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Social workers to work with teachers in schools

Social workers to work with teachers in schools

Friday, 22 May 2020

£6.5 million to put social workers in schools to support children at risk...

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£37 million to support children with complex needs

£37 million to support children with complex needs

Monday, 18 May 2020

The multi-million-pound settlement will help low-income families with seriously ill or disabled children with the cost of equipment, goods or services...

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Education Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID 19): 16 May

Education Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID 19): 16 May

Saturday, 16 May 2020

Education Secretary on the Government’s response to the outbreak of coronavirus and plans to begin returning to school safely ...

Details on phased wider opening of schools, colleges and nurseries

Details on phased wider opening of schools, colleges and nurseries

Monday, 11 May 2020

Schools, colleges and nurseries to begin to prepare to open to more young people from 1 June at the earliest, with protective measures in place...

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Eligibility for government childcare offers protected

Eligibility for government childcare offers protected

Tuesday, 05 May 2020

Temporary measures ensure critical workers will still be eligible for childcare offers if their income has changed due to coronavirus...

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Government support package for universities and students

Government support package for universities and students

Sunday, 03 May 2020

The Government has announced a range of measures to protect students and the higher education sector from the impact of coronavirus....

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New free online learning platform to boost workplace skills

New free online learning platform to boost workplace skills

Monday, 27 April 2020

Online platform ‘The Skills Toolkit’ will help people to build their skills during the coronavirus outbreak and beyond....

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Schools to benefit from education partnership with tech giants

Schools to benefit from education partnership with tech giants

Friday, 24 April 2020

Thousands of schools to receive technical support to start using Google and Microsoft’s education platforms...

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Multi million support for vulnerable children during COVID 19

Multi million support for vulnerable children during COVID 19

Friday, 24 April 2020

Extra support to keep children at risk of neglect or abuse safe during the Coronavirus outbreak...

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Councils given flexibility with free childcare funding

Councils given flexibility with free childcare funding

Thursday, 23 April 2020

Councils can move free entitlements funding between settings in exceptional cases to meet demand during Coronavirus outbreak...

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Aldi joins Free School Meal voucher scheme

Aldi joins Free School Meal voucher scheme

Tuesday, 21 April 2020

Aldi joins supermarkets signed up to Government's national voucher scheme...

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Education Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID 19): 19 April 2020

Education Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID 19): 19 April 2020

Sunday, 19 April 2020

Education Secretary on the Government’s response to the outbreak of coronavirus and support for disadvantaged pupils on remote learning...

New major package to support online learning

New major package to support online learning

Saturday, 18 April 2020

Education Secretary announces that vulnerable and disadvantaged young people across the country will receive free laptops. ...

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Covid 19 adoption support fund scheme to help vulnerable families

Covid 19 adoption support fund scheme to help vulnerable families

Thursday, 09 April 2020

Up to £8 million in funding for adoptive families to meet needs arising from coronavirus outbreak...

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Extra support for schools and parents to help cope with coronavirus

Extra support for schools and parents to help cope with coronavirus

Tuesday, 07 April 2020

The Government has announced a package of support, including additional funding and high-quality resources, to help schools deal with the challenges p...

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Voucher scheme launches for schools providing free school meals

Voucher scheme launches for schools providing free school meals

Monday, 30 March 2020

Weekly shopping vouchers worth £15 to spend at supermarkets while schools are closed due to coronavirus ...

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Universities told not to alter applicants’ offers

Universities told not to alter applicants’ offers

Monday, 23 March 2020

Universities Minister Michelle Donelan is asking higher education providers not to change their offers to students for two weeks to maintain stability...

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Isolation guidance for residential educational settings

Isolation guidance for residential educational settings

Friday, 20 March 2020

The Government has issued guidance to confirm which residential settings they consider a household and how to manage isolation...

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Further details on exams and grades announced

Further details on exams and grades announced

Friday, 20 March 2020

Further details on arrangements for exams which have been cancelled to fight spread of coronavirus ...

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Plans set out to support pupils eligible for free school meals

Plans set out to support pupils eligible for free school meals

Thursday, 19 March 2020

Children eligible for free school meals will be offered meals or vouchers as an alternative if they can no longer attend school due to coronavirus mea...

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Schools, colleges and early years settings to close

Schools, colleges and early years settings to close

Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Schools will close from Monday, except for children of key workers and vulnerable children...

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Free childcare offers to continue during coronavirus closures

Free childcare offers to continue during coronavirus closures

Tuesday, 17 March 2020

The Government will continue to pay funding to local authorities for the free entitlements for two, three and four-year-olds...

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Routine Ofsted inspections suspended in response to coronavirus

Routine Ofsted inspections suspended in response to coronavirus

Tuesday, 17 March 2020

Latest measures set out in the Government's coronavirus response...

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Education Secretary speech at ASCL's Annual Conference

Education Secretary speech at ASCL's Annual Conference

Friday, 13 March 2020

Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson speaks at ASCL's Annual Conference 2020 ...

£1 million for innovative student mental health projects

£1 million for innovative student mental health projects

Thursday, 05 March 2020

Funding will target students who might be at greater risk of mental ill health or face barriers to getting support....

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Graduates enjoy £100k earnings bonus over lifetime

Graduates enjoy £100k earnings bonus over lifetime

Saturday, 29 February 2020

New research shows majority of graduates are better off for going to university and empowers students to make informed career choices....

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Education Secretary: We're going on a discipline drive in schools

Education Secretary: We're going on a discipline drive in schools

Friday, 28 February 2020

Gavin Williamson has written about our £10 million programme to curb unruly behaviour and prevent disruption in the classroom...

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Experts to help tackle poor behaviour in schools

Experts to help tackle poor behaviour in schools

Friday, 28 February 2020

Schools with poor discipline to get expert help from those with exemplary behaviour practices to prevent disruption in the classroom...

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Key stage 1 SATs replacement to be rolled out from September

Key stage 1 SATs replacement to be rolled out from September

Thursday, 27 February 2020

All new primary school pupils will take the reception baseline assessment from September ...

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Multi million pound fund to boost standards across the FE sector

Multi million pound fund to boost standards across the FE sector

Thursday, 27 February 2020

Almost £14 million will be invested to strengthen leadership and governance across the FE sector so more people can access high quality education and ...

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