New data from The Careers & Enterprise Company (CEC) finds that around two-thirds of businesses believe a two-week block of work experience is too time-consuming and offers too little benefit.   

Sport

The Youth Sport Trust has launched its latest Class of 2035 Report, warning that unless urgent action is taken to increase physical activity among children, this generation will face poorer health and outcomes.

The Education Committee has launched a new inquiry to understand how reading can be nurtured, and what its benefits are, amid a decline in the number of children reading for pleasure.

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The framework provides a practical guide to integrating education and health for better outcomes for children and young people.

Parents will be able to get Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks when hiring private tutors, carers and therapists, among others. 

The government is funding research into developing smarter data tools to help identify children with special educational needs sooner.

Bagels

The programme prioritises schools with the highest proportion of pupils on free school meals to ensure the benefits are felt where it is most needed.  

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Skills England has announced that development of the second round of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) is now underway and has published guidance to steer the process 

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Education Support, the charity dedicated to the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff, has released its ninth Teacher Wellbeing Index.

People

Nearly two thirds of Initial Teacher Training providers believe that teachers are not currently prepared to meet the government’s ambition to raise the complexity threshold for SEND pupils entering mainstream schools.

Money

England’s councils are warning of a "ticking time bomb" in the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system, with new data showing deficits that could bankrupt local authorities within three years. 

Event for school leaders, governors and education professionals relocates to the historic Old Billingsgate venue in London.

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