The education secretary has called on parents to get their children ready to learn.

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The government has announced an extra £18 million for local councils in England so they can rollout early intervention child protection reforms, which come part of Family Group Decision Making.

Teacher reading to class

The Education secretary has launched a national campaign to encourage young people to enjoy reading.

Students in exam hall

New research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found that disadvantaged students are, on average, one-fifth of a grade behind in English and one-eighth of a grade behind in maths when resitting GCSEs

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The government are starting to roll out ‘Best Start Family Hubs’ across every local authority in England by April 2026, offering help and support for parents.

Department for Education

The government has confirmed that they will not be extending their Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) grants, after five years of allocating money to public sector buildings, such as schools, to replace inefficient heating systems.

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As part of the government’s pledge that all school pupils will have access to mental health support by 2029-30, recent steps will mean that 900,000 pupils are to benefit from mental health support in school this year. 

Young children colouring

Working parents of children who will be nine months old before 1st September across England are now able to apply for 30 hours of funded childcare starting in September.

Schoolchildren

The government’s Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) teams are expanding from the initial 32 schools to 200, which will benefit more than 120,000 children.

Toast

750 schools have opened their breakfast clubs today, with parents being able to benefit from up to 95 hours of free childcare and save £450 each year if their child attends every day.

School building

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has unveiled the first schools to benefit from the new Greener Schools pilot, which will enable schools to spend less on their energy bills and more on children’s education.

Students take exams in exam hall.

Ofqual has put forward a consultation to seek views on the ways it both supports compliance and takes regulatory action, which aim to support awarding organisations and ensure that enforcement action is fair.

Little boy reading in a library.

A £2 million investment in raising standards in reading and writing is set to benefit thousands of pupils across England, following a speech education secretary Bridget Phillipson to the Centre of Social Justice on Monday 3rd February that outlined the success of phonics and the wish to build on that development.

Graduate cap and Scottish flag.

The Scottish government has introduced the Tertiary Education and Training Bill into parliament to be scrutinised over this year.

Child dressed as doctor.

Public Health Wales are asking for views on their new set of standards for a holistic approach to health and wellbeing in schools across Wales, as they are now in the final phase of engagement.

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