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Ofsted to inspect early years providers more frequently

Ofsted to inspect early years providers more frequently

Friday, 27 March 2026

Ofsted will begin inspecting early education and childcare providers more frequently from April 2026, in line with the DfE's Best Start in Life strate...

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New screen time guidance for parents of under 5s

New screen time guidance for parents of under 5s

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Government answers parents’ calls for support on screen time with new evidence-backed guidance....

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Major boost for young people with 80 new Youth Hubs as SPFL Trust partners with DWP

Major boost for young people with 80 new Youth Hubs as SPFL Trust partners with DWP

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Young people are set to benefit from expanded employment support through a further 80 new Youth Hubs as the Government continues to provide opportunit...

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Preventing the drivers of youth custody

Preventing the drivers of youth custody

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Minister for Sentencing, Youth Justice and International, Jake Richards, speaks about the drivers of youth custody and the future of youth courts....

New legislation to keep brothers and sisters connected in care

New legislation to keep brothers and sisters connected in care

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Right to maintain contact with siblings to be strengthened in law for children in care via amendment to Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill...

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New Joint Cadet Centre opens in South Wales

New Joint Cadet Centre opens in South Wales

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Air and army cadets in Ebbw Vale have moved into their new £900,000 Joint Cadet Centre (JCC)....

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Reformed Arts Council to better ensure the arts are no longer the preserve of the privileged few 

Reformed Arts Council to better ensure the arts are no longer the preserve of the privileged few 

Thursday, 26 March 2026

Government publishes formal response to independent review of Arts Council England ...

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New consultation to help children to enjoy healthier diets

New consultation to help children to enjoy healthier diets

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

The government has opened a public consultation on applying the new nutrient profiling model to advertising and promotions restrictions....

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Major boost for young people in Wales with 12 new Youth Hubs and devolved employment support funding announced

Major boost for young people in Wales with 12 new Youth Hubs and devolved employment support funding announced

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Young people in Wales are set to benefit from expanded employment support through a further 12 new Youth Hubs as the Government continues to provide o...

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NHS reform and the future of the health service

NHS reform and the future of the health service

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting spoke in London on the steps being taken to reform the health service....

Save on Easter childcare egg spenses with Tax Free Childcare

Save on Easter childcare egg spenses with Tax Free Childcare

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Families encouraged to use Tax-Free Childcare to save thousands on their childcare bills....

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Children and parents to pilot social media bans, time limits and curfews at home, as government tests next steps to give UK kids their childhood back

Children and parents to pilot social media bans, time limits and curfews at home, as government tests next steps to give UK kids their childhood back

Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Government pilots social media bans, time limits and digital curfews in 300 teenage homes to inform national consultation on children's online safety....

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More than one million helped get connected and get online thanks to government digital inclusion action plan

More than one million helped get connected and get online thanks to government digital inclusion action plan

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

More than a million people including the elderly, unemployed, and people living in rural communities have benefited from the combined efforts of gover...

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Time to Pay Up: Government unveils toughest crackdown on late payments in over 25 years

Time to Pay Up: Government unveils toughest crackdown on late payments in over 25 years

Tuesday, 24 March 2026

Small businesses to be backed by new, stronger measures to tackle late payments....

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YJB Board Member becomes Victims’ Commissioner Chief Executive  

YJB Board Member becomes Victims’ Commissioner Chief Executive  

Monday, 23 March 2026

Susannah Hancock, Youth Justice Board (YJB) Board member and lead for victims, will be taking up a new role as Chief Executive of the Office of the Vi...

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New school nurseries to help cut childcare costs in poorest areas

New school nurseries to help cut childcare costs in poorest areas

Sunday, 22 March 2026

Over 300 schools to open or expand nurseries, creating thousands of places, targeting areas childcare gaps and helping families £8,000 a year on avera...

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High streets revived and children given safe places to play

High streets revived and children given safe places to play

Saturday, 21 March 2026

New initiative will support local areas to reimagine and revive their struggling high streets...

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Martyn Oliver's speech at Voice 21's Speaking Summit 2026

Martyn Oliver's speech at Voice 21's Speaking Summit 2026

Friday, 20 March 2026

Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Sir Martyn Oliver, spoke at Voice 21's Speaking Summit in London....

Transformative new childcare support will save Defence families up to £6000 a year

Transformative new childcare support will save Defence families up to £6000 a year

Friday, 20 March 2026

A new Defence scheme to transform support for forces families with young children will be rolled out across the UK from September 2026....

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Two child limit scrapped as historic Bill to lift 450,000 children out of poverty becomes law

Two child limit scrapped as historic Bill to lift 450,000 children out of poverty becomes law

Thursday, 19 March 2026

Historic legislation to end the two-child limit has become law, putting 450,000 children on a pathway out of poverty in the final year of this Parliam...

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Working families saving thousands on childcare costs

Working families saving thousands on childcare costs

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Research shows that government-funded childcare has cut childcare costs for families in half....

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Major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for next generation

Major employment drive to help unlock 200,000 new jobs and apprenticeships for next generation

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

A major youth employment drive backed by £1 billion will help create 200,000 jobs for young people, alongside the biggest transformation of apprentice...

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UK City of Culture 2029 longlist revealed

UK City of Culture 2029 longlist revealed

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

Nine places have been longlisted to be the next UK City of Culture in 2029...

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Minister Kaur speech at Total Place Now conference

Minister Kaur speech at Total Place Now conference

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Satvir Kaur, Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, spoke at the Total Place Now conference on Tuesday 17 March 2026. ...

Culture Secretary speech at Society of Editors conference 2026

Culture Secretary speech at Society of Editors conference 2026

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy's speech at the Society of Editors 2026 'The Future of News' conference, held at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, City of London...

The UK Ukraine Strategic Dialogue

The UK Ukraine Strategic Dialogue

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

On 17 March 2026 United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met to discuss the UK-Ukraine Strategic Dialog...

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Mais Lecture 2026

Mais Lecture 2026

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

On 17 March 2026, the Chancellor Rachel Reeves gave the Mais lecture at Bayes Business School....

Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

First local media strategy in a generation guarantees up to £12m funding for local media’s digital innovation, for community radio and to fill ‘news d...

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Welfare state to working state

Welfare state to working state

Monday, 16 March 2026

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP speech announcing a further £1 billion investment in youth employment support and refo...

Education Secretary speech at ASCL Conference

Education Secretary speech at ASCL Conference

Friday, 13 March 2026

In a wide-ranging address at the ASCL conference in Liverpool today, the Education Secretary set out her vision for a new era of education....

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