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An advisory group that aims to examine how best to help schools run more character- and resilience-building activities has been created.

Only 16% of outstanding primary and secondary schools inspected this academic year retained their top Ofsted rating according to official statistics.

The findings of an independent review into post-18 education have been welcomed by Prime Minister Theresa May who said that she strongly agrees with a number of the issues identified.

The Government has been advised to make schools responsible for the education of pupils who have been permanently excluded.

The Government has been urged to end the use of the English Baccalaureate (EBacc) and to rebrand Design & Technology (D&T) in schools.

The London Fire Brigade says sprinklers must be installed in new and refurbished special educational needs schools in order to protect vulnerable children from the effects of disastrous fires.

A £7 million pilot scheme to help companies cover the costs associated with workplace placements is among new measures intended to increase T Level take-up.

The Children’s Commissioner for England, Anne Longfield, has questioned claims by tech companies that it is impossible to keep children off platforms which they are not old enough to use due to lack of reliable age verification technology.

Employers have again been told that they are not doing enough to protect pregnant women at work.

New research for Ofsted has revealed that a quarter of teachers have seen off-rolling – when a child is removed from the school roll for the school’s benefit, rather than in the child’s best interests – happen in their schools.