BBC Education (Important news for the UK)

Important educational news for the UK.

• US backs Elon Musk's bid to overturn €120m EU fine against X

  The EU had said X "deceives users" by selling blue ticks without "meaningfully verifying" accounts.

• Teenagers to be offered new vocational GCSE subjects in school

  New GCSE subjects could include child development and building and construction as vocational courses are being introduced.

• Schools not ready for AI and 'crying out' for government guidance, report warns

  Author Sir Anthony Seldon says AI needs to be addressed with the same urgency as a war or epidemic.

• Union calls for halt to graded Ofsted inspections over health concerns

  The National Association of Head Teachers says inspections in England may pose a "risk to life" for school leaders.

• Schools in England get extra £500m in bid to avoid teachers' pay strike

  The offer of extra money by the government reduces the prospect of strike action by the largest teaching union.