The Department for Education will begin a formal process to find a successor shortly, with Chair Dame Christine Ryan continuing her role during this process to ensure a smooth and orderly transition.

Welsh flag.

Wales has come to the end of its second year of free Welsh lessons for 16- to 25-year olds, with school staff helping even more people learn the language.

Exterior of a school.

Sir Martyn Oliver gave his first speech as Ofsted’s chief inspector at the annual National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) in Liverpool

Empty school classroom.

Ofsted was due to make updates to the existing initial teacher education (ITE) framework for the 2024-25 academic year, but following a request by the Secretary of State, this has been postponed until the 2025-26 academic year.

Hand of a child writing.

New research from charity Speech and Language UK to mark No Pens Day, reveals the shocking implications on children’s formative school years due to speech and language challenges.

Schoolchildren eating breakfast.

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

Two children smiling in school uniforms.

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.

School children in uniform sit in library reading

Parliamentary under secretary of state Fleur Anderson visited Fort Hill Integrated College in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, alongside education secretary, the Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP.

Teacher teaches a lesson to teenagers.

A report on the movement and communities of senior leaders in schools by The Educational Policy Institute (EPI) has revealed that senior leaders benefit most when exposed to new environments and people, rather than staying in a single school.

Children playing football inside.

More than Scottish 3,500 children have benefited from the Extra Time initiative to provide free after school and holiday sports club for families on low incomes.

Young boy and mother go to school on the bus together.

IMPOWER and County Councils Network (CCN) have released a new report highlighting the financial pressures on local authorities’ home-to-school transport budgets.

School children queue for lunch.

Former school cook and immediate past chair of LACA Anita Brown has been named as the vice chair of the Public Sector Catering Alliance.

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