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How to spend more time outside and in nature
A 2019 study found that spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing keep reading
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Post-primary students are no longer required to wear masks in Northern Ireland
As reported by the BBC News, for the first time since the start of term in August 2021, post-primary schools keep reading
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No year 7 surge as school first choices rise in parts of England
As reported by the Guardian, an expected surge in pupils applying for state secondary school places has failed to materialise keep reading
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NI spends least in UK on each school pupil’s education
As reported by BBC News, Northern Ireland spends less on each school pupil’s education than any other part of the keep reading
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DfE announces new education recovery package
A new £700m plan laid out to help young people in England catch up on lost learning due to the keep reading
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School pupil catch-up money lower in Wales, report finds
As reported by BBC news, cash to help Wales’ pupils catch up is “notably lower” than in some other UK keep reading
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Education unions unite to reject government pay freeze
Organisations representing the overwhelming majority of teachers and school leaders in England have united in opposing the government’s pay freeze keep reading
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England’s schools to get two weeks’ notice for reopening
As reported by BBC news, schools in England will be given two weeks’ notice before reopening, the education secretary has keep reading
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Attendance in England five times higher than first lockdown
As reported by BBC news, school attendance in England is five times higher than during the first lockdown, official figures keep reading
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School attendance figures dropped after half-term in England
As reported by BBC news, school attendance plummeted after half-term in England, with rates as low as 77% in one keep reading