A new £1.7m fund in Wales will help parents cover the cost of school uniforms, school sports kit and for wider activities such as scouts and guides and sports outside of school.
Measures include joining with the Institute of Directors to call on more than 30,000 businesses to encourage their employees to lend their expertise in the running of schools and colleges.
Sixty percent of 11 to 16-year olds say they buy food such as chips or fried chicken from takeaways at lunchtime or after school at least once a week, according to BNF research
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced he is supporting a new study into the health benefits of reducing air pollution on more than 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton.
A new £9.8m project has been announced that will improve learning outcomes for disadvantaged pupils across the world by building a global evidence network.
Schools across the country are encouraged to wear green, fundraise and take part in community activities as part of Green for Grenfell Day on Friday 15 June.
Eighty-five per cent of respondents to an online survey from union EIS stated that workload had either increased or increased significantly during the past year.
Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced a £127,000 funding boost for the Catholic Teacher Education Programme, which will enable 322 trainee teachers to get their CTC.