New curriculum to give young people the skills for life and work

Government to set out plans to bring the curriculum into the modern day and help young people step into the future.

Government acts to tackle rising childhood obesity epidemic

The government will underline its commitment to get children heathier and more active following new figures revealing the scale of the childhood obesity problem.

Government tackles postcode lottery of school technology

Every school to have reliable, safe tech in classrooms as government rolls out plans for the future of digital standards to ensure no child is left behind

Millions of families to benefit from lower school uniform costs

Government to cut school uniform costs for around 4.2 million children, saving families an estimated £73 million per year.

A new way to buy energy for your school or trust

In this blog post, Bel Pennington, who leads the Energy for Schools pilot at DfE, tells us why changing the way schools and trusts buy energy could save money, and protect school budgets from the...

No child left behind in plans to narrow the digital divide in education

Consultation launched on plans to make digital standards a requirement for all schools, alongside £45 million investment to improve connectivity

Supervised toothbrushing for children to prevent tooth decay 

Programme will reach up to 600,000 children in most deprived areas.

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Government will amend schools bill over academy teacher pay

Academies will have to follow a salary floor, but need only show 'due regard' to other pay rules

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act: what parents need to know  

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act introduces a wide variety of measures to help children and families, from the cost of living and school reform to home education to safeguarding.  But how...

AI teacher tools set to break down barriers to opportunity

£1 million of funding awarded to 16 ed tech companies to build teacher AI tools for feedback and marking, driving high and rising education standards.

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act: what parents need to know  

The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act introduces a wide variety of measures to help children and families, from the cost of living and school reform to home education to safeguarding.  But how...

Ofsted to postpone initial teacher education inspection cycle

Ofsted has postponed the start to its next initial teacher education (ITE) inspection cycle until the 2025/26 academic year, following a request by the Secretary of State for Education.