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    United Nations International Day of Education 2025

    Friday, 17 January, 2025

    A Westminster Hall debate on the United Nations International Day of Education will take place on Thursday 23 January 2025, from 1:30pm. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Bambos Charalambous MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Institutions
    • International organisations
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Financial and enterprise education in schools

    Thursday, 16 January, 2025

    This note provides an outline of current arrangements relating to financial and enterprise education in schools, and recent reports on the quality of that education, in England

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    School attendance in England

    Tuesday, 14 January, 2025

    An overview of school attendance rules in England, and concerns about increased persistent and severe absence since the Covid pandemic

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 2024-25

    Friday, 10 January, 2025

    A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill 2024-25

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
    • Schools
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-25

    Friday, 03 January, 2025

    The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill covers children’s social care and education, including provisions for looked after children and for academy schools

    • Research Briefing
    • Children and families
    • Children's social services
    • Education
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Debate Pack

    E-petition debate: Children and bereavement

    Friday, 29 November, 2024

    A debate on child bereavement will take place in Westminster Hall on 2 December 2024. The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee and the debate will be led by Kevin Bonavia MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Child support
    • Children and families
    • Health
    • Schools
  • Debate Pack

    E-petition 658365 relating to holidays during school term time

    Friday, 22 November, 2024

    There will be a Westminster Hall debate relating to holidays during school term time on 25 November 2024 at 4:30pm, opened by Dave Robertson MP. The Petitions Committee agreed to the debate in response to an e-petition that attracted over 250,000 signatures.

    • Debate Pack
    • Education
    • Schools
  • Debate Pack

    International Men’s Day 2024

    Monday, 18 November, 2024

    A debate on International Men's Day is scheduled to take place on Thursday 21 November 2024. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Sam Rushworth MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Civil law
    • Diseases
    • Equality
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Housing and planning
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    The reform of level 3 qualifications in England

    Friday, 15 November, 2024

    This briefing explains why some post-16 qualifications, including BTECs, will have their funding removed as part of a reformed level 3 qualification landscape.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    School meals in England during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Friday, 18 October, 2024

    An overview of school meal provision in England during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Independent schools: taxation and charitable status

    Friday, 04 October, 2024

    Looks at the Labour government's proposals on independent schools, VAT and charitable (business rates) relief

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Schools
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Suicide prevention: schools and colleges

    Tuesday, 03 September, 2024

    This briefing provides information on suicide prevention policy in schools and colleges in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Education policy is devolved, and there are different measures in place across the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Further education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities (England)

    Friday, 16 August, 2024

    This briefing looks at the requirements on schools, colleges, and universities in England to provide careers guidance, the quality of the advice provided, and also the organisations working to provide careers advice.

    • Research Briefing
    • Further education
    • Higher education
    • Schools
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    The Advanced British Standard

    Thursday, 15 August, 2024

    This briefing explains the 2022 Sunak government's plans to introduce the Advanced British Standard in England, a new qualification that was due to replace A Levels and T Levels, but which will now not be going ahead.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Schools
  • Research Briefing

    Personal, social, health and economic education in schools (England)

    Monday, 29 July, 2024

    This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the rules relating to the provision of personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) in England, as well as statutory health education from 2020

    • Research Briefing
    • Schools

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