Teacher Recognition: Barrow’s Chetwynde Primary Year 3 teacher Lyndsay Venter has won a Silver Pearson Teaching Award for Outstanding New Teacher, praised for creative, music-filled lessons and boosting pupils’ confidence. Apprenticeships Reform: Skills England has published the operational rulebook for reformed apprenticeship assessment, setting out how assessment organisations must design plans and showing new performance descriptors for Levels 2–7. Summer Holiday Support (Wales): North Wales children and young people will get free sport and activity sessions this summer after a £50,000 boost, delivered via local teams with schools and community partners. Child Safety (Scotland): NSPCC referrals in Scotland rose after more concerns about children being left home alone, with helpline referrals up to 197 in 2025/26. School Community & Media (Glasgow): Glasgow primary pupils are getting extra newspapers to spark reading and critical thinking, with schools also exploring pupil-led journalism ideas. Higher Education International: University of West London has opened Sri Lanka’s first full UK university branch campus, bringing UK degree study closer to students at home. Policy & Online Safety: The UK’s under-16 social media ban is criticised as likely to cause more harm than it prevents, raising questions about age checks and lost access to educational content. Funding & Costs: Lidl confirms a UK-wide school uniform sale from June 25, including a £5 bundle with items starting at £1.50.