300 commitments tracked

- Apprenticeship levy reform has been announced, allowing up to 50% of the levy to fund non-apprenticeship training from the 2025-26 financial year (Internal Briefing, Department for Education, pre-2026-04-09). - Full implementation of the Growth and Skills Levy is planned to be phased (Internal Briefing, Department for Education, pre-2026-04-09). - No further published evidence specific to the full implementation or current status has been identified from the provided gov.uk search results.

- The Department for Education published a delivery plan in 2026 outlining the government's commitment to recruiting 6,500 new expert teachers (6500 additional teachers delivery plan, Department for Education, 2026). - The plan states that the pledge will be delivered over the course of the current Parliament, with annual data publications used to monitor progress (6500 additional teachers delivery plan, Department for Education, 2026). - Over £330 million has been invested in financial incentives to attract and retain expert teachers across sectors (6500 additional teachers delivery plan, Department for Education, 2026). - School teacher pay has increased by almost 10% since the government took power, and over £590 million has been invested for colleges and other 16 to 19 providers (6500 additional teachers delivery plan, Department for Education, 2026).

- The Department for Education published guidance on 4 September 2025 for the School-based nursery (SBN) capital grant for 2025 to 2026, confirming applications for this phase have closed (School-based nursery capital grant 2025 to 2026, Department for Education, March 2026). - This grant represents Phase 2 of the school-based nurseries programme, building on Phase 1 (School-based nursery capital grant 2025 to 2026, Department for Education, March 2026). - Information for a future Phase 3 (School-based nursery capital grant 2027 to 2030) is available for unsuccessful Phase 2 applicants (School-based nursery capital grant 2025 to 2026, Department for Education, March 2026).

- The Department for Education published guidance on 20 November 2025 for schools and trusts on setting up and running free breakfast clubs (Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools and trusts, Department for Education, November 2025). - The guidance includes specific information for schools joining Phase 1 of the national rollout from April 2026 (Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools and trusts, Department for Education, November 2025). - Separate guidance was published for early adopter schools on the programme from April 2025 to March 2026 (Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools and trusts, Department for Education, November 2025). - A list of schools participating in the programme has also been published (Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools and trusts, Department for Education, November 2025).

- The Department for Education published the Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report on 5 November 2025, presenting the conclusions and recommendations of the independent review (Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report, Department for Education, November 2025). - Professor Becky Francis CBE was commissioned in July 2024 to chair a panel of experts to conduct the Curriculum and Assessment Review (Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report, Department for Education, November 2025). - The review's Interim Report was published, and the Final Report was informed by research, evidence, polling data, and a Call for Evidence (Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report, Department for Education, November 2025). - The government has published its response to the Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report (Curriculum and Assessment Review Final Report, Department for Education, November 2025).

- Ofsted published a press release on 3 February 2025 outlining proposals for fairer education inspections and new, more detailed report cards (Ofsted sets out proposals for fairer education inspections and new, more detailed report cards, Ofsted, February 2025). - The proposals included introducing the Ofsted report card and replacing the single word judgement with a new 5-point grading scale for each evaluation area, with no overall effectiveness grade awarded (Ofsted sets out proposals for fairer education inspections and new, more detailed report cards, Ofsted, February 2025). - Ofsted launched a consultation on these proposals, aiming for a new inspection approach from the autumn (Ofsted sets out proposals for fairer education inspections and new, more detailed report cards, Ofsted, February 2025). - Single headline Ofsted grades were abolished in September 2024, and a report card system with 5-point grading was implemented from 10 November 2025 (Government statement, Department for Education, November 2025).

- The Department for Education confirmed that the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill includes provision for Ofsted Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) inspections (Government statement, Department for Education, undated). - The framework for MAT inspections is to be developed and piloted, with inspections not expected before 2027/28 (Government statement, Department for Education, undated).

- Skills England was established in shadow form on 22 July 2024 (Government statement, Department for Education, July 2024). - Skills England was formally constituted as an executive agency on 2 June 2025 (Government statement, Department for Education, June 2025). - Skills England moved from the Department for Education to the Department for Work and Pensions in September 2025 (Government statement, Department for Work and Pensions, September 2025).

- The Apprenticeships Levy was rebranded as the Growth and Skills Levy with changes effective from April 2026 (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - New short apprenticeship unit courses were introduced (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - Level 7 apprenticeships were restricted to under-21s from January 2026 (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - SME contributions for apprenticeships were removed for under-25s (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - The fund expiry for the levy was shortened to 12 months (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026).

- EYFSP 2024 results showed 67.7% of five-year-olds achieved a good level of development (Current evidence, DfE, 2024). - This represents an increase from 67.2% in 2023 (Current evidence, DfE, 2024). - The 75% target requires significant further improvement (Current evidence, DfE, 2024). - Free breakfast clubs and family hubs are being expanded as supporting initiatives (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026).

- The Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021 already requires schools to keep uniform costs down (Current evidence, DfE, 2021). - The Department for Education has issued updated guidance on school uniform costs (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - No cap on branded items of school uniform has been introduced (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026).

- The Young Futures programme has been announced (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - Youth hubs are intended to provide mental health, careers, and support services in every community (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - The first wave of these youth hubs is currently being commissioned (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026).

- The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill includes provision for free breakfast clubs (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - A pilot programme for free breakfast clubs was launched in 750 schools from April 2025 (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - Universal rollout of free breakfast clubs in every primary school is planned from September 2026 (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026).

- Bursary increases for teachers in shortage subjects have been announced (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - International recruitment efforts for teachers have been expanded (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - Progress towards the 6500 teacher recruitment target, linked to key STEM and shortage subjects, is being tracked against recruitment data (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026).

- Single-word Ofsted judgements were abolished from September 2024 (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - A report card system to replace single-word judgements is in development for the 2025-26 academic year (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026). - The "Big Listen" consultation regarding Ofsted reform has been completed (Current evidence, DfE, pre-April 2026).

- No published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified from the provided official sources.

- No published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified from the provided official sources.

- No published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified from the provided official sources.

- No published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified from the provided official sources.

- No published evidence specific to this commitment has been identified from the provided official sources.

- Over 5 million young people now have access to specialist mental health support in their school or college (How we’re helping children and teachers with their mental health, educationhub.blog.gov.uk, May 2025). - By April 2026, an estimated 60% of pupils in schools and learners in further education in England could be covered by a Mental Health Support Team, up from 52% in April 2025 (How we’re helping children and teachers with their mental health, educationhub.blog.gov.uk, May 2025). - Progress continues on the commitment to provide all schools with access to specialist mental health professionals by 2029/30 by expanding Mental Health Support Teams (How we’re helping children and teachers with their mental health, educationhub.blog.gov.uk, May 2025).

- No published evidence specific to the introduction of a right to food for children has been identified from the provided official sources. (gov.uk search, 2026-04-09)