A share of £170m has been made available to employers, education and training providers to establish new ‘Institutes of Technology’ (IoTs), which will specialise in delivering the higher level technical skills.
The number of 10 and 11-year-old children classed as severely obese in the final year of primary school is nearly double that of those in reception, LGA data shows
Courses in construction, digital and education & childcare will be first taught from September 2020, with a further 22 courses to be rolled out in stages from 2021
Some of London’s most polluted primary schools will share a new £1 million fund from the Mayor of London, following detailed air quality audits in 50 schools across 23 London boroughs.
British Cycling and HSBC UK, in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust, aim to ensure that every child in the UK is given the opportunity to learn to ride a bike.
Public Health England (PHE) has published its first assessment on the government’s sugar reduction programme, which has the aim of reducing childhood obesity.