We are seeking views on the draft regulations, statutory guidance, and regulatory impact assessment relating to Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education.
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Department for Education
29 Oct 2018
The government launched an apprentice levy in England to get more people into vocational training, but the number of apprentices has since fallen.
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Schools Improvement Net
29 Oct 2018
Materials calling for gay people to be put to death have been found in schools operating across the UK, according to the country’s most senior schools inspector.
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Pink News
02 Nov 2018
Thousands more teachers will be trained in tackling anti-gay bullying as part of a government bid to eradicate homophobia in schools.
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Independent
05 Nov 2018
The survey of 6,719 UK teachers by charity YoungMinds revealed that 95 per cent of teachers had taught a child who they thought was experiencing anxiety, while 60 per cent had a student in their class they believed was self-harming.
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Huffington Post
05 Nov 2018
Self-harm among teenagers has become so prevalent that one school asked pupils to sign a contract confirming they would not self-harm while on the premises, and would cover up their wounds in the event that they did. HuffPost reports.
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Huffington Post
06 Nov 2018
All 3,400 state-funded secondary schools in England will get 100 free copies of a financial education textbook this week, thanks to a £325,000 donation from MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis.
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Money Saving Expert
09 Nov 2018
Every year, 16,000 children leave school because of bullying. Hannah Letters was one of them. She talks about how she got back on track
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The Guardian
12 Nov 2018
Two years ago FE Week exposed thousands of apprentices on standards without any approved end-point-assessment organisations.
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FE Week
12 Nov 2018
Good emotional health as a child lays the foundation for good life satisfaction in adulthood. However, in the UK children and young people’s happiness with their life is now at its lowest since 2010.
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The Conversation
14 Nov 2018
Fifth of teachers say they lack confidence in adapting relationships and sex education to meet needs of pupils with SEND
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TES
16 Nov 2018
Thousands attend WorldSkills UK LIVE in Birmingham to explore careers options
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Department for Education
16 Nov 2018
Pushed to the brink by bullies Lilly-Jo Caldcott spent her 10th birthday in a hospital bed after attempting suicide.
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Yahoo News
16 Nov 2018
A new study has examined a less obvious manifestation of prejudice — student bullying that’s motivated by race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion or sexual orientation. And its researchers have concluded that this particular type of bullying can have a lasting negative impact on an individual’s health and well-being.
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Yahoo News
20 Nov 2018
Almost half (49%) of young people (aged 17-23) believe that their education has not prepared them for the world of work, according to a new CBI survey, alongside Accenture and Hays. FE News reports
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Schools Improvement Net
20 Nov 2018
Teachers are critical of the personal finance lessons being taught in schools, OneFamily research has found.
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Mortgage Introducer
23 Nov 2018
Schools can significantly reduce the impact of bullying and improve pupils’ wellbeing by using a specialised system of conflict resolution and training, according to a ground-breaking study published in the Lancet.
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The Guardian
26 Nov 2018
Tougher rules will ensure providers deliver high-quality apprenticeships
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Department for Education
26 Nov 2018
A poll of one thousand 16 and 17 year-olds in England, published by the Sex Education Forum and the National Education Union, shows that 52 per cent of pupils thought more time should be spent on Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) and 34 per cent wanted the subject to be treated more seriously. Ekklesia reports.
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Schools Improvement Net
29 Nov 2018
Sex education classes are failing to include appropriate discussions of pornography, according to a survey, despite concern among experts about young people’s unfettered access to online porn sites.
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The Guardian
03 Dec 2018