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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.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Government to launch consultation on lifting the 50% cap alongside proposals on opening special faith-based academies.
Government publishes new data showing 195,355 children benefitting from government-funded childcare for 2-year-olds in successful April launch.
Councils are to receive a record £850 million cash boost to ensure children across the country receive an education that meets their needs.
Gillian Keegan addressed school and college leaders at the ASCL Annual Conference in Liverpool.
Every state school in England will now share their daily attendance registers across the education sector.
Schools will receive new guidance on prohibiting mobile phone use during the school day.
Brand new recruitment campaign for early years workers launches today across TV, cinema, online, radio and out of home advertising.
Gillian Keegan sets out importance of evidence and innovation in approach to AI at Bett 2024.
Families who have children with SEND will soon receive further support with short breaks, supported internship opportunities and recognition of Down syndrome.
£1.5million investment for mental health support, new guidance for schools to prevent bullying of staff and steps to ease teacher workload have been announced.
Attendance hubs to more than double to support 1,000 more schools and £15 million investment to expand the attendance mentor pilot programme.
Backed by £20 million, strategy shines spotlight on the incredible extended family members keeping children out of care.
Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education Robert Halfon delivers a speech at the Times Higher Education conference in Liverpool.
England is among the highest performing European and western countries in global education study.
29% of children scored full marks in their Multiplication Table Check in 2023, up from 27% in 2022.
Higher Education Minister Robert Halfon delivered a speech at the Universities UK conference on mental health in higher education in London on 21 November 2023.
Government launches application process to the world’s first artificial intelligence and data science conversion courses…
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education Robert Halfon addressed the Committee of University Chairs' Autumn Plenary.
Primary school pupils show improvement in their reading ability as attainment in this year’s reading assessment increases since last year.
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