Education

Adoption UK welcomes many of the government proposals, which were recently announced, to improve the way children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) are supported in schools in England. However the organisation warns that the plan lacks urgency and misses opportunities to improve support for some of the most vulnerable pupils.

Adoption UK’s research* shows that 82...

• Programme to improve language lessons in schools to be led by University College London from September 2023.
• Part of the Language Hubs programme will be to promote German language in schools.
• Government remains committed to boosting
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• TalkTalk launches new school trip initiative with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland at Edinburgh Zoo
• Focused on supporting schools where the cost of travel would be a barrier, the pilot project aims to reduce the financial strain on parents and schools
• The bursary scheme comes as TalkTalk rolls out great value full fibre across Edinburgh

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The UK’s most successful children’s writing competition, 500 Words , will relaunch this September, supported by BBC Teach with BBC Breakfast hosting the initiative for 2023.

The BBC is now searching for teachers and librarians across the UK to register their interest in joining the judging panel to help choose the best entries later this year.

500 Words is a UK wide...