Funding boost to improve outside learning facilities
Government announces £15 million to help young people in disadvantaged areas to learn outside and experience nature £15 million to help...
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News from the Bespoke School Furniture team
- May 22
- 3 min
England moves to fourth in international rankings for reading
England came fourth out of the 43 countries that tested children of the same age in the Progress International Reading Literacy Study...
- May 10
- 4 min
Wildflowers seeds for every primary school class in honour of the Coronation
To mark the Coronation all state funded primary schools will be sent wildflower seeds, inspired by His Majesty The King’s love of nature....
- Apr 29
- 3 min
Schools in England to benefit from major funding boost
State schools to receive extra cash in May following additional £2 billion investment Every state school in England is to receive a cash...
- Apr 22
- 2 min
The year ahead for Education
I recently set out my areas of focus on education in our 2023-24 Business Plan. My ambition is to make schools places where children want...
- Apr 1
- 2 min
What does the Spring Budget mean for children & young people?
Last week, the Government set out spending measures in its spring Budget, which contained a number of commitments targeted specifically...
- Mar 10
- 2 min
£60 million to make schools and colleges across Wales more sustainable
Schools and colleges across Wales are set to benefit from £60 million in funding to make buildings more energy efficient. The Minister...
- Mar 3
- 2 min
German given boost as part of new schools language programme
New flagship language programme launched, designed to boost the quality of language lessons in primary and secondary schools Programme to...
- Feb 24
- 2 min
Art should command an important place in every school
Ofsted has published its latest curriculum research review, this time looking at art education in schools. Today’s report explores the...
- Feb 17
- 2 min
More two-year-olds across Wales to benefit from funded childcare with further £10 million investment
The extra funding is part of a phased plan to expand early years provision to all two-year-olds in Wales, with a particular emphasis on...
- Jan 28
- 2 min
School Wellbeing Service extended.
A service providing mental health and wellbeing support for teachers and education staff has been awarded over £600k, the Minister for...
- Jan 7
- 2 min
How to do your bit for the environment in 2023
As we enter a brand new year and set our new year’s resolutions, it’s a great time to reflect on how we can do our bit to help conserve...
- Nov 25, 2022
- 2 min
Hundreds of formerly outstanding schools reinspected
Today Ofsted has published a commentary on inspection outcomes for previously exempt outstanding schools reinspected in 2021/22. From...
- Nov 12, 2022
- 3 min
Funding for early years likely to fall by 8% to 2024 as a result of faster-than-expected cost rises
"Early years providers are facing rapidly rising costs that are eroding the value of their budgets." The early years sector in England...
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Bumper £24 million to boost children’s literacy
Primary school pupils to benefit from phonics and literacy teaching thanks to new government funding. More primary school pupils will...
- Oct 7, 2022
- 2 min
£20m to improve ALN facilities
The Education Minister Jeremy Miles has announced £20m of funding for local authorities to improve or create inclusive spaces and...
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
"Exciting new era for education in Wales”
The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, has heralded an “exciting new era” for education in Wales, as he visited a...
- Jul 17, 2022
- 2 min
Changes to inspection handbooks for September 2022
Ofsted has today published updated inspection handbooks for all our education remits. This is standard practice to ensure the handbooks...
- Jun 18, 2022
- 2 min
Ofsted and CQC launch consultation for new inspection provision framework for children and young peo
A consultation from Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission presents a new draft framework for inspecting provision for children and young...
- Jun 11, 2022
- 2 min
England opens doors to world’s best teachers
The best teachers from across the world will be supported to work in schools in England from 2023, as part of the government’s commitment...
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