According to a new Sutton Trust poll, primary schools are forced to cut teaching assistants, outings and equipment

The Department for Education has launched its Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, which has a vision for the United Kingdom to be the world-leading education sector in sustainability and climate change by 2030.

The Department for Education is launching a new GCSE in natural history, which forms part of its newly launched Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy.

The British Nutrition Foundation is preparing to raise awareness about healthy and sustainable diets during Healthy Eating Week in June

According to a NASUWT survey, three-quarters of teachers say their class sizes are getting bigger and 91% believe their class sizes are having a negative impact on pupils’ progress.

Discrepancies in pay, pension entitlement, family leave and flexible working are widening inequality within the school workforce between supply and permanent teachers.

Teachers said additional expectations placed on them to provide a remote learning offer in addition to classroom teaching is resulting in unsustainable and damaging workload demands.

The DfE should design and roll out a standardised survey for assessing wellbeing and mental health among young people in schools, a report by Reform has recommended.

Work has begun at Gordonstoun on construction of a new low-carbon classroom village, which will have UPV roof panels and ground source heating, along with outdoor learning spaces.  

During the pandemic, 9 in 10 nursery staff still cuddled children and held their hands, despite social distancing requirements and the threat of catching Covid.

Ofsted has warned that there is a ‘lack of collective knowledge’ around the needs of children in care and has called for a national audit of children needs.

The Department for Education is inviting bids to run a network of Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs in England.

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