Youth Sport Trust launches strategy to improve children’s wellbeing

A new four-year strategy has been launched by the Youth Sport Trust, which aims to stop the decline in children’s physical, mental and social wellbeing with physical activity.

DfE announces news measures for recording of primary school performance

The Department for Education has announced that assessments to measure pupil progress from the start of primary school are to be designed and delivered by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

End the “secret garden of academy finances”, union says

Teachers at the annual NASUWT conference have stated that some academy school leaders are receiving excessive salaries and that there needs to be “greater transparency” on the finances of academy schools and MATs.

Measures to ensure quality education is delivered for children in and out of school announced

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced a package of measures designed to make sure children receive the best education, whether at home or outside of school.

£1.5m extra funding for sports prosthetics for children

The Department of Health & Social Care has announced £1.5 million extra funding into sports and activity prosthetics, such as running blades, for children with limb loss or who were born with a limb deficiency.

Campaigners have stated that the Department for Education (DfE) is to stop collecting data on nationality, country or birth in schools in England.

Programme includes opportunities with the British Film Institute, sessions with the National Youth Dance Company, and funding to continue Historic England’s Heritage Schools

School standards minister Nick Gibb has announced £96 million to help pupils of music, drama and dance to gain opportunities to kick start their careers.

Support staff are working overtime due to increasing workloads, survey finds

School support staff such as teaching assistants and school administrators are working overtime as a result of increasing workloads and cuts to school staff, new research shows.

Entries for Learning Technologies Awards open for learning professionals

The Learning Technologies Awards 2017 is open for entries for learning professionals to get recognition for their work across 17 categories.

Increase in number of Scottish school exclusions relating to weapon attacks

The number of school exclusions involving weapon attacks in Scotland has soared to a five-year high.

Schools in poorer areas can do more to improve children’s eating habits

Schools in more deprived areas should be doing more to entice pupils to eat at school, new research has found.

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