A new report shows that 70% of children would like schools to incorporate more technology into the curriculum, and 35% of students prefer to study coding over traditional subjects.
Education unions and the DfE have agreed to move into a period of talks over teacher strikes, with no further strike dates to be announced for two weeks.
The Welsh Government has confirmed that free school meal holiday provision will be available to children from lower income families for the Easter break and may bank holiday.
£289 million in start-up funding will enable schools and local authorities to test options to increase the availability of wraparound childcare in the longer term.
The Tes School Wellbeing Report reveals that staff in schools are no happier than they were during the pandemic, amid a budget crisis, heavy workloads and unrest over teacher pay.
Union NAHT has called on the government to allocate funding towards identifying school buildings at risk of collapse ahead of its Spring Budget statement on Wednesday 15 March.
School governors, head teachers, PTAs and others working in schools have written to the Chancellor urging him to increase child benefit and expand free school meals eligibility.