This post is now out of date. Please see updated information on mobile phones in schools here. Mobile phones can be immensely distracting in the classroom for both pupils and their teachers. We want to support schools to make sure …
Skills Minister Alex Burghart has written to students, parents and guardians to encourage them to explore the benefits apprenticeships have to offer. In the letters, which are published here, Minister Burghart sets out some of the ways in which apprenticeships …
There are a wide range of reasons why some families might prefer to home educate children. In the vast majority of cases home educating parents do an excellent job and that’s why we want to support families who want to …
Every child should have the opportunity to learn in a calm, orderly, safe and supportive environment where their education won’t be disrupted by misbehaviour. While most students are well-behaved, we know it can be a cause of stress for teachers …
We want all young people to learn in modern, fit for purpose buildings, regardless of their background or where they’re from. Some of the schools in our estate don’t meet the standards pupils and families should expect, and the school …
This week the Government launched its plan to level up the country so that every person can have exactly the same opportunity to make the most of their abilities and succeed in life. Education plays a key part in that …
If we give children a quality education and a fair shot, I believe they can and will do incredible things. Talented, ambitious young people are found in every corner of our country, from the coasts of Cornwall to the streets …
Every person should have the same opportunity to make the most of their abilities and succeed in life. But, currently, too many people’s chances of getting on in life are adversely affected by where they live. The government’s central mission …
The repayment threshold for Plan 2 student loans – the income level above which post-2012 student loan borrowers are required to make repayments - will remain at its current level of £27,295 per year for the next financial year. The …
Skills are at the very heart of our plans to make sure we can not only recover from the pandemic, but we can thrive – giving people from every part of the country the opportunity to get a good, well-paid …