The Department for Education has published its first ever AI guidance for schools and colleges, setting out how schools can safely and effectively use AI to transform the classroom experience for students.
With excess speed a factor in a quarter of fatal road crashes, the charity urges the Minister to prioritise measures that will make children’s journeys to and from school safer as part of its Road Safety Strategy.
Data released by the government shows nearly 4,000 PE hours lost in the last year amid worsening school sport crisis, with 11–14-year-olds hit the hardest.
A new skills programme is to equip young people with tech and AI skills, as part of a £187 million package to train up students for tech careers of the future.
New research indicates tackling ethnic disparities in teacher recruitment could significantly contribute to the Government’s pledge to recruit and retain 6,500 teachers.
Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published the outcome of a review of the way local area services for children and young people with SEND are inspected.
The government has announced it will be expanding the eligibility of free school meals, with every pupil whose household is on Universal Credit entitled from the 2026 school year.
A survey by school leaders’ union NAHT reveals that 98% of school leaders say their school does not have sufficient funding to fully meet the needs of its pupils.
Over £44m is being awarded to projects to support key priorities in education in Wales, focusing on areas including literacy, numeracy and science over the next three years.