Department for Education

Education Secretary @bphillipsonMP sat down with @ICT_MrP to discuss the Every Child Achieving and Thriving white paper and our SEND consultation. Have your say before 18 May 2026 👇 consult.education.gov.uk/send youtube.com/watch?v=xTqykd…

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For the first time in over a decade, we're updating school food - so every child gets the nutritious, delicious meals they need to achieve and thrive. Meals with Max spoke to @bphillipsonMP about the changes - watch now: youtu.be/sVHxgL7Qu1w?si…

We're creating new opportunities so young people from disadvantaged backgrounds can pursue their dreams of a career in the NHS. @WesStreeting met medical students @uclh to find out more about the barriers they've overcome. Read more: gov.uk/government/new…

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School food is changing for the better. For the first time in over a decade, we're updating school food - so every child gets the nutritious, delicious meals they need to achieve and thrive. @oliviabaileymp spoke to @Food_Foundation listen now: shows.acast.com/right2food/epi…

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Could AI help level the playing field in education? We're inviting a leading group of edtech & AI companies to help build safe AI tutoring tools in collaboration with teachers, helping ensure disadvantaged pupils get access to the support they need most.

We need a national mission to make sure Britain's children are school-ready, writes Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson lbc.co.uk/article/britai…

The UK and the EU have today completed the final step for the UK’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027 🤝 Good news for students, apprentices, educators and young people across Europe. 🇬🇧 The @BritishCouncil has been appointed as the UK’s National Agency for Erasmus+

'The industries that will define Britain’s future - clean energy, advanced manufacturing, defence, digital - need a pipeline of highly skilled workers, and we’re building it' - @Jacqui_Smith1 Next generation empowered through Technical Excellence Colleges, find out more: gov.uk/government/new…

‘For a lot of our working parents, having that option to bring their child in a little bit earlier just supports the school community’ Best Start free breakfast clubs are helping thousands of children and parents across the country start the day right. Find out more about our free breakfast clubs ➡️ educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/free-b…

Breakfast clubs ensure children start the day fed and ready to learn🍎📔 The government is opening more than 500 new free breakfast clubs across England. Find out more about our free breakfast clubs ➡️ educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/free-b…

I sat down with @ICT_MrP to talk all things Schools White Paper – SEND, school-readiness, the curriculum, Ofsted and supporting the sector to make change a reality. The full interview is below, just over half an hour long, so one for a cuppa ☕ youtu.be/xTqykdML6I0?si…

'The vision for the white paper is that we want a school system that supports every child to achieve and thrive'. Catch up on the full interview between Mr P and @bphillipsonMP youtu.be/xTqykdML6I0?si…

“Parents need clarity, what counts as ‘complex needs’ and who decides…” Watch as @bphillipsonMP gets to the bottom of your most frequently asked white paper questions. Let us know your thoughts in the consultation. 👇 educationhub.blog.gov.uk/2026/02/school…

🫂❤️‍🩹👶 Childcare costs. Parenting pressures. The daily juggle of work and family life. We're helping families with all of it - through Best Start Family Hubs, school-based nurseries and 30 hours of government-funded childcare that put real support within reach for every family. Education Secretary @bridgetphillipsonmp explains more on how the government is helping to ease the cost of living 💸

We are opening 200 Best Start Family Hubs with new funding this week – building on the proud legacy of Sure Start to bring free parenting support, health advice and childcare help to families in every local area. Education Secretary @bphillipsonMP spoke to parents about what they gain from going to the hubs 🏠 Visit beststartinlife.gov.uk to find out more.

"It's not really a question of if we are going to act on these issues...we will act on them." The government has issued guidance on screen time for under 5s. Children and Families Minister Josh McAllister says that there are still 'choices' to be made when it comes to the strategy for under 16s.

Children under the age of five should be limited to one hour of screen time a day, while under-twos should not be watching screens alone. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson spoke to #BBCBreakfast about new government guidance bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…