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UK Education Secretary Tackles Literacy, Child Poverty Crisis

11/1/2025

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Bridget Phillipson, the UK Education Secretary, will confront unions over mandatory reading tests for 13-year-olds and push for more extracurricular activities to reduce detachment.
She says these measures address poor literacy rates, especially among working-class children.
Phillipson warned that harmful online content could influence young men and fuel radicalization.
She urged removing the two-child benefit cap to reduce child poverty and improve outcomes.

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Bridget Phillipson, the UK Education Secretary, will confront unions over mandatory reading tests for 13-year-olds and push for more extracurricular activities to reduce detachment.
She says these measures address poor literacy rates, especially among working-class children.
Phillipson warned that harmful online content could influence young men and fuel radicalization.
She urged removing the two-child benefit cap to reduce child poverty and improve outcomes.