Education Secretary begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachers
Education Secretary takes first steps to reset relationship with teaching profession and recruit 6,500 new teachers
Updated: Mon Jul 08 2024
Letter to the education workforce from Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has written a letter to the education workforces to make clear the valuable role they will play in the government's agenda for change. To all working in early years, children's services, schools, further and higher education, ...
Updated: Mon Jul 08 2024
How reducing the cap on faith school admissions will help to raise standards
Faith groups run some of the best schools in the country, including in some of the most disadvantaged areas. Current rules mean that religious free schools are only allowed to offer 50% of places to pupils based on faith. Some ...
Updated: Fri Jul 05 2024
How to register as a childminder and receive a grant worth up to £1,200
We're making the biggest investment by a UK government into childcare in history. Parents have the flexibility to choose how they spend their government-funded hours - and many are opting to use childminders. Being a childminder is a rewarding role where you can ...
Updated: Fri Jul 05 2024
5 top tips on how to keep calm during exam season
Many young people will be sitting exams over the coming months, including GCSEs, A Levels, and VTQs. We know that exam season can be stressful. Here are few tips and resources for young people, parents and teachers, to help support ...
Updated: Mon Jun 03 2024
Children at heart of D-Day 80 with ultimate history lesson
30 children visited 10 Downing Street and HMS Belfast for the ultimate D-Day history lesson, transported on a Second World War-era red London bus.
Updated: Thu May 23 2024
Education Secretary speech at Education World Forum 2024
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan's address at the Education World Forum in London (20 May 2024).
Updated: Tue May 21 2024
Risk protection arrangement (RPA): a decade of supporting schools and trusts
It's been 10 years since the DfE introduced its alternative to commercial insurance, the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA). DfE Commercial Director Susan Dawson has been involved in RPA since inception. In this blog post, Susan looks back at what the service has delivered, and continues to deliver for schools and trusts.
Updated: Tue May 21 2024
A whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing: Part 1
Two mental health leads talk about how they work alongside the senior leadership team to develop a whole school approach, to supporting mental health and wellbeing at school.
Updated: Fri May 17 2024
Age limits introduced to protect children in RSHE
New age ratings to be introduced on Relationships, Sex and Health Education content in schools to ensure it is appropriately and sensitively taught.
Updated: Thu May 16 2024
Childcare applications for parents of 9-month-olds now open
Hundreds of thousands of families set to benefit as working parents of 9-month-olds can now apply for government-funded childcare for first time.
Updated: Mon May 13 2024
Keeping pupils active to support their wellbeing
CEO of The Consortium Trust, Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne shares insight about the Trust's active and outdoor based curriculum.
Updated: Mon May 13 2024
Englands World Leading Attendance Drive Continues
Next phase of DfE's world-leading attendance drive will provide new data for schools to help them spot trends in children's attendance for earlier intervention.
Updated: Fri May 10 2024
Breaking barriers: School's drive to close the attainment gap using tutoring
Executive headteacher at The Green Way Academy, Simon Bush, shares his experience of using the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) to support disadvantaged pupils during the school holidays.
Updated: Thu May 09 2024
Government expands support for pupils with SEND
Locations announced for 16 new special free schools and trusts appointed at a further 7 schools, providing thousands of vital places across England.
Updated: Thu May 09 2024
Prime Minister to call on university leaders to protect Jewish students
Vice Chancellors from some of the country's leading universities will join forces with the government today (9 May) to discuss actions to address the rise in antisemitic abuse on campus and disruption to students' learning.
Updated: Thu May 09 2024
Government To Lift Cap on Faith School Places
Government to launch consultation on lifting the 50% cap alongside proposals on opening special faith-based academies.
Updated: Wed May 01 2024
Teachers to get up to 6000 extra to teach vital subjects
The incentive is backed by £200 million investment to support schools and colleges attract and retain the excellent teachers they need in vital subjects.
Updated: Tue Apr 23 2024
Landmark Childcare Rollout on Track
Government publishes new data showing 195,355 children benefitting from government-funded childcare for two-year-olds in successful April launch.
Updated: Fri Apr 19 2024
How joining a school business professional network could help you with buying for your school
In the latest Buying for Schools blog post, network Chair Frances Rowland explains how the ABLE network supports school business professionals, and why you should consider joining a network if you're not a member already.
Updated: Tue Apr 16 2024
What is social value and how can schools and trusts benefit from it?
Find out why the Get help buying for schools service wants to work with schools and trusts to ensure they are getting not just value for money, but wider social value from their procurements, and why schools shouldn't be afraid to ask suppliers what additional value they can bring to the table.
Updated: Tue Apr 16 2024
Supporting every learner using the National Tutoring Programme
Executive Headteacher at the Imperium Federation, Meic Griffiths, shares his experience using the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) to support pupils at the federation.
Updated: Mon Apr 15 2024
Primary school offer day 2024: Everything you need to know
Parents of three and four-year-olds will soon find out what primary school has offered their child a place for the next academic year. The majority of pupils will be offered a place at one of their preferred primary schools, while ...
Updated: Tue Apr 09 2024
Parents to save thousands in childcare cost with new funding
First phase of the biggest ever expansion of childcare starts giving working parents of two-year-olds access to 15 hours a week.
Updated: Tue Apr 02 2024
Government delivering on 60,000 more special needs places
Councils are to receive a record £850 million cash boost to ensure children across the country receive an education that meets their needs.
Updated: Wed Mar 27 2024