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New school nurseries to help cut childcare costs in poorest areas | Department for Education
4+ hour, 30+ min ago (1190+ words) Over 300 schools to open or expand nurseries, creating thousands of places, targeting areas childcare gaps and helping families save up to "8,000 a year. In the latest drive by the government to bear down on the cost of living, thousands more…...
Martyn Oliver's speech at Voice 21's Speaking Summit 2026 | Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1772+ words) Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, spoke at Voice 21's Speaking Summit in London (20 March 2026). A child's first word is never an accident. That unique moment, when it comes, happens because someone spoke to that child, again and again, long…...
Ofsted announces changes to inspections of local authority children's services | Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (614+ words) Ofsted has today published updates to the framework for inspecting local authority children's services (ILACS). The changes ensure inspections will better reflect how local authorities are delivering for children and their families, in line with recent social care reforms and…...
Improving outcomes for young people | Scottish Government
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (489+ words) A flagship education fund aimed at helping young people from more deprived areas has helped broaden opportunities to learn beyond the classroom and improved outcomes in a range of areas, a new report has found. The Attainment Scotland Fund (ASF)…...
Welfare state to working state | Department for Work and Pensions
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (1754+ words) Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP speech announcing a further "1 billion investment in youth employment support and reforms to apprenticeships (16 March 2026). Thank you,Tilly. Your story is what this is all about. Thank you…...
Sir Martyn Oliver's speech at the ASCL Annual Conference 2026 | Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1810+ words) Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, recently spoke at the 2026 Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) Annual Conference in Liverpool. When I spoke to you last spring, we were consulting on our proposed changes to education inspection " talking through our…...
Education Secretary speech at ASCL Conference | Department for Education
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1836+ words) In a wide-ranging address at the ASCL conference in Liverpool recently (13 March 2026), the Education Secretary set out her vision for a new era of education. It's great to be back here with you. It's been quite the year since we…...
Funding apprenticeships | Scottish Government
1+ week, 1+ day ago (466+ words) Review to examine how best to meet the needs of the future economy. A review of the publicly-funded contribution rates paid to help deliver modern apprenticeships (MAs) will be undertaken soon to ensure they continue to meet the country's economy…...
Memorandum of understanding strengthens UK-Ireland collaboration | Innovate UK
1+ week, 1+ day ago (524+ words) The new agreement enables further collaboration on research areas that are critical to technological innovation and economic growth. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was announced to coincide with the second UK-Ireland Summit taking place in Cork. It supports a growing…...
New tool for families and schools to cut stigma of child poverty | Department for Education
1+ week, 4+ day ago (926+ words) Support for parents and teachers to help with important conversations about poverty in schools and at home Parents and teachers will be supported to have important conversations with children about the challenges facing families in poverty, as the government today…...