The Education Brief: Young People and Work - The Milburn Report

About this episode

This episode discusses the Milburn Report and various education-related updates including government reviews and statistics on teacher numbers.

The Education Brief: Wednesday 10 June 2026 - Top stories include: The government is launching a review of children’s screen time for new guidance in the autumn. DfE guidance says Experts at Hand support for SEND pupils in mainstream settings should usually be time-limited. Teacher numbers in England have fallen by nearly 2,000 year on year. Half of state primary pupils are now taught in academies. The DfE wants schools to buy their management information systems through a new government framework from September 2027. Deep Dive: Young people and work: interim report Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KXehzYMq9w&t=2s Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/adolescent-literacy-episode-1-foundational-skills-for/id1483513974?i=1000770900634 Reading - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/may/mental-health-difficulties-among-young-adults-have-doubled-past-decade AI Tool - https://www.canva.com/canva-ai/ ⁠ Music by Slo Pony⁠

Topics covered

• young people and work
• education policy
• screen time review
• SEND support
• teacher shortages
• academy schools
• management information systems

Keywords

• Milburn Report
• education
• screen time
• SEND
• teacher numbers
• academies
• management information systems

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Haringey Education Partnership, Department for Education, Slo Pony

Products: AI Tool

Books & works: Deep Dive: Young people and work: interim report, mental health difficulties among young adults have doubled in the past decade

Places: England

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