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Education Secretary makes back-to-school call for parents to ensure children are in the classroom ready to learn
Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
Extra £18 million injected into councils in England to roll out children’s social care reforms that prioritise earlier intervention.
School attendance in England has surged, with 5 million more days in classrooms and 140,000 fewer persistently absent pupils
New wave of “Do Something Big” campaign launches to encourage more men to join the early years workforce.
Government publishes final statutory relationships, sex and health education guidance for schools.
Young people with experience of being out of education, employment and training will help shape policy as part of a new Youth Guarantee Advisory Panel.
Up to 200 places will be created for vulnerable children in council-run high-quality children’s homes with £53 million
Up to 1,000 Best Start Family Hubs to be rolled out across the country to provide wide-ranging help for families, such as parenting and early development.
Education Secretary urges parents to swap scrolling with reading as she launches a National Year of Reading for 2026 to boost kids’ literacy and life chances.
Speech delivered by Skills Minister Jacqui Smith at the University of Oxford on higher education reform, access and participation and working with the FE sector
The Education Secretary's keynote on Reception Year Quality, setting out the case for early intervention and school readiness reform
The first wave of the government’s free breakfast clubs have already served two million meals, delivering on the Plan for Change.
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