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• Research: Skills accelerator pilot evaluation

  20-07-2023 18:00 via gov.uk
  
  Research reports evaluating the skills accelerator pilot, incorporating the local skills improvement plan (LSIP) trailblazers and strategic development fund (SDF).
  
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• Increase school funding to meet need for special education, MPs urge

  06-02-2026 01:42 via bbc.com
  A cross-party group calls on the government to "align funding to need", as ministers consider SEND reforms.
  
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• Number of homeless refugees in England soars, BBC finds

  06-02-2026 01:05 via bbc.com
  Analysis of government data shows numbers increased from 3,560 in 2021/22 to 19,310 in 2024/25.
  
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• What is SEND and why are councils struggling to pay for it?

  05-02-2026 16:09 via bbc.com
  The government is due to publish plans to reform the special educational needs system in early 2026.
  
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• Alton Towers to remove disability pass for people with ADHD and anxiety

  05-02-2026 15:39 via bbc.com
  Operator Merlin Entertainments said the pass was no longer working as intended because of increasing demand.
  
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• Accredited official statistics: Secondary school performance data in England: 2024 to 2025 (revised)

  05-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  The achievements of pupils at key stage 4 in England at school level and local authority area.
  
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• Accredited official statistics: Key stage 4 performance 2025 (revised)

  05-02-2026 10:30 via gov.uk
  Statistics on the achievements of young people at the end of key stage 4 in England, in the 2024 to 2025 academic year.
  
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• Parents back 20mph speed limit plans near schools

  05-02-2026 07:06 via bbc.com
  Surrey County Council puts forward proposals to reduce the speed limit near schools.
  
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• Fewer schools and 'cashless' meals in education reform plans

  04-02-2026 18:49 via bbc.com
  The Department of Education plans will be presented to MLAs for approval.
  
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• Pledge to get 10,000 vulnerable children into foster homes

  04-02-2026 16:54 via gov.uk
  Thousands more children in the social care system in England will grow up in loving homes, under plans to create up to 10,000 new foster care places.
  
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• Correspondence: DfE update 4 February 2026

  04-02-2026 14:02 via gov.uk
  Latest information and actions from the Department for Education about funding, assurance and resource management, for academies, local authorities and further education providers.
  
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• Policy paper: Renewing fostering: homes for 10,000 more children

  04-02-2026 11:38 via gov.uk
  Sets out the steps required to address the sharp decline in foster carers over the past decade and reform the foster care system.
  
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• Policy paper: Regional care cooperatives

  04-02-2026 11:38 via gov.uk
  Information on the development and rollout of regional care cooperatives (RCCs).
  
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• Fostering reform: proposed changes to assessment and handling allegations of abuse

  04-02-2026 11:38 via gov.uk
  Seeking views on proposals to improve assessment and approval of foster carers, and improve support during allegations.
  
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• Fostering for the future: seeking the views of children and young people

  04-02-2026 11:38 via gov.uk
  We’d like to hear from children and young people about their time in foster care.We'd like them to feedback on the ideas we have and share their ideas too.
  
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• Fostering for the future: improving the foster care system

  04-02-2026 11:38 via gov.uk
  Seeking views on a range of issues in fostering, evidence of what works, best practice and innovative ideas.
  
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• School-based Nursery Capital Grant 2027 to 2030

  04-02-2026 11:00 via gov.uk
  Information for local authorities about the School-based Nursery Capital Grant 2027 to 2030.
  
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• Research: Early years school-based nursery provision operating outside of the typical model

  04-02-2026 11:00 via gov.uk
  A look at different childcare operating models for school-based nurseries offering non-typical provision, how they are run and the guidance and support offered.
  
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• Early years provision: onsite nursery on a Best Start Family Hub site

  04-02-2026 11:00 via gov.uk
  How a Best Start Family Hub integrates early-years education alongside other wider family support.
  
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• Early years provision: new preschool class within an existing space

  04-02-2026 11:00 via gov.uk
  How the School-based Nursery Capital Grant funding helped a primary school to repurpose an existing space to create a new preschool class.
  
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• Private school to close after 'misconduct' concerns raised

  04-02-2026 07:09 via bbc.com
  The Scottish Charity Regulator said Fernhill School in Rutherglen had not submitted accounts for years.
  
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• Ban on phones in schools backed by House of Lords

  04-02-2026 04:15 via bbc.com
  The move comes just weeks after peers supported legislation to ban under-16s in the UK from social media.
  
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• University begins High Court challenge against £585k free speech fine

  03-02-2026 19:20 via bbc.com
  The University of Sussex says the watchdog overstepped its legal powers in imposing the fine last year.
  
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• Guidance: Assessment component files: 2026

  03-02-2026 14:17 via gov.uk
  Assessment framework specification files for software suppliers developing management information systems (MIS).
  
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• Jesy Nelson backs under-16 social media ban to protect daughters

  03-02-2026 06:56 via bbc.com
  The former Little Mix star reveals why she wanted to let cameras in to document her pregnancy journey.
  
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• Schools 'struggling' for pupils as birth rate falls

  02-02-2026 17:07 via bbc.com
  Birth rates have dropped from 2,000 a year to around 1,400 in the last decade, a council says.
  
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• Early years screen time and usage

  02-02-2026 14:00 via gov.uk
  The government has committed to publishing guidance on early years screen time in April 2026. We are seeking evidence to inform the guidance.
  
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• Belfast university cuts ties with George Mitchell over Epstein links

  02-02-2026 13:29 via bbc.com
  George Mitchell chaired the talks which led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
  
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• Parents prioritising primary schools with free breakfast clubs

  02-02-2026 12:07 via gov.uk
  Over 300,000 children are set to benefit from Best Start free breakfast clubs in April, as the government prioritises support to tackle the cost of living.
  
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• 'I have to use savings to afford to use university laundrette'

  02-02-2026 09:36 via bbc.com
  A York Students' Union survey claims some have to choose between eating or doing their laundry.
  
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