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Catering

The proposed Scottish Budget for 2026-27 commits up to £200 million to the Scottish Attainment Challenge.

Classroom

The Welsh Government has set out the key challenges facing tertiary education in Wales and has launched a call for evidence to help address these challenges.

Almost half (45%) of school leaders needed mental health and well-being support in just a year, a new survey from union NAHT has found.

School food campaign video

The film, ‘The Lunch They Deserve’, seeks to focus the nation on the need for better school food standards before the provision of Free School Meals is extended.

Speaking at the Bett UK Conference, the Education Secretary said the EdTech Testbed will recruit schools and colleges to put the latest tech and AI tools through their paces.

A new national report has uncovered the major barriers preventing education leaders from running a well-run school.

AI

The updated AI safety expectations have details added on how AI tools used in schools must protect children’s mental health, cognitive, emotional and social development

Phones with social media

Tougher guidance for schools on mobile phones will make it even clearer that schools need to be phone-free environments.

Children

Research has explored the outcomes from the schools that adopted the Well Schools framework - a programme that puts wellbeing at the heart of education. 

Teamwork

Underpinning the training will be a new expectation set out in the SEND Code of Practice, confirming that all staff in every nursery, school and college should receive training on SEND and inclusion.

A new report released by the Education Policy Institute and Sync has warned that schools and Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) could be making critical technology decisions without proper guidance.

Handshake

Colleges and universities in Scotland will be expected to meet additional 'fair work' criteria in areas such as workplace inequalities and the use of zero hours contracts.

Football

The Scottish Government is increasing investment in its free after school activities programme so that it reaches more children.

Books

The campaign aims to tackle the worrying decline in reading for pleasure, with reading rates among young people dropping to its lowest level since 2005,

AI

Almost half (46 per cent) of teachers across Europe do not think schools are equipping students with the skills needed for an AI future — a concern shared by two in five teachers in the UK (41 per cent).