Children with special educational needs and disabilities in England will benefit from £37.3 million of direct support in 2020-21.
It means that families with children that have complex needs and disabilities will receive grants for vital equipment to make their lives easier while implementing social distancing measures, including computers, specialist equipment and educational toys.

Children from better-off households are spending more time on educational activities than children from the poorest fifth of households.

Parks and green spaces across the UK should be seen as a tool of healthcare in the same way as medicines and therapies.

The government has published new guidance on how recycling centres can be safely re-opened during the coronavirus outbreak.

The government has announced that a major long-term study will track spread of coronavirus in general population.

Kirsty Williams has announced £3.75 million of funding for mental health in schools that will include new support for children under the age of 11.

Leaders of England’s largest councils have called on the government to introduce a ‘£5 billion income guarantee’ for local authorities.

The High Speed 2 rail project has gone ‘badly off course’, with ministers unable to rule out further cost increases and delays.

A new £600 million Infection Control Fund has been introduced to tackle the spread of coronavirus in care homes.
On top of the £3.2 billion of financial support made available to local authorities to support key public services since the start of the crisis, the fund will be given to councils to ensure care homes can continue to halt the spread of coronavirus by helping them cover the costs of implementing measures to reduce transmission.

Councils covering rural and coastal areas have urged the public to ‘think twice’ before travelling to do exercise in country parks and beaches.