In his first King's Speech under a Labour government on 17 July, King Charles III mentioned welcome reforms including “a bill to raise standards in education and promote children’s wellbeing”.
The Children's Wellbeing Bill will give greater powers to local authorities around school admissions, provide free breakfasts for all children in primary schools, and strengthen multi-agency child protection and safeguarding arrangements for vulnerable children.
A landmark Mental Health Bill and the reinstatement of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill was also included in the speech.
Sector figures have welcomed these proposals with Laura Bunt, chief executive of YoungMinds, saying: “We were pleased to see a real commitment to children's wellbeing in schools that we hope will reform the education system and ensure all young people have the opportunity to thrive.
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