News and communications

Schools White Paper, Opportunity for All, sets out plans to make sure every child can reach the full height of their potential.

• Updated: 28 March 2022

The National tutoring programme has reached one million courses since it began, with new measures announced to help support even more pupils.

• Updated: 11 March 2022

Skills, schools and families at the heart of government plans to improve public services and level up left behind areas.

• Updated: 1 February 2022

The Chief Regulator sets out the support for students taking exams and assessments this year, including advance information and a fair approach to grading.

• Updated: 28 January 2022

Over 600,000 children attended free, government-funded Holiday Activities and Food clubs this summer, including over 495,000 eligible for free school meals

• Updated: 22 December 2021

A series of programmes to help disadvantaged pupils boost their maths and literacy skills will be delivered from January

• Updated: 15 December 2021

Will Quince gives keynote address to parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities

• Updated: 1 December 2021

British Ambassador Ian Collard toured UK-funded projects in Tripoli and met city officials, as well as the embassy’s project partners and beneficiaries.

• Updated: 18 November 2021

Care leavers, children with a social worker and children arriving from Afghanistan will receive devices to enable them to access education and support.

• Updated: 22 October 2021

Children in more than a thousand schools are now enjoying next-generation internet speeds thanks to government investment.

• Updated: 14 October 2021

Helen Grant visited Nepal to see the work the UK is doing to help girls get a quality education

• Updated: 8 October 2021

Trial providing free glasses to improve literacy expanded to thousands more pupils

• Updated: 23 September 2021

The government is providing funding for training to help 2 to 4-year-olds with language and mathematic skills, as part of early years recovery investment.

• Updated: 6 September 2021

Young people at risk of exploitation to be supported through 'taskforces' in 21 new areas.

• Updated: 3 September 2021

Huge expansion of tutoring will support up to six million pupils over the next three years

• Updated: 2 September 2021

Nearly three quarters of eligible mainstream secondary schools across England to host a summer school

• Updated: 29 July 2021

USAID today, July 8, 2021, announced a new $15 million contribution to the UK-supported Adolescent Girls Education in Somalia (AGES) programme.

• Updated: 12 July 2021

National School Breakfast Programme to support children in disadvantaged areas over next two years

• Updated: 9 July 2021

Dr. Martin Longden visited UK-funded projects in Saida, Tyre, and Bint Jbeil, underlining the UK’s continued support to the people of Lebanon

• Updated: 22 June 2021

Her Majesty the Queen recognises Ghanaian volunteers with Commonwealth Points of Light Award in honour of their exceptional voluntary service improving access to digital education.

• Updated: 17 June 2021