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Record numbers of children with mental health support in schools

Record numbers of children with mental health support in schools

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

The government is on track to meet its manifesto promise that every school and college will have access to mental health support teams by the end of 2...

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Birthday bunk offs fuelling avoidable school absence

Birthday bunk offs fuelling avoidable school absence

Tuesday, 09 June 2026

New analysis shows children are up to 55% more likely to miss school on their birthday....

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Liz Kendall's speech at AI Adoption Summit

Liz Kendall's speech at AI Adoption Summit

Monday, 08 June 2026

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation, and Technology, Liz Kendall's speech to the AI Adoption Summit on Monday 8 June, 2026....

New?guidance on screen use for children aged 5–16?

New?guidance on screen use for children aged 5–16?

Monday, 08 June 2026

First-ever government guidance on healthy screen?use?for children aged 5–16?....

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Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams

Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams

Friday, 05 June 2026

Local areas to?begin?increasing access to speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists from September 2026 ...

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Government hits 70% of pledge, two years into this parliament

Government hits 70% of pledge, two years into this parliament

Thursday, 04 June 2026

Over 3,000 more special and secondary teachers and over 1,600 in further education, backed by a post-pandemic record of those choosing to train to tea...

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Government backs family reunions for children in care

Government backs family reunions for children in care

Wednesday, 03 June 2026

Children in care and care leavers to be supported to build lifelong relationships, with £8.4 million delivered to expand Family Finding programmes...

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10 million free breakfasts served in schools across country

10 million free breakfasts served in schools across country

Wednesday, 03 June 2026

Over five million hours of childcare have been unlocked thanks to the government's Free Breakfast Club programme...

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Energy security, jobs and investment boost through climate action

Energy security, jobs and investment boost through climate action

Tuesday, 02 June 2026

Families and businesses will continue to reap the benefits of the clean energy transition in the coming decades....

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New action against hidden childcare costs to help families

New action against hidden childcare costs to help families

Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Education Secretary writes to the CMA to examine the childcare market and launches a free tool helping families find childcare and budget for costs. ...

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PM: Government turning progress into results for working people

PM: Government turning progress into results for working people

Saturday, 23 May 2026

The Prime Minister has set out how the government is delivering real progress now while rebuilding Britain’s foundations for the future.  ...

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£1bn boost to PE and school sport to end fitness postcode lottery

£1bn boost to PE and school sport to end fitness postcode lottery

Friday, 22 May 2026

Major funding to support new PE and school sport, with targeted support to ensure all children can access equal opportunities for activity. ...

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Government sets out next steps for children’s social care reforms

Government sets out next steps for children’s social care reforms

Thursday, 21 May 2026

New Implementation Plan sets out major reforms to child protection and social care, following ambitious Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026...

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Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers

Regional funding to train next generation of construction workers

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

£96 million?to be allocated to?create?tens of thousands of placements?on?building sites?across?the country to?plug skills gaps?and boost housebuilding...

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Education Secretary speech at Education World Forum

Education Secretary speech at Education World Forum

Monday, 18 May 2026

In her speech, Bridget Phillipson called on global leaders to join an International Alliance to deliver opportunity for all children with SEND....

New international alliance to support children with SEND

New international alliance to support children with SEND

Monday, 18 May 2026

Education Secretary calls on global leaders to join International Alliance to deliver opportunity for all children with SEND. ...

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Adults locked out of learning to access education with new reform

Adults locked out of learning to access education with new reform

Friday, 15 May 2026

Government announces first 130 universities and colleges approved to offer new bite-sized courses, with applications opening this September....

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£12.4 million boost to modernise foster care

£12.4 million boost to modernise foster care

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

New fund aims to make fostering more accessible and support more people to become carers, as part of wider drive to create 10,000 new foster places....

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North East AI drive to boost local skills and business growth opportunities

North East AI drive to boost local skills and business growth opportunities

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Primary school children and teachers set to gain AI and digital skills as North East AI Growth Zone Taskforce meets to drive local opportunity...

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New missions to transform childhoods of most disadvantaged

New missions to transform childhoods of most disadvantaged

Saturday, 09 May 2026

New education missions launched to open doors for children in the most under-served communities...

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Lee Owston's speech at the Schools and Academies Show

Lee Owston's speech at the Schools and Academies Show

Friday, 08 May 2026

Ofsted's National Director for Education, Lee Owston, spoke at the Schools and Academies Show in London....

Families to save up to £1,000 as children’s reforms become law

Families to save up to £1,000 as children’s reforms become law

Thursday, 30 April 2026

Cost-of-living measures become law, including free breakfast clubs, expanded free school meals and limits of branded uniforms ...

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Call for evidence into antisemitism in schools and colleges

Call for evidence into antisemitism in schools and colleges

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Government-commissioned independent review launches call for evidence as part wider government commitment to strengthen social cohesion and tackle pre...

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Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset

Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in Dorset

Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Antibiotics and MenB vaccination to be offered to young people in areas of Dorset following 3 cases of invasive meningococcal disease....

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New powers to protect vital free speech at universities

New powers to protect vital free speech at universities

Monday, 20 April 2026

New complaints scheme introduced by the Education Secretary for the next academic year to raise concerns about suppression of freedom of speech....

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Edtech and AI companies invited to help build safe AI tutoring tools for disadvantaged pupils

Edtech and AI companies invited to help build safe AI tutoring tools for disadvantaged pupils

Thursday, 16 April 2026

The government is inviting EdTech companies and AI labs to bid to develop safe, personalised AI tutoring tools designed to improve learning outcomes, ...

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New practical advice for families to get children school ready

New practical advice for families to get children school ready

Thursday, 16 April 2026

New government guidance and practical advice launched on primary school offer day to help families get children ready for school, backed by language s...

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Government to examine deaths of vulnerable care leavers

Government to examine deaths of vulnerable care leavers

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Review into deaths of young people leaving the care system to be published later this year, led by Ashley John-Baptiste and Clare Chamberlain...

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Next generation empowered through Technical Excellence Colleges

Next generation empowered through Technical Excellence Colleges

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

19 new Technical Excellence Colleges will equip young people with the high-level technical skills needed to access well-paid, high-skilled jobs....

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UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027

UK and EU finalise agreement to bring UK into Erasmus+ in 2027

Wednesday, 15 April 2026

Thousands across the UK set to benefit from re-opening of the historic Erasmus+ programme...

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