The new Skills Accelerator programme will help build stronger partnerships between local employer groups to make sure communities are getting the training needed to meet local skills gaps
The consultation seeks views on how to offer more flexible apprenticeship opportunities in sectors with flexible employment patterns and short-term roles, such as agriculture, construction and creative sectors.
LACA, the school food people, has launched two new promotional activities for the summer term to help school caterers encourage children back to eating hot school lunches.
A new report by the EDSK education think tank has suggested that A-levels are too narrow and should be replaced with a three-year baccalaureate that combines academic, technical and applied courses.
The Local Government Association has said that the extension of the coronavirus grant scheme until June could allow councils to provide support for families entitled to free school meals during the May holiday period.
Research conducted for the Heinz Fit 4 Future guide has revealed that 60% of school children aged six to 16 either 'like' or 'love' their school lunches.
A petition has been launched calling for the £10 million government funding earmarked for a pupil behaviour programme to be spent on mental health support instead.
According to the latest figures, the Department for Education is 4,248 short of its target of delivering free laptops to disadvantaged pupils so they can access remote learning.