24/05/2021 - 09:44
The DfE has announced a further £8m to support young people in Alternative Provision at risk of unemployment or dropping out of education through mentoring, pastoral support and careers guidance.
21/05/2021 - 15:39
£2.1 million from the government will allow charity Living Streets extend its Walk to School Outreach programme to more than 1,000 primary schools across the country.
21/05/2021 - 09:25
A total of £118 million for disadvantaged pupils could be lost from school budgets in England this year due to a government change in how Pupil Premium funding is calculated, a new survey by the LGA reveals.
21/05/2021 - 07:35
A large majority of parents (87%) think that their child’s school has handled the pandemic well, according to an Ofsted survey.
20/05/2021 - 09:51
The Department is providing £800,000 in setup funding towards a pilot of five new Catholic multi-academy trusts and two new Church of England trusts to provide more church schools the opportunity to join strong trusts.
20/05/2021 - 09:38
Four areas have been chosen to benefit from £10 million funding to help schools join strong acadmey trusts to drive up standards
19/05/2021 - 11:28
The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a £18 million expansion of the Opportunity Areas programme for the fifth year running, which helps vulnerable young people from disadvantaged areas
19/05/2021 - 07:35
A list of 44 demonstrator schools and colleges, and how funding will be allocated and spent is published in new DfE guidance
18/05/2021 - 11:43
School union NAHT has called for school leaders to be released from the burden of running the test and trace system in schools, as new poll data shows that they have spent on average 44 additional hours on it since the start of the school year
18/05/2021 - 09:53
The reforms outlined in the Bill will help to create more routes into skilled employment in sectors the economy needs such as engineering, digital, clean energy and manufacturing
17/05/2021 - 12:16
Analysis by the Labour Party reveals that the government’s summer schools will reach just eight per cent of pupils across England.
17/05/2021 - 09:51
Peter Kyle has been appointed as the new shadow schools minister, taking over from Wes Streeting, who has been promoted to a new shadow cabinet-level role covering child poverty.
