Crisis in England’s special educational needs system: A call for urgent reform
The Public Accounts Committee has stated in a new report today (15 January) that the system to support children and young people with special...
January 15, 2025
Government unveils £1 million AI project set to support teachers and improve student performance
The government announced that £1 million has been set aside for 16 developers to create artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help with marking and...
January 14, 2025
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill debated in Parliament
The second reading of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill in Parliament was read in Parliament yesterday. The government stated that major reforms to...
January 9, 2025
Government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill ‘falls short of delivering the vital educational and mental health support’ for children in kinship, says charity
The government announced the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, saying its measures will help ensure all children get the best start in life, to...
December 20, 2024
Reading programme boosts results for disadvantaged children across the North West
An evaluation has found that an innovative reading programme developed by teachers in Merseyside is improving reading skills among disadvantaged children across the North...
December 19, 2024
Number of children missing in education soars
39,200 children were reported as children missing education (CME) by their local authorities this autumn term, an increase of 6,200 children compared to the...
December 17, 2024
Calling all teachers and youth workers: help young people to have their say on education
The Youth Shadow Panel is inviting children and young people across England to share their views on their experience of school or college. This...
December 17, 2024
Teachers that use ChatGPT ‘effectively’ can reduce lesson planning time by 31 per cent, according to new findings
Teachers using ChatGPT, alongside a guide to support them to use it effectively, can reduce their lesson planning time by 31 per cent. This...
December 13, 2024
Paloma Faith and Sky Kids choir reimagine ‘Silent Night’ for neurodivergent children
This Christmas, Sky Kids has partnered with award-winning singer-songwriter, Paloma Faith, and the Sky Kids Choir to release ‘Silent Night, Gentle Light’: a reimagination...
December 13, 2024
64 per cent of teachers not using artificial intelligence for their work, new report reveals
64 per cent of teachers are not using ChatGPT professionally, including 19 per cent who are ‘not interested’ in using artificial intelligence (AI) anytime...
December 12, 2024
