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.

Young children writing at school.

A new survey by Kindred Squared has revealed insights into school readiness, with 90 per cent of parents in 2024 believing that their child is ready for school, even though teachers say a third of children are not.

Schoolchildren reading.

As part of a century-long collaboration between the UK and Ukraine, the new UK-Ukraine School Partnerships will help build cross-cultural understanding and forge lasting links between the two countries.

Schoolchildren eating breakfast.

Schools can now apply to become one of 750 early adopters in the government’s free breakfast club, set to launch in April 2025.

Children playing football inside.

More than Scottish 3,500 children have benefited from the Extra Time initiative to provide free after school and holiday sports club for families on low incomes.

The largest trial of its kind in the UK has shown how a low-cost, structured, anti-bullying programme can improve social dynamics in primary schools and reduce victimisation.

Essex County Council has opened a new net zero building, Limebrook Primary School, and pupils are settling in for the new term.

Almost 80 per cent of primary school children across the UK hear homophobic language, according to new research.

A report from Ofsted has revealed that primary schools are having to teach infants how to communicate, as they struggle to make friends or cope with lessons because of speech and language difficulties.

The new project is being backed by £4 million of investment.

Education technology charity London Grid for Learning (LGfL) has designed a new internet safety game to better engage Key Stage 2 students. 

Over 90 per cent of children excluded at primary school don't pass GCSE English and Maths, research from Chance UK has found.

Schools could face a £1 billion funding hit over falling enrolment rates, a report from the Education Policy Institute suggests. 

Schools must wait until May to find out their pupil premium funding allocations for the next financial year, the Department for Education has announced.

A report from FFT Education DataLab has found that absence rates among secondary school year groups in key stage 3 were higher last term compared to the year before. 

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