Department for Education

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EDUCATION

Schools in England to share £22.5m for clubs and activities

More than 400 secondary schools in disadvantaged communities will get funding and support under the Enrichment Expansion programme, the government said.

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An English secondary school building seen from its playing field
EDUCATION

School dinners in England to change from 2027

Education Secretary Lucy Powell said the first update to school food standards in more than a decade would mean more fruit, vegetables and fibre on children’s plates.

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Education Secretary Lucy Powell, in her official parliamentary portrait
EDUCATION

Teacher numbers in England rise by 4,654

Education minister Georgia Gould gave the figures in a written answer about teacher retention in North Shropshire, where the local authority’s teacher numbers rose from…

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The exterior of an English primary school building.