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Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt pledged to clamp down on homophobia in schools yesterday as campaigners warned that politicians must “put money where their mouth is.”
Kicking off LGBT history month celebrations, Mr Hunt said he wanted a zero-tolerance attitude towards the “deeply troubling” bullying.
“The use of homophobic language and other forms of homophobic bullying is damaging the life chances of so many young people,” he said.
A teaching delegation to Cuba offered IAN DUCKETT a powerful glimpse into a schooling system defined by care, creativity and the legacy of the island’s remarkable 1961 literacy campaign
With 12,000 fewer teachers since 2010 and dwindling resources, Scotland’s schools desperately need investment to support diverse learners rather than empty promises from politicians, writes ANDREA BRADLEY
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East
NICOLA SARAH HAWKINS explains how an under-regulated introduction of AI into education is already exacerbating inequalities