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Business Secretary speech to Make UK National Manufacturing Conference

Business Secretary speech to Make UK National Manufacturing Conference

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

Speech delivered by the Business Secretary, Peter Kyle, at the March 2026 Make UK National Manufacturing Conference....

Spring Forecast 2026 speech

Spring Forecast 2026 speech

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

Spring Forecast 2026 speech as delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves....

Sellafield recruitment opens for Authorised Firearms Officers

Sellafield recruitment opens for Authorised Firearms Officers

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

The CNC has opened AFO recruitment at Sellafield as part of a rolling programme to sustain armed protection at one of the UK’s most sensitive nuclear ...

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First Youth Guarantee jobs fair brings big employers together to unlock opportunities for young people

First Youth Guarantee jobs fair brings big employers together to unlock opportunities for young people

Friday, 27 February 2026

Thousands of young people were brought together with employers today for the first ever jobs fair for the Youth Guarantee – the government’s scheme to...

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Government launches investment in support for kinship carers

Government launches investment in support for kinship carers

Friday, 27 February 2026

£126 million of support confirmed for family members such as grandparents, aunts and uncles who care for relatives’ children in new pilot scheme. ...

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Government cuts cyber attack fix times by 84% and launches new profession to protect public services

Government cuts cyber attack fix times by 84% and launches new profession to protect public services

Thursday, 26 February 2026

The government has launched a new vulnerability monitoring service (VMS) to reduce cyber risks and speed up fixes, and a new Cyber Profession to build...

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Sir Kevan Collins appointed as Delivery Adviser to the Secretary of State for Education

Sir Kevan Collins appointed as Delivery Adviser to the Secretary of State for Education

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

New Delivery Adviser role to support Schools White Paper delivery, with a focus on SEND reform and local authority engagement. ...

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Powerful new Royal Navy warship programme advances as milestones reached for two ships

Powerful new Royal Navy warship programme advances as milestones reached for two ships

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Two of the Royal Navy’s powerful new Type 31 frigates have reached key milestones....

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Schools white paper to rewire education transforming life chances

Schools white paper to rewire education transforming life chances

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

Schools white paper will reform deprivation funding for schools to help halve disadvantage gap cutting the link between background and success....

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Bridget Phillipson's speech on the schools white paper

Bridget Phillipson's speech on the schools white paper

Monday, 23 February 2026

Bridget Phillipson's speech on the schools white paper, delivered at Ormiston Bushfield Academy in Peterborough...

Radical expansion in rights for children with SEND

Radical expansion in rights for children with SEND

Monday, 23 February 2026

Radical expansion in rights for children with special educational needs and disabilities to transform life chances....

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Specialist SEND support in every school and community

Specialist SEND support in every school and community

Monday, 23 February 2026

Generational reforms to transform outcomes for children with SEND and end one size fits all approach....

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Government ends runaway independent special school fees

Government ends runaway independent special school fees

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Children’s progress put first as government ends runaway independent special school fees ...

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Sellafield awards contract to support plutonium repackaging

Sellafield awards contract to support plutonium repackaging

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Sellafield awards £45 million contract to LTi Metaltech to supply products, supporting safe plutonium storage and progress toward long?term disposal....

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New employer grant to boost quality in early years education

New employer grant to boost quality in early years education

Friday, 13 February 2026

A new package of support will help early years settings strengthen their workforce and improve outcomes for children from the very start....

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Bristol's apprentices celebrated as the future of the defence industry

Bristol's apprentices celebrated as the future of the defence industry

Friday, 13 February 2026

Defence apprentices celebrated for National Apprenticeship week as Defence Minister visits Babcock International to witness the future of defence manu...

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Government to publish new gender guidance for schools

Government to publish new gender guidance for schools

Thursday, 12 February 2026

Guidance for gender questioning children is clear schools should take a careful approach when a child asks to social transition. ...

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Clean?Energy Jobs Fair?held?at Barnsley College

Clean?Energy Jobs Fair?held?at Barnsley College

Thursday, 12 February 2026

Around 175 school pupils and college students from across South Yorkshire visited the fair to find out about jobs in clean energy....

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Minister Narayan AI speech at Founders Forum

Minister Narayan AI speech at Founders Forum

Thursday, 12 February 2026

Kanishka Narayan, Minister for AI and Online Safety, spoke at Founders Forum on 10 February 2026....

Armed forces careers unlocked for tens of thousands through new recruitment drive

Armed forces careers unlocked for tens of thousands through new recruitment drive

Thursday, 12 February 2026

People looking for a career in the Armed Forces will receive advice directly from military personnel in their local jobcentre, under new plans to boos...

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10 year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child

10 year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Schools to be inclusive by design, with dedicated ‘inclusion bases’ and new guidance on adaptations to improve inclusivity and accessibility....

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UK to lead multinational cyber defence exercise from Singapore.

UK to lead multinational cyber defence exercise from Singapore.

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

The UK will lead the multinational defensive cyber exercise Defence Cyber Marvel (DCM) 2026, a multilateral cyber defence exercise conducted by the Br...

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UK Space Agency offers young people launchpad to space career with new internship programme

UK Space Agency offers young people launchpad to space career with new internship programme

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

The UK Space Agency is launching Skills for Space, a new internship programme offering 50 paid placements across the UK space sector to give young peo...

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Government unveils expanded support for adopted children

Government unveils expanded support for adopted children

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Consultation launched on providing better, earlier, and more targeted help to adopted children and funding increased for adoption support fund...

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Government plans to train next generation of construction workers

Government plans to train next generation of construction workers

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

13,000 apprenticeship and T Level opportunities created by government’s plan to transform school buildings....

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Doors opened for school leavers to become train drivers

Doors opened for school leavers to become train drivers

Tuesday, 10 February 2026

Lowering the train driver age from 20 to 18 will give younger people the chance to build rewarding careers in the UK railway industry....

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Community energy investment to build community wealth and power

Community energy investment to build community wealth and power

Monday, 09 February 2026

Biggest ever public investment in community energy will cut bills and create revenue for community centres, social clubs and places of worship....

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CNC marks National Apprenticeship Week with new recruits

CNC marks National Apprenticeship Week with new recruits

Monday, 09 February 2026

As National Apprenticeship Week 2026 begins, CNC welcomes new recruits and marks two years of police apprenticeships supporting armed policing capabil...

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Intelligence agencies provide briefings on foreign interference

Intelligence agencies provide briefings on foreign interference

Monday, 09 February 2026

MI5 and cyber security services deliver rare briefings to Vice Chancellors and political parties to harden the UK’s resilience against foreign interfe...

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Claim your Child Trust Fund this National Apprenticeship Week

Claim your Child Trust Fund this National Apprenticeship Week

Monday, 09 February 2026

Young people encouraged to claim their Child Trust Fund savings for financial head start...

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