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Government's Apprenticeship Plans 'Lacking Ambition' Says Industry Body
Government's Apprenticeship Plans "Lacking Ambition" Says Industry Body
Education
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.
Childcare Sector Insists Workforce 'Has To Grow' To Cope With Free Hours Expansion
Education
Childcare Sector Insists Workforce "Has To Grow" To Cope With Free Hours Expansion
Childcare Sector Warns Of 'Postcode Lottery' For Availability Of Free Hours
Education
Childcare Sector Warns Of "Postcode Lottery" For Availability Of Free Hours
Schools Funding Plummets Into Deficit Risking A “Bleak” Future Of Staff Cuts
Education
Schools Funding Plummets Into Deficit Risking A “Bleak” Future Of Staff Cuts
Former Schools Minister Insists Teachers Must Be Paid More To Avert Staffing Crisis
Education
Former Schools Minister Insists Teachers Must Be Paid More To Avert Staffing Crisis
Tory MPs Want Tax Relief And Top Up Payments To Help Nurseries Fund Free Hours
Education
Tory MPs Want Tax Relief And Top Up Payments To Help Nurseries Fund Free Hours
Hundreds Of Children's Homes Deemed Substandard By Ofsted
Education
Hundreds Of Children's Homes Deemed Substandard By Ofsted
The House Live
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
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
Raising attainment and alleviating challenges in schools Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Raising attainment and alleviating challenges in schools
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Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Local Elections
Everything You Need To Know About The 2024 Local Elections
Communities
Local Elections Live: Grim Results For Sunak, But Houchen Wins
Local Elections Live: Grim Results For Sunak, But Houchen Wins
Political parties
GB Energy: What role will Labour's state-owned energy company really play?
GB Energy: What role will Labour's state-owned energy company really play?
By Sienna Rodgers
Energy
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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’
Schools Funding Plummets Into Deficit Risking A “Bleak” Future Of Staff Cuts
Education
Schools Funding Plummets Into Deficit Risking A “Bleak” Future Of Staff Cuts
English state schools plunged into a financial deficit last year, new figures have shown, with teachers’ leaders warning of a “bleak” future.
Education news
White working class pupils are the victims of over a decade of cuts – not the term white privilege
Education
By Kim Johnson MP
White working class pupils are the victims of over a decade of cuts – not the term white privilege
The Education Committee report is a shameful attempt to stoke the culture war by scapegoating ethnic minorities for the poverty endemic in ‘left behind’ communities.
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Taking the lead in hydrogen: next steps
The deployment of new and existing materials will play a critical role in delivering the growth of the hydrogen sector, identified as a cornerstone of the UK Government’s net zero ambitions.
Diversity and anti-racism should be at every level of our education system
Education
By Afzal Khan MP
Diversity and anti-racism should be at every level of our education system
The current curriculum too often eliminates or misrepresents the contributions of Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in Britain. Children should learn from our past to ensure tragedies like the Windrush scandal never happen again.
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Global Britain: an ambitious template for international trade agreements in an uncertain era
Following Brexit, the UK has reclaimed its competence in trade and investment policy and its role as the sole negotiator of trade and investment agreements.
This World Refugee Day, one choir’s efforts should be music to all our ears Partner content
Education
By The National Lottery
This World Refugee Day, one choir’s efforts should be music to all our ears
Members of the Citizens of the World Choir come from all over the globe, but thanks to National Lottery funding and support from across the political spectrum, they’re all singing from the same hymn sheet now.
Young people leaving care need a suitable and safe home Partner content
Health
By Barnardo's and IKEA UK & Ireland
Young people leaving care need a suitable and safe home
A new report from Barnardo's and IKEA shines a stark spotlight on the experiences of young people living independently when leaving the care system
Education Equality - The Helen Grant Interview
Education
By Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou
Education Equality - The Helen Grant Interview
As the Prime Minister’s special envoy on girls’ education, Helen Grant is passionate in her belief that giving girls around the world access to schooling is central to eradicating poverty. But, she tells Jasmine Lee-Zogbessou, the UK’s pledge to get girls into education needs global buy-in
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Advanced nuclear energy for Net Zero: A strategy for action
The UK has committed to a net zero 2050 target, but what place does nuclear energy have in meeting this ambition?
Labour Launch Bid To Force Ministers To Publish Documents Behind Rejected School's Catch-Up Fund
Coronavirus
Labour Launch Bid To Force Ministers To Publish Documents Behind Rejected School's Catch-Up Fund
Labour will today use a Commons vote to attempt to force ministers to publish texts, emails and any other documents discussing their reasons for rejecting a £15bn education support package.
Partner content
Health
By Policy@Manchester
Acute inpatient wards: Time to implement psychological therapies
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended psychological therapies for severe mental health problems.
Failure to take action has led to sexual abuse being normalised in schools
Health
By Maria Miller MP
Failure to take action has led to sexual abuse being normalised in schools
Peer-on-peer sexual abuse was rife when the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee reported five years ago. Fast forward, Ofsted are only now giving it the attention it deserves.
Our children’s futures are a second-order concern for this Tory government
Education
By Peter Kyle MP
Our children’s futures are a second-order concern for this Tory government
In contrast to the government’s damp squib, we have proposed an ambitious Children’s Recovery Plan which presents a roadmap for all children to play, learn and develop as we exit the pandemic.
We need to level up the education playing field
Education
By Anne Longfield
We need to level up the education playing field
Children in many of the worst-affected areas have faced a triple whammy of long-term deprivation, digital poverty and lost learning days. More investment in education catch up is essential, it must be an economic priority.
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
The Science and Tech start-ups powering the green recovery
Science, technology, and innovation are set to play a critical role in helping the nation to meet its ambitious target of achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Education recovery: curriculum catch-up is only one area of concern within the sector
Coronavirus
By Tom Hunter, Political Consultant
Education recovery: curriculum catch-up is only one area of concern within the sector
The government has now launched part of its plan for education catch-up in England. Widely anticipated by the education sector, the scheme did not made the headlines education secretary Gavin Williamson would have been hoping for.
Government’s miserly school catch up fund confirms their lack of ambition for education
Education
By Paul Whiteman
Government’s miserly school catch up fund confirms their lack of ambition for education
Schools need support. That’s why the government’s failure to put their money where their mouth was such a disappointment.
If we’re going to build a more inclusive Britain, we must stop shaming those who get it “wrong” along the way Partner content
Education
By Inc Arts
If we’re going to build a more inclusive Britain, we must stop shaming those who get it “wrong” along the way
Amanda Parker founded Inc Arts with the goal of championing inclusive change across the creative industries – here she tells us about her vision of a future that collaborates, rather than calls out.
As the lockdown begins to lift, find your happy place Partner content
Education
By The National Lottery
As the lockdown begins to lift, find your happy place
We must support, not cut, working class access to arts and culture
Education
By Sharon Hodgson MP
We must support, not cut, working class access to arts and culture
Art takes many forms in life, shaping how we learn and how we feel. Art is essential. But we have a long way to go to make sure that art can be accessible for all.
STEM will make the future, so let’s open its doors to all Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
STEM will make the future, so let’s open its doors to all
Expanding accessibility within engineering and technology is essential for the UK as the world undergoes the biggest wave of technological change since the Industrial Revolution.
Music-making is out of tune with disabled children’s needs
Education
By Dr Stephen Hetherington
Music-making is out of tune with disabled children’s needs
Children with disabilities are encouraged and enabled to participate in sport. That same drive must be applied to helping them reach their full musical potential
Post-Covid £1.4bn School Recovery Package Is A Tenth Of What's Needed, Education Leaders Say
Education
Post-Covid £1.4bn School Recovery Package Is A Tenth Of What's Needed, Education Leaders Say
Gavin Williamson has been accused of recovery “on the cheap” after announcing £1.4 billion in funding for post-Covid tutoring in schools, which teachers and unions claim is “way below” what’s needed.
East 17's Tony Mortimer Is Writing His Own Novel To Tackle Shortage Of Books For Young Boys
Education
East 17's Tony Mortimer Is Writing His Own Novel To Tackle Shortage Of Books For Young Boys
The pop star is planning to publish a young adult fiction novel after hearing about a lack of books aimed at young boys.
Britain can lead the world to a brighter future for humans and animals Partner content
Environment
By Animal Free Research UK
Britain can lead the world to a brighter future for humans and animals
A brighter future where diseases are cured faster without animal suffering is within reach – Britain must lead the rest of the world to grasp it
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024