Families across the country are feeling the pressure of rising costs. From making sure children have access to nutritious meals to helping with the cost of school essentials, here are five things that we are doing to pull over half a million children out of poverty.
The World Cup kicked off in Qatar this week, with 32 of the world’s premier footballing nations – including England and Wales – taking part in the competition. Football is the world’s most popular sport, but you don’t have to …
I wanted to say hello and introduce myself to you and everyone working in education and care. Some of you may already know me from my previous stint at the Department for Education as Apprenticeships and Skills Minister but it …
Music is an important part of education, and it has been proven that it plays a key role in children’s cognitive and social development. This is because it helps with the nurturing of language, motor skills, emotional intelligence, and collaboration …
Research suggests that being able to recall times tables fluently is helpful when it comes to other maths activities. That’s why primary schools are teaching pupils their times tables, so they can recall them and don’t have to work them …
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Autumn Statement on Thursday 17 November setting out the Government’s continued commitment to ensuring every child, young person, and adult can access world class education.
To note, the grant agreements ended as of 31 March 2024. Bullying in school or college can have a devastating effect on children, young people and their families. Last year, we confirmed funding for five leading organisations, worth over £1m …
Modern foreign languages like French, German and Spanish are really useful to know – not just for visiting counties that speak those languages, but employers increasingly see language skills as highly desirable. That’s why we are investing £14.9 million over the …
Around three quarters of looked after children live in foster care. Foster parents provide a stable family environment when a child cannot live with their birth parents.
Education is one of the key tools we have in the fight against climate change. Here’s what you need to know about how we are working with the Natural History Museum to deliver the National Education Nature Park and climate …
Teaching is an attractive profession for a range of reasons; as well as it being interesting, no two days being the same and it provides the chance to shape young people’s lives. Teacher’s pensions are also among the best and …