A new independent government body will be created to support teachers in delivering excellent curriculum content as part of world class lessons.

Reforms designed to improve the lives of children with SEND have failed to prevent a rise in legal disputes and tribunal hearings over the support they receive.

The government’s multi-million pound catch up programme risks failing pupils who need it the most, says the Education Select Committee.

More than a third of secondary school pupils don’t feel confident in taking their next steps in education and training, according to the Sutton Trust.

The LGA is launching a new commission to promote the role of arts and culture in the nation’s recovery from the pandemic.

Latest workforce data shows that the number of children and family social workers quitting their jobs at a five-year high.

Investment to support new adoptive families is expected to help thousands of vulnerable children in care find permanent homes faster.

Steve Barclay has said that the people who design and deliver government services across the UK should better reflect those they serve.

Access to arts and culture will be transformed with plans to increase and better distribute funding for the sector to previously neglected areas.

Thousands of secondary school students will learn essential cyber security skills for free through a new online learning platform being rolled out in schools.

The government has published guidance to support teachers in tackling sensitive issues in the classroom in a politically impartial way.

A FOI survey carried out by the Association of Play Industries has revealed that some UK regions have almost five times the free-to-access play provision of others.

The Children’s Commissioner for England has claimed that children’s access to specialist NHS mental health services remains ‘a postcode lottery’.

The number of children with mental health problems seen by social workers has surged by a quarter since before the coronavirus pandemic.

Young people will be given access to more activities, trips away from home and volunteering opportunities as part of a new National Youth Guarantee.

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