Young engineering apprentice with mentor

In this Senedd term alone, the Welsh government has supported 73,795 new apprenticeships and invested £144 million into young Welsh peoples’ futures.

School bag with construction hat

The government has unveiled new Technical Excellence Colleges, which will be situated up and down the country to train and deliver the workforce needed to build new homes, schools, and hospitals. 

Young boy reading book

The Welsh government is part-funding Wales’ Summer Reading Challenge, which sees children try to read at least six books to unlock rewards

Sad child at playground

Joint analysis from the National Children’s Bureau and Public Alchemy, commissioned by the cross-party London Councils group, has discovered “serious issues” with the proposed Children and Young People’s Services (CYPS) relative needs formula

Child getting help from teacher

The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed teacher pay scales for 2025-26, following the government’s acceptance of a four per cent pay rise

Budget

Almost half (48 per cent) of multi-academy trusts (MATs) say their trust is financially vulnerable, with 43 per cent of trusts forecasting an in-year deficit for 2024-2025.

School building with scaffolding

The government has published a 10-Year Infrastructure Strategy, designed to address the maintenance backlog in schools, colleges, hospitals and courts.

Kids playing football

The Scottish government have expanded their childcare provision through several projects backed by Access to Childcare Funding, which will see almost £1.5 million distributed across seven initiatives over the next two years.

Piggy bank with money

Headteachers in Scotland, following over £1 billion investment from the government, say that the attainment of their pupils that are experiencing poverty has improved. 

School uniform

The government cut to school uniform prices will benefit over four million children, according to new analysis by the government that says the measure will save families around £73 million each year.

PE teacher high fives students

The Sutton Trust, using research from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), has released an annual survey that looks at school funding and how 1,208 teachers are using their school budgets this year. 

Empty classroom

Following two rejected pay offers, teacher unions in Northern Ireland have accepted a revised pay increase of 5.5 per cent for 2024-25, ceasing the threat of a potential strike.

Welsh flag on blackboard

This week, applications are open for a grant for Welsh schools to tackle short-staffing problems, increase numbers of Welsh-speaking teachers, and teaching assistants.

Solar panels on a school.

Great British Energy’s first project could see each school saving around £25,000 each year.

Empty classroom

The first of findings from a NEU survey have revealed that a third of teachers in private schools have needed to seek additional work to supplement their teacher income.

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