Department for Education news

This summer's Nike’s Open Doors programme saved many children from a summer on the sofa by providing inclusive opportunities during the summer holidays, according to ... More

The UK government has declared that boys and girls should have equal access to sports in schools, and is asking schools to dedicate at least ... More

The British Beauty Council has introduced the Future Talent Programme, a beauty-specific career development programme set to nurture a steady pipeline of talent to the ... More

Active IQ has been acquired by educational charity NCFE from its parent company, US-based Ascend Learning. The move follows Ascend's decision to close down its ... More

Saturday 12 June 2021 will mark the 10th annual Global Wellness Day (GWD) which will be celebrated with a 12-hour free virtual live stream in ... More

The time has come for Westminster to provide the same urgency and focus for the health of the nation as it does for Brexit, according ... More

The government has pledged extra support and improved guidance for primary schools in England as part of a drive to make sure all children are ... More

The Soft Drinks Industry Levy has come into effect today (6 April), in a move which the government says will "benefit millions of children across ... More

The number of people starting new apprenticeships has fallen by a third, igniting worries that the government’s new apprenticeship levy is having an adverse effect ... More

The government has confirmed that a new Diploma in Sporting Excellence will be made available from September 2018 to replace the part-time Advanced Award in ... More

A progress report on the government’s Sporting Future strategy has been overshadowed by the omission of more than £300m in cuts to a programme for ... More

Plans to tackle child health inequalities caused by school summer holidays will get underway this year as ukactive launches a major new pilot with up ... More

More apprentices will be offered a route into the sports and leisure industry following a decision by Fusion Lifestyle to grow its programme from 150 ... More

ukactive and local councils want to see cash earmarked for boosting physical activity in schools protected after concerns were raised that money could be diverted ... More

Karen Bradley and Tracey Crouch, the government ministers with ultimate responsibility to the UK sport sector, have been retained in their roles despite a post-General ... More

Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Spring Budget was a “missed opportunity” for the government to demonstrate its commitment to tackling the nation’s physical inactivity crisis, ukactive executive ... More

Sport and physical activity participation targets for the next three years will be published by Sport England in April, according to Sporting Future’s first annual ... More

A group of politicians has criticised “failing” PE teachers and published a wide-ranging report with radical recommendations designed to improve physical education for school children. ... More

A plan put forward by Premiership rugby club Saracens to establish a new secondary school in its surrounding neighbourhood has been approved by the Department ... More

A new path for school leavers to enter the leisure industry has been developed after Active IQ launched a Level 3 Diploma in Physical Activity, ... More

Government plans for a major shake-up of Post-16 vocational education have been met with disappointment from the leisure industry, after the newly-proposed routes into skilled ... More

Government funding for PE and sport in primary schools will be doubled to £320m (US$451.3m, €407.3m) as a result of a new levy being applied ... More

Health experts are calling on the government to scrap the so-called ‘fat letters’ posted to parents in England to tell them if their child is ... More

ukactive is to renew efforts to tackle childhood inactivity through a raft of initiatives following its recent merger with Compass. Compass – the representative body ... More

The Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has urged primary schools and politicians to get behind school swimming as new figures reveal 45 per cent of primary ... More