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.
Lord James Wharton was appointed chair of the Office for Students on Monday, 8 February. There are unfounded suggestions in the press that the appointment was not made in line with standard guidelines for such appointments. This is categorically untrue.
More young people are taking science, technology, engineering, and maths (STEM) subjects at university than ever before, according to statistics published last week by UCAS.
The latest attendance stats from the department highlight a different picture than during the first lockdown last year. A higher proportion of children who can‘t access remote education are in school while more pupils have access to devices so they …
Writing in the Express on Tuesday, 2 February, Universities Minister Michelle Donelan set out her reasons for providing an extra £50m to support students during the pandemic.
What have you announced today? Today we have announced that thousands of students will benefit from an additional £50 million to support them with financial pressures from the pandemic. The new funding means that universities will be able to help students impacted by the pandemic, …
We are aware of confusion caused by reports in the media about the provision of free school meals over half term. As was the case at Christmas, vulnerable families will continue to receive help with food and other essentials such …
A misleading story published by the TES suggests that one in five of the laptops we have distributed to help pupils access education while learning from home may be defective. These claims are completely contradicted by our own data which …
In Parliament yesterday Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that schools will not return after February half term and that we hope it will be safe to commence the reopening of schools from Monday 8 March If we achieve our target …
Today we announced that employers can now apply for a £1,000 cash boost to help them take on new trainees. The new scheme will support young people to gain the skills and experience they need from the very start, helping them to …
Schools and colleges will open to more pupils as soon as possible as this is best for pupils’ education and wellbeing. But the decision to reopen schools to more than just vulnerable pupils and children of critical workers is dependent on pressures on the NHS. The decision to restrict attendance …