The fund will test ways of helping the most talented disadvantaged pupils fulfil their potential and prevent them falling behind.

Two schemes have been announced by Education Secretary Damian Hinds to help parents improve their children’s early language and literacy skills at home before they start school.

NEU launches Trans Equality toolkit for schools

Leading Trans Equality in Education: A Toolkit for Change has been developed by the National Education Union’s Trans Educators’ network, and was shared with members at the National Education Union’s LGBT+ annual conference in Leeds.

Northamptonshire Primary considers closing on Friday afternoons

Ashby Fields Primary School in Daventry, Northamptonshire is running a consultation which looks at closing on Friday afternoons to give teachers more free time.

Oxford Language reports on widening 'word gap'

Increase in pupils lacking the vocabulary needed to access their learning, according to Oxford Language study

Report by charity Pro Bono Economics claims a six fold 'sociteal return on investment'

The analysis also looks at growing pressures due to increasing pupil numbers and the government's ‘ambition for 90% of GCSE pupils to be entered into the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) by 2025.

Sport England launches positive PE experience pilot

Sport England is looking for up to 50 secondary schools to take part in a pilot project designed to give pupils a more positive experience of Physical Education and sport.

RCPCH calls for increased powers to enforce fast food 'exclusion zone'

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health says fast food outlets should be banned from opening within 400 metres of schools in England

Welsh Baccalaureate can be confusing, says new review

Qualifications Wales Chief Executive Philip Blaker: "Any critical review of this kind will always find areas for improvement”

DfE releases data protection tookit for schools

Guidance issued to support schools with data protection activity, including compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

43 per cent of children worried about air pollution

43 per cent of children living in urban areas are concerned about the levels of air pollution near their school.

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