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School-based counselling needs to be fully funded by the Government and available in all state-funded secondary schools and academies to help support rising numbers of children and young people reporting mental health issues during Covid-19.

New trainee teachers can get bursaries of up to £24,000 while existing teachers in all state schools can access free courses to develop their skills, the Department for Education (DfE) has announced.

With new data showing that nearly 20% of the most critically ill Covid patients are pregnant women who have not been vaccinated, the NHS is encouraging them to get the vaccine.

A trust which operates 12 schools failed to properly control the risk from zoonotic diseases to employees, pupils and visitors at one of its academies.

The Department for Education (DfE) is considering providing motor vehicle cover to academy trusts and local authority-maintained schools through the risk protection arrangement (RPA) as an alternative to commercial insurance.

A consultation has been launched by Professor Ken Muir, University of the West of Scotland, in his role as independent advisor to the Scottish Government on the replacement of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and the reform of Education Scotland.

Since 1 October 2021, new UK legislation has required all food outlets to provide full ingredient lists, with allergenic ingredients emphasised (for example in bold, italics or a different colour), on pre-packed for direct sale (PPDS) food.

While students will sit GCSE, A and AS level exams next year, the Department for Education (DfE) and Ofqual have confirmed that there will be adaptations to recognise the disruption to their education.

New analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has found that twice as many children and young people are being referred to mental health services than before the pandemic.

The educational standards regulator has been asked by the Government to carry out an independent review of two key catch-up reforms: tutoring and teachers’ professional development.