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New Labour MP Says Student Loan System Is 'Broken'
New Labour MP Says Student Loan System Is "Broken"
Education
Tim Roca, Macclesfield’s first ever Labour MP, used to protest against his own party’s position on tuition fees as a student leader in the late 2000’s. As an elected parliamentarian in 2024, he still thinks the system is “broken”.
Universities Say Government Should Give “Ringing Endorsement” To Graduate Visas
Education
Universities Say Government Should Give “Ringing Endorsement” To Graduate Visas
Keir Starmer Says There Is No 'Silver Bullet' To Address Child Poverty
Education
Keir Starmer Says There Is No "Silver Bullet" To Address Child Poverty
No 'Bounce' In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Education
No "Bounce" In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Former Education Secretary Derides 'Self-Defeating' Foreign Student Curbs
Education
Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs
Government's Apprenticeship Plans 'Lacking Ambition' Says Industry Body
Education
Government's Apprenticeship Plans "Lacking Ambition" Says Industry Body
The House Live
Pupil numbers are reducing, but not as much as we thought. Why does it matter? Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Pupil numbers are reducing, but not as much as we thought. Why does it matter?
Our schools and universities are still hampered by regional inequality
Education
By Sharon Hodgson MP
Our schools and universities are still hampered by regional inequality
12,000+ teachers and learners speak up for the changes they want to see in education: key insights from the Pearson School Report 2024 Partner content
Education
By Pearson
12,000+ teachers and learners speak up for the changes they want to see in education: key insights from the Pearson School Report 2024
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Government Spent £80m Fighting Legal Challenges Against The Home Office Last Year
Government Spent £80m Fighting Legal Challenges Against The Home Office Last Year
Home affairs
Where Could Lib Dem Tribes Emerge?
Where Could Lib Dem Tribes Emerge?
Political parties
The Nuclear Industry Association welcomes you to the new Parliament Partner content
The Nuclear Industry Association welcomes you to the new Parliament
By Nuclear Industry Association
Energy
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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Education
By Sophie Church
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Britain’s welfare state is in retreat – but should schools plug the gap? Sophie Church visits one outpost to see if the model is sustainable
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Education
By Sophie Church
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza tells Sophie Church why Elon Musk needs to take his fatherhood more seriously and why she thinks the Home Office ‘shouldn’t have anything to do with children’
Education news
Pupil numbers are reducing, but not as much as we thought. Why does it matter? Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Pupil numbers are reducing, but not as much as we thought. Why does it matter?
The Department for Education has forecast a drop in pupil numbers for several years, but the latest figures suggest that numbers will drop less than previously expected. This will have consequences for government and school funding nationally and regionally.
Our schools and universities are still hampered by regional inequality
Education
By Sharon Hodgson MP
Our schools and universities are still hampered by regional inequality
The Education Secretary was right to identify "baked in" educational inequalities. The new Government must do its utmost to address them once and for all.
New Labour MP Says Student Loan System Is 'Broken'
Education
New Labour MP Says Student Loan System Is "Broken"
Tim Roca, Macclesfield’s first ever Labour MP, used to protest against his own party’s position on tuition fees as a student leader in the late 2000’s. As an elected parliamentarian in 2024, he still thinks the system is “broken”.
Universities Say Government Should Give “Ringing Endorsement” To Graduate Visas
Education
Universities Say Government Should Give “Ringing Endorsement” To Graduate Visas
The new government should give a “ringing endorsement” to the graduate visa route as part of its efforts to stabilise universities’ finances, according to the president of Universities UK (UUK).
12,000+ teachers and learners speak up for the changes they want to see in education: key insights from the Pearson School Report 2024 Partner content
Education
By Pearson
12,000+ teachers and learners speak up for the changes they want to see in education: key insights from the Pearson School Report 2024
Exactly one week before this year’s general election, thousands of learners and teachers took part in a different movement. They contributed to a national report which maps how the views of learners and teachers have changed over the years and the pressing issues affecting schools and our young people today. These insights have the power to spark fresh ideas about how sitting parliamentarians can support positive change in schools and across the education community.
Keir Starmer Says There Is No 'Silver Bullet' To Address Child Poverty
Education
Keir Starmer Says There Is No "Silver Bullet" To Address Child Poverty
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said there is no quick-fix or "silver bullet" to addressing child poverty as he comes under increasing pressure to lift the two-child benefit cap.
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Multi-agency approach can tackle post-Covid school attendance falls
The new government must work to ensure that mainstream education is more able to meet the needs of a wider range of young people - particularly those with special educational needs – if school attendance rates are to return to pre-pandemic levels, a University of Manchester expert has argued.
No 'Bounce' In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Education
No "Bounce" In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Universities did not receive a “bounce” in overseas applications after the graduate visa row was resolved, an industry expert has said, further fuelling fears that higher education institutions could be facing "big trouble" financially.
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Campus hate speech shows that Holocaust education has been an abysmal failure
Education
By Baroness Deech
Campus hate speech shows that Holocaust education has been an abysmal failure
Every Jew in the world was profoundly shocked and distressed by the massacre of 7 October.
Former Education Secretary Derides 'Self-Defeating' Foreign Student Curbs
Education
Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs
Justine Greening, a Conservative former education secretary, has urged Rishi Sunak to drop the "self-defeating" idea of further restrictions on international students after a major new report recommended that Government retains the graduate route.
The winner of the next election must deal with the costs of botched and delayed projects
Education
By Meg Hillier MP
The winner of the next election must deal with the costs of botched and delayed projects
For the past twelve years I have questioned senior civil servants directly accountable to Parliament for spending taxpayers’ money. Much of that time has been examining projects gone awry and vast sums of taxpayers’ money wasted.
Truancy trials – meet the parents hit by the single justice procedure
Education
By Andrew Kersley
Truancy trials – meet the parents hit by the single justice procedure
Truancy laws mean that parents of children who miss school can be fined and prosecuted under a fast-track legal process. But is the system flawed, and should some absence cases be treated as a health issue, not an attendance one? Andrew Kersley reports
Raising attainment and alleviating challenges in schools Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Raising attainment and alleviating challenges in schools
New report from The University of Manchester highlights key challenges facing today’s primary and secondary schools
Addressing the teacher recruitment and retention crisis Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Addressing the teacher recruitment and retention crisis
It’s time to fix pay and workload so that children have the teachers they need
Government's Apprenticeship Plans 'Lacking Ambition' Says Industry Body
Education
By Nadine Batchelor-Hunt
Government's Apprenticeship Plans "Lacking Ambition" Says Industry Body
The British Retail Consortium, which represents major businesses across the UK, has criticised the government's latest plans for apprenticeships, which they say have failed to reform existing schemes in line with industry requests.
Why the nuclear industry needs a joined up approach to skills Partner content
Education
By EDF
Why the nuclear industry needs a joined up approach to skills
Addressing the nuclear skills gap, Matthew Lay, Head of EDF Nuclear Skills Alliance, calls for a collaborative approach to tackle the growing demand for talent
Chemetall opens ScienceXperience programme Partner content
Education
By BASF
Chemetall opens ScienceXperience programme
Making apprenticeships work for young people Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Making apprenticeships work for young people
A strategy for reversing the decline in youth apprenticeships is one of the vital ingredients missing from UK skills policy
Breaking down barriers in the Early Careers space Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Breaking down barriers in the Early Careers space
2024 marks a milestone year for Early Careers at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners as we celebrate a decade since the introduction of our company-wide apprenticeship programme. What started as a small cohort of five engineering apprentices has grown to a 177-strong group that spans multi sectors, including Supply Chain, Logistics, Field Sales, Business Administration and Legal. National Apprenticeship Week marks the perfect time to reflect on how far we’ve come, while looking at opportunities for this space to evolve further.
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Education
By Sophie Church
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Britain’s welfare state is in retreat – but should schools plug the gap? Sophie Church visits one outpost to see if the model is sustainable
Retraining for an exciting new career Partner content
Education
By Sellafield Ltd
Retraining for an exciting new career
Sellafield Ltd’s Stephen Woodburn has proven that it’s never too late to take on a new challenge having completed his apprenticeship aged 48
Banning children from social media would be short-sighted
Education
By Baroness Kidron
Banning children from social media would be short-sighted
Reaction to the announcement shortly after the passage of the Online Safety Act that the Prime Minister was considering banning social media for under-16s was something of a mixed bag.
Plugging the skills gap: Reforming the apprenticeship levy to grow a green economy Partner content
Education
By Mitie
Plugging the skills gap: Reforming the apprenticeship levy to grow a green economy
Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week next week, Jasmine Hudson, Chief People Officer at Mitie, discusses how reforming the Apprenticeship Levy to allow for more flexible and shorter courses can help plug the UK’s green skills gap
EventsAll
Fringe events at the Labour Party Conference organised by Total Politics
2024
ACC, Liverpool
Fringe events at the Labour Party Conference organised by Total Politics
Fringe events at the Conservative Party Conference organised by Total Politics
2024
ICC, Birmingham
Fringe events at the Conservative Party Conference organised by Total Politics
The House Staffer Reception
2024
London
The House Staffer Reception
CSW Collaboration Conference
2025
London
CSW Collaboration Conference