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New free schools for disadvantaged areas green lit

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By: Stuart O'Brien

31st August 2023

Fifteen new free schools are set to be opened in parts of the country where education outcomes are weakest, providing more opportunities for 12,000 local young people, according to the…

Government reveals two-year plan to improve PE and sport in schools

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By: Stuart O'Brien

24th July 2023

The government says girls especially will benefit as the result of a two-year plan to improve equal access and the quality of PE and sport in schools for all pupils.…

£2.5 billion allocated to school and college building upgrades

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By: Stuart O'Brien

3rd April 2023

Schools and colleges will receive a share of a total £2.5 billion investment to upgrade classrooms and refurbish buildings that the government claims will provide ‘high quality learning environments’. Since…

Government-backed training to encourage more women back to STEM jobs

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By: Stuart O'Brien

20th February 2023

The government has launched a new initiative to help people back into science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) based careers. The scheme – backed by £150,000 of Government funding –…

All state schools start receiving defibrillators

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By: Stuart O'Brien

23rd January 2023

Deliveries of defibrillators have begun to all state-funded schools in England that don’t currently have the life-saving device. Last year, the government committed to supplying state-funded schools across England with…

Primary school careers advice boosted by £2.6m funding

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By: Stuart O'Brien

5th January 2023

Primary school pupils are to benefit from a new DfE careers programme that will encourage them to think about future jobs early, whilst nurturing aspirations and challenging stereotypes. The scheme…

Phonics and literacy targeted with £24m funding

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By: Stuart O'Brien

17th October 2022

The government says more primary school pupils will benefit from high quality phonics and expert literacy teaching as part of new funding. Over £24 million is set to be invested in building children’s…

£200m allocated to to English and maths schemes in schools

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By: Stuart O'Brien

4th September 2022

Education trials and interventions to improve attainment will be carried out across schools, colleges and early years settings, backed by a new multi-million government grant. The Department for Education is…

Baroness Bull appointed Chair of the Expert Advisory Panel for Cultural Education Plan

By: Stuart O'Brien

1st September 2022

Schools Minister Will Quince and Arts Minster Lord Parkinson have jointly appointed crossbench peer Baroness Bull as the Chair of the Expert Advisory Panel for the upcoming Cultural Education Plan.…

Think tank places education at heart of ‘more inclusive’ Northern Ireland

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By: Stuart O'Brien

8th August 2022

Wilton Park has published a report reflecting on the open and constructive dialogue between participants at a special conference on a more confident and inclusive Northern Ireland, with educational resource…