Hitting children must be banned in England and Northern Ireland
Hitting children (often referred to as smacking) by parents or caregivers as a form of punishment is linked to behavioural problems and worse exam...
June 10, 2026
Why modern modular learning spaces are built for today’s schools
Parents may remember times during their childhood when they had to sit in dull and unappealing mobile classrooms while a part of their school...
June 10, 2026
Government gives tech firms three months to stop children sharing explicit images after criticism over delays
Tech firms handed three-month deadline This week, the government issued tech firms with a three-month deadline to introduce stronger protections aimed at stopping children...
June 9, 2026
Birthday bunk-offs fuelling avoidable school absence
Children are up to 55 per cent more likely to miss school on their birthday. This is one of a string of ‘just one...
June 9, 2026
Expert panel to shape future of SEND support
The government has promised that more children and young people with SEND will get specialist support without needing a diagnosis as it begins rolling...
June 8, 2026
‘The NEET crisis is our biggest social mobility test’
A growing youth employment crisis The recent Young People and Work: Interim Report warns that the UK is facing a growing youth employment crisis....
May 29, 2026
Malala Yousafzai awarded Hay Festival Medal for Education
The women’s rights campaigner and youngest-ever Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has been awarded the Medal for Education at Hay Festival in Wales. Malala is...
May 28, 2026
Marcus Rashford Wall of Hope inspires new FREE digital educational resource ahead of World Cup
As the country prepares to come together to enjoy the excitement of the World Cup (11 June to 19 July 2026), Manchester Libraries and Withington Walls are encouraging schools to...
May 27, 2026
Government pledge £1 billion investment in school sport to tackle childhood obesity
The government promises that more young people will have access to high quality PE and school sport under the government’s new PE and School...
May 22, 2026
Only 1 in 5 say education is preparing young people for an AI-driven future
Schools, colleges and universities are increasingly expected to prepare young people for an AI-driven jobs market. However, only one in five believe the education...
May 19, 2026
