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Boost for skills and research as 35 universities across the UK partner in new defence alliance

Boost for skills and research as 35 universities across the UK partner in new defence alliance

Monday, 13 July 2026

A new Defence Universities Alliance with 35 UK universities will help strengthen defence research, build critical skills and support the UK's future d...

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Certification Officer: Announcements

Certification Officer: Announcements

Friday, 10 July 2026

General announcements and latest decisions of the Certification Officer....

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Education Secretary's speech at Ruskin College

Education Secretary's speech at Ruskin College

Wednesday, 08 July 2026

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson's speech at Ruskin College. ...

Royal Museums Greenwich Board Appointments and Reappointments

Royal Museums Greenwich Board Appointments and Reappointments

Wednesday, 08 July 2026

The Prime Minister has appointed Alexandra Butler, Sanjeev Gupta and Marshall Manson, and reappointed Clare Anderson, Lance Batchelor and Stephen Deuc...

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Crackdown on profiteers through children’s social care shake up

Crackdown on profiteers through children’s social care shake up

Wednesday, 08 July 2026

Expansion of dynamic new model for children’s social care, cracking down on profiteering and more local support for foster carers and children in care...

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Welsh universities unite to boost research funding  and bring jobs and growth

Welsh universities unite to boost research funding and bring jobs and growth

Tuesday, 07 July 2026

Wales Office Minister Anna McMorrin has bought together Welsh universities and the UK's research funding body, UK Research and Innovation, to unlock i...

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Government to cut costs for parents ahead of new school year

Government to cut costs for parents ahead of new school year

Monday, 06 July 2026

From September, 1,400 more schools get free breakfast clubs, branded uniform costs are capped, saving families up to £1,000 a year on school costs....

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Sir Ian Bauckham's speech at the Wellington Festival of Education

Sir Ian Bauckham's speech at the Wellington Festival of Education

Friday, 03 July 2026

A speech given by Ofqual's Chief Regulator, Sir Ian Bauckham, at the Wellington Festival of Education....

Government apologises for historic forced adoption practices

Government apologises for historic forced adoption practices

Thursday, 02 July 2026

Apology comes with £4 million package of support which includes easier access to adoption records...

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Trustees appointed to the Science Museum Group Board

Trustees appointed to the Science Museum Group Board

Thursday, 02 July 2026

The Prime Minister has appointed Ann Allen, Priya Guha, Janice Lane, Toufic Machnouk and Tom Solomon, and reappointed Anya Hurlbert and Baroness Morga...

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Ofqual issues Chief Regulator's Rebuke to Pearson for 2025 A Level maths failures

Ofqual issues Chief Regulator's Rebuke to Pearson for 2025 A Level maths failures

Thursday, 02 July 2026

Just over 75,000 students in England sat Pearson's A Level maths exams but failures in design and delivery of the assessments caused significant publi...

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Councils supported to identify and support vulnerable teenagers

Councils supported to identify and support vulnerable teenagers

Wednesday, 01 July 2026

New data reveals 32,100 “Phantom NEETS” are being left to drift without help, with up to half of 16 and 17-year-olds unaccounted for in one area. ...

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Teachers to benefit from multi year pay deal

Teachers to benefit from multi year pay deal

Wednesday, 01 July 2026

School teachers to see pay boosted over the next 2 years, as part of 17% increase since the general election, backed by significant additional investm...

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Improved family leave and flexible working to signal step change in support for women researchers

Improved family leave and flexible working to signal step change in support for women researchers

Wednesday, 01 July 2026

More than 50 UK organisations back charter to deliver paid family leave and flexible working support for women in research....

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New Civil Service Commissioners Appointed

New Civil Service Commissioners Appointed

Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Four new Commissioners appointed as part of the Civil Service Commission...

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Six Governors have been appointed and four reappointed to the British Film Institute

Six Governors have been appointed and four reappointed to the British Film Institute

Friday, 26 June 2026

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed Tanya Cordrey, Mark Herbert, Ganan Kanagathurai, Hakan Kousetta, Ryan Prince and Jan...

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‘Choose carefully’: new data shows degree choice drives earnings

‘Choose carefully’: new data shows degree choice drives earnings

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Graduates earn on average around £100,000 more over their lifetime than non-graduate counterparts, but returns vary by degree subject....

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Young people with SEND to benefit from new guidance on inclusion

Young people with SEND to benefit from new guidance on inclusion

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Government launches first of its kind guidance on creating dedicated teaching and support spaces for children with SEND....

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Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities

Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going to top UK universities

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

The UK will support Gazan students to take up places at British universities and continue efforts to medically evacuate critically ill children for tr...

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UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use

UK backs new AI labs to make technology cheaper, more reliable and easier to use

Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Oxford and UCL to host new government-backed labs developing the next generation of AI that more businesses and services can readily use...

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Safer nurseries with 3,000 more surprise Ofsted visits

Safer nurseries with 3,000 more surprise Ofsted visits

Monday, 22 June 2026

New investment in early years safeguarding to deliver 3,000 more surprise Ofsted nursery visits, tougher checks and faster action to keep children saf...

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New deal for young people to end ‘degree by default’ culture and boost youth apprenticeships

New deal for young people to end ‘degree by default’ culture and boost youth apprenticeships

Monday, 22 June 2026

Government promises to deliver a “new deal for young people” with real opportunities to work and renewed social contract where hard work pays off...

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New tools to map where environmental pressures impact communities

New tools to map where environmental pressures impact communities

Monday, 22 June 2026

Two new analytical tools launched to identify where environmental, socio-economic and health pressures affect communities across England...

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£4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries

£4,500 bonus to attract graduate teachers to deprived nurseries

Thursday, 18 June 2026

New push to get qualified nursery teachers into England's most deprived communities so nurseries can offer more childcare places, helping families sav...

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Students turn sustainability learning into real opportunities

Students turn sustainability learning into real opportunities

Thursday, 18 June 2026

University students benefit from a collaborative partnership enabling them to apply their academic learning to a live sustainability case study....

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Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams

Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Local areas to begin increasing access to speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and educational psychologists from September 2026....

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UK deepens joint migration efforts and marks Pakistan’s role in brokering US Iran peace deal on two day Ministerial visit

UK deepens joint migration efforts and marks Pakistan’s role in brokering US Iran peace deal on two day Ministerial visit

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

UK thanks Pakistan for their leadership in brokering the US-Iran peace deal and bolsters joint efforts to tackle illegal immigration into the UK....

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UK celebrates recipients from Northern Ireland in HM The King's Birthday Honours List

UK celebrates recipients from Northern Ireland in HM The King's Birthday Honours List

Friday, 12 June 2026

81 people from Northern Ireland are celebrated in His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours List 2026 ...

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New natural history GCSE to grow next generation of green careers

New natural history GCSE to grow next generation of green careers

Friday, 12 June 2026

Biodiversity, conservation and human influences on the natural world among the topics of study, as public encouraged to have their say on the new qual...

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Thousands of young people to be offered 2 dose MenB vaccine

Thousands of young people to be offered 2 dose MenB vaccine

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Two-dose MenB vaccine to be offered to young people ahead of the autumn as part of a one-off vaccination programme in England....

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