More than 400 youth services across England have been awarded funding from the Million Hours Fund to improve access to opportunities like cooking lessons, day trips and sporting activities during the summer holidays.
Top grades and standard passes for this year's GCSE results are back in line with those from 2019, the last time they were held before pandemic disruption.
Local authorities across the country have been selected to deliver a new programme to test and refine SEND reforms to improve services for young people and families.
Seven new special free schools have been selected to be built alongside the existing 83 already committed to opening, located across England from Devon to Darlington.