Lucy Powell

Why the new vocational GCSEs are being introduced Teenagers will be open to new vocational GCSEs, expected to be introduced in England from 2029, giving 14-year-olds subjects such as construction, business and child development alongside the existing core curriculum. The qualifications, confirmed by the government, will sit alongside academic GCSEs and gradually replace other qualifications […]

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What changes on the school dinners menu School dinners in England are getting their biggest overhaul in more than a decade, and the deep fat fryer is the headline casualty. Under a new framework of school food standards, deep-fried food will be banned outright, while fresh fruit and vegetables will be boosted, and fibre and […]

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