Commenting on the Education Committee's reponse to the Green Paper on children's mental health, the Youth Sports Trust has said it is disappointing to see little reference to the link between physical activity, play and sport on mental health

The Government's proposed Green Paper on transforming children and young people's mental health lacks ambition, say the Education and Health and Social Care Committees in a joint report.

Several schools across the UK have received emails containing bomb threats

Think tank 2020health’s latest report on obesity has shown that school-based measures must be complimented by other local policies to be most effective.

The projects from the Life Chances Fund will help young people into employment and help vulnerable children get prepared for school

Organisations are invited to run the National Centre of Computing Science Education, which will help improve teaching of the computing curriculum.

The goverment has announced a £5 million fund to support more teachers to take a sabbatical, such as a year working in an industry relevant to their field

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has said that schools themselves know how to improve their performance, and has launched a consultation for a clearer system of accountability

Hinds expected to announce single performance target

Education Secretary Damian Hinds will announce plans for a single measure to trigger support for schools that require intervention, rather than having the “confusing” system of having both floor and coasting standards to measure school performance

Getting parents to attend family learning sessions is key, says EEF

Only around one-third of eligible parents attended family learning sessions, says EEF report

Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has told a select committee that there is “some logic” to extending the sugar tax to milk products, which he says are jam-packed with additives and sugar.

KidZania, the indoor city run by kids, will be hosting a STEM Fair on 20-22 June to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths skills and careers through curriculum-based activities.

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