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Academics And Officials Have Questioned The Evidence Behind Gavin Williamson’s “Excessive” University Free Speech Bill
Academics And Officials Have Questioned The Evidence Behind Gavin Williamson’s “Excessive” University Free Speech Bill
Education
Several academics and university officials have questioned the evidence underpinning Gavin Williamson’s new Bill aimed at ensuring free speech at UK universities.
Civil Servants Were Working On Downing Street Refurbishment Trust Plans During Covid Pandemic
Coronavirus
Civil Servants Were Working On Downing Street Refurbishment Trust Plans During Covid Pandemic
Exclusive: MP Criticises “Frankly Insulting” University Hardship Funding As English Students Get Less Support Than Devolved Nations
Coronavirus
Exclusive: MP Criticises “Frankly Insulting” University Hardship Funding As English Students Get Less Support Than Devolved Nations
Exclusive: Universities Are Accused Of Lack Of Support For Students Facing Domestic Abuse, Despite “High Prevalence” In Age Group
Education
Exclusive: Universities Are Accused Of Lack Of Support For Students Facing Domestic Abuse, Despite “High Prevalence” In Age Group
Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown
Education
Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown
Covid Cases Fall To Lowest Level In 5 Months But Boris Johnson Warns School Reopening Will Cause Numbers To Rise
Coronavirus
Covid Cases Fall To Lowest Level In 5 Months But Boris Johnson Warns School Reopening Will Cause Numbers To Rise
Headteachers Asked To Relax Rules For Children Ahead Of School Uniform Bill Returning To Parliament
Coronavirus
Headteachers Asked To Relax Rules For Children Ahead Of School Uniform Bill Returning To Parliament
The House Live
Government's promises on early years are empty rhetoric after a decade of failure
Education
By Tulip Siddiq MP
Government's promises on early years are empty rhetoric after a decade of failure
The digital revolution leaving millions behind Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
The digital revolution leaving millions behind
Now law, the School Uniform Bill will help keep clothing costs down for struggling families
Education
By Mike Amesbury MP
Now law, the School Uniform Bill will help keep clothing costs down for struggling families
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Dominic Cummings Attacks UK’s “Joke” Border Policy Amid Row Over Keeping India Off “Red List'
Dominic Cummings Attacks UK’s “Joke” Border Policy Amid Row Over Keeping India Off “Red List"
Coronavirus
Robot pirate ships set sail to launch biggest clean-up of UK’s rivers Partner content
Robot pirate ships set sail to launch biggest clean-up of UK’s rivers
By Coca-Cola European Partners
Environment
Kensington And Chelsea Council Bans Grenfell Cladding Firms From Work On Local Projects
Kensington And Chelsea Council Bans Grenfell Cladding Firms From Work On Local Projects
Communities
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Academics And Officials Have Questioned The Evidence Behind Gavin Williamson’s “Excessive” University Free Speech Bill
Education
Academics And Officials Have Questioned The Evidence Behind Gavin Williamson’s “Excessive” University Free Speech Bill
Several academics and university officials have questioned the evidence underpinning Gavin Williamson’s new Bill aimed at ensuring free speech at UK universities.
Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown
Education
Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown
Education unions and teachers have hit back at the education secretary’s calls for a behaviour crackdown and a ban on mobile phones in schools, calling it “the least useful approach the education secretary can take”.
The cost of child poverty
Education
By Jack Monroe
The cost of child poverty
The government must repair the social safety net for the sake of the UK’s 4.1 million children growing up in poverty
Education news
The IET celebrates its 150th anniversary Partner content
Environment
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
The IET celebrates its 150th anniversary
Europe’s largest engineers’ body, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), is celebrating its 150th anniversary today (Monday 17 May 2021).
Partner content
Education
By Chartered Management Institute
CMI response to HM The Queen’s Speech 2021
The Chartered Management Institute has responded to today's Queen's Speech welcoming the focus on skills, but warning that the Government must turn its attention to implementing reforms immediately.
To acquire the skills that Global Britain needs, nothing short of excellence will do Partner content
Education
By World Skills
To acquire the skills that Global Britain needs, nothing short of excellence will do
WorldSkills UK is equipping the next generation with the skills required to compete on the global stage. WorldSkills UK’s International Summit is at the forefront of the action.
To achieve Net Zero, we must inspire the public to take action Partner content
Environment
By Smart Energy GB
To achieve Net Zero, we must inspire the public to take action
For the first time, smart meters are giving people the option of becoming active participants in the energy system. We must help everyone to embrace the opportunity
A tragic blow for ‘Global Britain’ and the world’s most vulnerable people Partner content
Coronavirus
By Uniting to Combat NTDs
A tragic blow for ‘Global Britain’ and the world’s most vulnerable people
One billion young people are affected by Neglected Tropical Diseases. Yet the UK Government has withdrawn funding from programmes that support these communities. What happened to the idea of ‘Global Britain’?
The return of betting shops and casinos is good news for the economy – but we must keep up progress on safer gambling Partner content
Coronavirus
By Betting And Gaming Council
The return of betting shops and casinos is good news for the economy – but we must keep up progress on safer gambling
This week the UK took another step towards post-Covid normality when high street shops in Scotland – including betting shops – safely opened their doors again for the first time this year.
Speaking skills must be at the heart of education catch-up in schools
Education
By Emma Hardy MP
Speaking skills must be at the heart of education catch-up in schools
The impact of Covid-19 school closures on children’s spoken language skills paints a stark picture, with the already persistent language gap between disadvantaged students and their peers further exacerbated across all ages.
The unusual pets helping children through lockdown Partner content
Education
By The National Lottery
The unusual pets helping children through lockdown
At first glance Georgie the bearded dragon isn’t as cuddly as a rabbit or a hamster. But alongside his unusual friends, he's proved a lifeline for children struggling through lockdown.
Young minds matter: early intervention is paramount for preserving mental health
Coronavirus
By Steve McCabe MP
Young minds matter: early intervention is paramount for preserving mental health
If we are to prevent a rise in children’s mental health problems we need to recognise the value of much earlier intervention and the folly of cuts in early years spending.
Government must lay out a plan for students and end a year of neglect
Education
By Paul Blomfield MP
Government must lay out a plan for students and end a year of neglect
Alongside their students, universities and their staff need to know whether or not they are expected to resume in-person teaching this academic year, with time to prepare.
If anyone is in need of “discipline and order” it’s Gavin Williamson
Education
By Wes Streeting MP
If anyone is in need of “discipline and order” it’s Gavin Williamson
The focus should be on the social, emotional and academic disruption young people have been facing. That Gavin Williamson is still in his job is a reflection of Boris Johnson’s poor judgement and a failure of our nation’s children.
Recognising the intersectionality of poverty and race is critical to advancing educational outcomes
Education
By Lord Woolley
Recognising the intersectionality of poverty and race is critical to advancing educational outcomes
We must recognise the discriminatory factors that give grave worries to Black parents who are acutely aware that their children achieve better marks when examined blindly and externally.
How to tackle sexism and sexual harassment in schools
Education
By Nina Humphries, UK Feminista
How to tackle sexism and sexual harassment in schools
Sexism and sexual harassment are endemic in UK schools – and girls are demanding action.
How can we make gambling regulation fit for the digital age? Partner content
Education
By Entain
How can we make gambling regulation fit for the digital age?
We all want to protect players at risk of developing harmful gambling habits. But regulation should be based on the principle of intelligent, technology-led, targeted protection – not blanket restrictions
How UK CreaTech can be a world-beater Partner content
Coronavirus
By Creative Industries Council
How UK CreaTech can be a world-beater
The Minister for Digital and Culture has backed UK ‘CreaTech’ pitch to become a world leader in the field
LISTEN: Winds of Change: Powering the Route to Net Zero Partner content
Education
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
LISTEN: Winds of Change: Powering the Route to Net Zero
In this new episode of Engineering a Better World, from The House and The Institution of Engineering and Technology, we speak to Andrew Griffith MP, Jerome Mayhew MP and Alan Brown MP.
We have made progress on tackling racism in the education system, but we must do more
Education
By Diane Abbott MP
We have made progress on tackling racism in the education system, but we must do more
When Diane Abbott was in school, the idea of a Black girl performing well shocked her teachers. Now, she is launching the APPG for Race Equality in Education to ensure progress continues
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Why the powers of the Victims’ Commissioner are not enough
Senior MPs back calls for a new approach to '6G’ technology Partner content
Health
By Institution of Engineering and Technology
Senior MPs back calls for a new approach to '6G’ technology
MPs have welcomed calls from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) for a new approach to mobile digital technology which prioritises societal benefits over a focus on “ever higher data speed”.
The Turing scheme will downgrade opportunities for our young people – we must re-join Erasmus+
Education
By Kirsten Oswald MP
The Turing scheme will downgrade opportunities for our young people – we must re-join Erasmus+
The Turing scheme includes just a fraction of the benefits provided to students under Erasmus+, with free tuition and travel expenses scrapped, and the cost of living allowance slashed by a fifth.
MPs across the House must unite to make school uniforms more affordable
Education
By Mike Amesbury MP
MPs across the House must unite to make school uniforms more affordable
Being able to afford uniforms is becoming harder every year. But despite widespread support, the School Uniforms Bill could still fall unless members across the House unite behind it.
Parents on low incomes need support now more than ever Partner content
Coronavirus
By Save the Children
Parents on low incomes need support now more than ever
The £20 per week uplift in Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit provides a vital lifeline for low-income families. The Government should do the right thing and extend the scheme for a year
Children Can Go Back To School With A Negative Lab Test For Covid After A Positive Result At Home, Number 10 Confirms
Coronavirus
Children Can Go Back To School With A Negative Lab Test For Covid After A Positive Result At Home, Number 10 Confirms
Downing Street has confirmed pupils can return to the classroom after a negative result from a lab test for Covid following a positive rapid one, amid confusion over the new schools testing regime.
Students With False Positive Lateral Flow Tests Must Still Stay Home From School, Minister Confirms
Coronavirus
Students With False Positive Lateral Flow Tests Must Still Stay Home From School, Minister Confirms
Children’s minister Vicky Ford has said schools “should not take the risk” of bringing back children who’ve tested positive for Covid-19 via lateral flow tests even if a more-accurate PCR test comes back negative for the virus.
EventsAll
Race to Equality: Supporting BAME Colleagues in the Workplace
2021
London & Online
Race to Equality: Supporting BAME Colleagues in the Workplace
Pride in Diversity: Supporting LGBT Colleagues at Work
2021
London & Online
Pride in Diversity: Supporting LGBT Colleagues at Work
Advancing Social Mobility at Work
2021
London & Online
Advancing Social Mobility at Work
NHS Parliamentary Awards
2021
House of Commons
NHS Parliamentary Awards