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750 schools have opened their breakfast clubs today, with parents being able to benefit from up to 95 hours of free childcare and save £450 each year if their child attends every day.

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The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has unveiled the first schools to benefit from the new Greener Schools pilot, which will enable schools to spend less on their energy bills and more on children’s education.

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Ofqual has put forward a consultation to seek views on the ways it both supports compliance and takes regulatory action, which aim to support awarding organisations and ensure that enforcement action is fair.

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A £2 million investment in raising standards in reading and writing is set to benefit thousands of pupils across England, following a speech education secretary Bridget Phillipson to the Centre of Social Justice on Monday 3rd February that outlined the success of phonics and the wish to build on that development.

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The Scottish government has introduced the Tertiary Education and Training Bill into parliament to be scrutinised over this year.

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Public Health Wales are asking for views on their new set of standards for a holistic approach to health and wellbeing in schools across Wales, as they are now in the final phase of engagement.

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The education secretary has announced her plans for the future of schools in the UK in a speech at the Centre for Social Justice.

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Following agreements reached between the Scottish government and the Scottish Liberal Democrats and the Scottish Green Party, Scotland have been able to table amendments to the 2025-26 Budget Bill.

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The threshold for the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in Wales is set to lower, meaning thousands more young people and households will be able to receive the grant.

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A webinar hosted by LACA, the school food people, has opened up their Campaign Update Webinar to non-members in order to increase the reach of their mission to secure fairer free school meals funding

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The government has set aside £1 million for 16 developers to create AI tools which will help with marketing and giving students personalised feedback, leaving more time for teachers to deliver their lessons.

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The Scottish government has provided Glasgow ESOL Partnership with £500,000 to benefit refugees, people seeking asylum, and other forced migrants with speaking English. 

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The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill is set to be introduced in Parliament today (17th December), which will be central to delivering on the government’s Plan for Change by making children’s futures priority.

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Schools can now apply to become one of 750 early adopters in the government’s free breakfast club, set to launch in April 2025.

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New figures show that the Scottish government’s five family payments have reached a landmark figure since their launch, giving over £1 billion in families across Scotland to end child poverty and supporting them through school.

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