suggests. About 40% of the teachers who responded also said they felt ill-equipped to handle such conduct.

  • 1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Kate McGough |Elaine Dunkley

    Image source, BBC News / Kate McGoughMore than a third of secondary teachers have reported misogynistic behaviour from pupils at their school in the last week, a survey commissioned by BBC News suggests. About 40% of the teachers who responded also said they felt ill-equipped to handle such conduct. The BBC asked 6,000 secondary teachers about their experiences of misogyny in the classroom, using the survey tool Teacher Tapp.

  • 2 months ago | aol.com | Elaine Dunkley |Kate McGough

    More young people were not in work, education or training at the end of 2024 than at any point in the past 11 years, new data suggests. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures suggest 987,000 16-24-year-olds were not in work, education or training between October and December. That is 13.4%, or almost one out of every seven people in that age range. The government says every young person will be given the chance to "earn or learn" under its Youth Guarantee initiative.

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Kate McGough
Kate McGough @KateMcGough
28 Apr 25

School uniforms to change for 4.2million pupils under govt plans (latest from @bbcelaine, myself and 🎥 Gemma Laister) More on ⁦@BBCNews⁩ today. https://t.co/jbDDtmf64P

Kate McGough
Kate McGough @KateMcGough
9 Apr 25

RT @TeacherTapp: Your responses in the media! 🗞️ Teacher Tapp data on misogyny among pupils was featured across the @BBCNews channels toda…

Kate McGough
Kate McGough @KateMcGough
9 Apr 25

A third of teachers reported misogyny among pupils last week, @TeacherTapp survey for @bbcnews suggests (thanks to the staff and pupils of @BeaconHillAcad for talking to us across 📺 📻 📱 today) https://t.co/X1sMp6b0ie 🎙️ @BBCElaine 🎥 @dannelson_cam produced by me)