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Lord Jim Knight is chair of the independent inquiry into Ofsted. Picture: Jim Knight

News 20 November 2023

Independent Ofsted inquiry calls for ‘immediate pause’ of inspections

Children should have 'opportunities for unsupervised play', MPS say. Picture: Wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

News 16 November 2023

MPs to investigate urban planning's role in boosting children’s wellbeing

'Insight days' giving young people the opportunity to shadow staff is among a series of calls to employers. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 16 November 2023

Call for employers to involve disadvantaged young people in recruitment

Damian Hinds previously worked as Education Secretary under Theresa May's administration. Picture: Gov.uk

News 14 November 2023

Damian Hinds returns to Department for Education

Lisa Lyons will take up the role in February. Picture: Oxfordshire County Council

News 13 November 2023

Oxfordshire County Council names new DCS

Nick Gibb has been schools minister for the majority of the last 13 years. Picture: UK Parliament

News 13 November 2023

Nick Gibb stands down as schools minister

Plymouth Council has been ordered to improve services for children with SEND. Picture: Mickblakey/Adobe Stock

News 9 November 2023

DfE issues council with improvement notice amid SEND concerns

King Charles delivers his first State Opening of Parliament as monarch. Picture: Gov.uk

News 7 November 2023

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

De Souza: 'It is my ambition that every child should be in school 100 per cent of the time.' Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

News 2 November 2023

Make data sharing on school attendance mandatory, children’s commissioner says

NCS's Gifford: 'We know schools would like to up their enrichment offer'. Picture: NCS Trust

News 1 November 2023

National Citizen Service partners with DoE for school activities pilot

Experts will discuss how to best support pupils with visual and hearing problems in school. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 1 November 2023

Webinar to examine impact of vision and hearing problems on child development

The National Tutoring Programme is being used to help close the attainment gap. Picture: AdobeStockPicture: AdobeStock/ AntonioDiaz

News 31 October 2023

Success of National Tutoring Programme threatened by funding shortage

EYFS reforms increased the focus on developing children's literacy skills. Picture: atikinka/AdobeStock

News 30 October 2023

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

Keegan: 'I'm writing to schools and parents to debunk the copyright myth.' Picture: UK Parliament

News 27 October 2023

Keegan: schools must share RSHE resources with parents

During the autumn and spring terms more than a fifth of children were persistently absent from school. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 25 October 2023

Children refusing to go to school becoming major concern among parents