The barriers reported by girls to physical activity in schools have remained the same over the last three years but periods have become a bigger concern over the last academic year.
As part of plans to recruit and retain world-class teachers, the government has announced plans for bursaries for graduates applying to train as teachers in high demand subjects.
Five education unions have written to the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi, asking him to reconsider the reintroduction of additional safety measures in schools, such as masks and "bubbles"
New Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has made his first address to the sector, speaking at the NAHT union Conference, saying he wanted wellbeing to be "at the centre of everything we do in schools".
Fewer than a fifth of UK primary school teachers had received any formal training in remote learning before the COVID-19 pandemic sent pupils home from schools
Just two per cent of the promised carbon dioxide monitors have been delivered to schools so far, a month after the government’s ventilation scheme started.
One of the UK’s largest canteen suppliers has written to its school catering staff and advised them to stock up on food as part of contingency plans to make sure children are properly fed through the winter.
Children across the country have reported feeling fitter and stronger - not just physically but mentally - since returning to a more active way of learning following a year of disruption.