28/02/2025 - 11:16
The Education Committee has urged the government to use its Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill to remove the requirement to apply for free school meals for eligible children from low-income families.
25/02/2025 - 11:29
The Raising the National Plan Commission, a year-long independent inquiry into why play is critical to the wellbeing of children in England, has published its Interim Report, ‘State of Play’.
24/02/2025 - 09:52
The first 750 schools have been selected to offer free breakfast clubs, as part of the government’s national roll out.
15/01/2025 - 11:46
The Welsh government has invested over £20 million towards helping universities cut down on their emissions.
22/11/2024 - 12:48
A £140 million industry investment to get Britain building again has been launched, starting with 5,000 more construction apprenticeship places being made available.
20/11/2024 - 11:01
The government has announced new guidance to make school runs healthier, safer, greener and more active.
11/09/2024 - 10:25
A national campaign in Scotland to support young people to safely navigate social media and prevent violence has been launched.
09/09/2024 - 11:09
TV chefs have joined the mayor of London to celebrate the second year of free school meals for all the city's state primary schoolchildren.
06/09/2024 - 10:42
More than £1.5 million of funding has been provided by the Scottish government for five new place-based partnerships to tackle child poverty.
04/09/2024 - 10:29
The Welsh government has confirmed that all pupils in maintained primary schools are now able to receive a free school meal from this week.
30/07/2024 - 09:17
The report put forward recommendations to tackle poor identification of SEND, the postcode lottery of EHC plans, and reducing the huge numbers of children not receiving the support they need to reach their full potential.
27/06/2024 - 11:21
The Instisute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has examined the Labour party's promise to introduce free breakfast clubs in all primary schools in Engla
21/06/2024 - 10:01
Early Years Minister Jayne Bryant has welcomed guidance aimed at creating an anti-racist culture in childcare settings in Wales.
20/06/2024 - 10:23
Schools could have an extra £36,000 each on average to spend on their buildings if the Department for Education (DfE) had reallocated last year’s unspent capital budget, according to new analysis by the School Cuts coalition.
18/06/2024 - 10:59
Local authorities are facing a shortfall of almost £1 billion in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) budgets this year.
