This timeline sets out important mandatory information to help headteachers, principals and governors plan ahead, prepare for and implement mandatory legal requirements during this academic year and beyond.
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Department for Education
17 Jan 2014
Pupils should be taught about the dangers of “sexting” and “cyberbullying” as part of updated sex education classes, David Cameron said yesterday.
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The Times
15 Jan 2014
Glasgow City Council has launched a scheme which will see every first-year pupil in secondary school receive a savings account and a £10 deposit.
It is intended to encourage financial responsibility and "halt the rise of high-cost payday lenders".
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BBC
09 Jan 2014
Skills minister Matthew Hancock has backed the Get In Get On programme, which offers virtual work experience to young people, as it is expanded into the legal sector.
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Recruiter
08 Jan 2014
Almost a third of young people said they did not learn about sexual consent in sex education lessons, says a survey from the National Children's Bureau.
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BBC
08 Jan 2014