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Certification Officer: Announcements

Certification Officer: Announcements

Thursday, 05 March 2026

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

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Stronger protections for children with allergies in school

Stronger protections for children with allergies in school

Thursday, 05 March 2026

Life-saving allergy pens must be stocked by schools for the first time under new plans announced today....

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Government launch antisemitism review into schools and colleges

Government launch antisemitism review into schools and colleges

Wednesday, 04 March 2026

Sir David Bell appointed to lead an independent review into antisemitic incidents in England's schools and colleges with recommendations due Autumn 20...

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What do PhDs think about our placement scheme?

What do PhDs think about our placement scheme?

Tuesday, 03 March 2026

With more than 200 PhD placements since 2016, alumni share how the scheme has shaped their research, skills and careers....

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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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MHRA patient safety essay competition 2025

MHRA patient safety essay competition 2025

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

The MHRA invited the next generation of doctors to explore how genetics could improve prescribing and patient safety in the UK....

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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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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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OpenAI and Microsoft join UK’s international coalition to safeguard AI development

OpenAI and Microsoft join UK’s international coalition to safeguard AI development

Thursday, 19 February 2026

OpenAI and Microsoft pledge funding to AI Security Institute’s Alignment Project: an international effort on AI systems that are safe, secure and unde...

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Bold bet on AI to keep UK at forefront of science and research breakthroughs from healthcare, to better public services

Bold bet on AI to keep UK at forefront of science and research breakthroughs from healthcare, to better public services

Thursday, 19 February 2026

First-ever AI Strategy for UK Research and Innovation marks bold plan to make AI deliver for UK’s cutting-edge science and research efforts....

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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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Students in England asked to sign up to SFE's 26/27 mailing list

Students in England asked to sign up to SFE's 26/27 mailing list

Friday, 13 February 2026

Student Finance England mailing list launches for 26/27 academic year...

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7 new Trustees appointed to the National Museums Liverpool Board

7 new Trustees appointed to the National Museums Liverpool Board

Friday, 13 February 2026

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has appointed 7 new Trustees to the National Museums Liverpool Board, for 4 years terms....

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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....

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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Gary Page appointed Chair of the Student Loans Company

Gary Page appointed Chair of the Student Loans Company

Wednesday, 11 February 2026

The Department for Education (DfE) has announced that Gary Page has been appointed Chair of the Student Loans Company (SLC). ...

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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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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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Government vows to “unlock opportunities for young people across the country” ahead of National Apprenticeship Week

Government vows to “unlock opportunities for young people across the country” ahead of National Apprenticeship Week

Sunday, 08 February 2026

Young people across the country are to benefit from a clearer path into apprenticeships, as the Prime Minister vows to “unlock opportunities for young...

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Targeted financial support for aspiring social workers

Targeted financial support for aspiring social workers

Friday, 06 February 2026

Social work students to receive targeted financial support, under plans set out in a consultation launched by the government today (6 February 2026)....

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Sir Martyn Oliver's speech at the Sixth Form Colleges Association

Sir Martyn Oliver's speech at the Sixth Form Colleges Association

Thursday, 05 February 2026

Martyn Oliver, Ofsted's Chief Inspector, spoke at the Sixth Form Colleges Association (SFCA) 2026 Winter Conference/AGM in London....

Student skills investment to boost UK defence industry

Student skills investment to boost UK defence industry

Thursday, 05 February 2026

Britain’s defence industry will benefit from an £80 million skills boost to increase places on key strategically-relevant courses....

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Pledge to get 10,000 vulnerable children into foster homes

Pledge to get 10,000 vulnerable children into foster homes

Wednesday, 04 February 2026

Thousands more children in the social care system in England will grow up in loving homes, under plans to create up to 10,000 new foster care places....

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