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Ofqual has launched a consultation in England with regard to the proposed regulatory requirements for new French, German and Spanish qualifications.

In response to rising fuel prices across the country, the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) has written to the UK, Scottish and Welsh governments to highlight the impact this is having on bus and coach operators and, in particular, on home-to-school services.

Hard on the heels of the Government’s White Paper on schools (see Schools White Paper promises opportunity for all), the Department for Education (DfE) has published a consultation on support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Plans to make sure all children in England can reach their potential are set out in Opportunity for all: Strong schools with great teachers for your child, a new Government White Paper presented by Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi.

The latest report from the Department for Education (DfE) on Attendance in Education and Early Years Settings During the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic shows that Covid-related pupil absence in all state-funded schools was 2.5% on 17 March 2022, up from 0.7% on 3 March.

Car trips to school have a huge impact on congestion, increasing toxic air pollution, carbon emissions and road danger. Before the pandemic, a quarter of weekday morning peak car trips were for school drop-offs, meaning the rush hour around schools can be busy, polluted and dangerous.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has worked with a number of organisations to create a video showing an animated guide to DBS checks, along with an accompanying leaflet.

Dame Rachel de Souza, the Children’s Commissioner for England, has published the interim findings from her Attendance Audit and highlighted that some 1.8 million children missed at least 10% of school in the autumn term.

A free online learning platform is being rolled out in schools across the country and will, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) says, enable thousands of secondary school students to learn essential cybersecurity skills.

The Department for Education (DfE) has said it expects that the higher education system in England will be made fairer for students and taxpayers thanks to new reforms announced by the Government.