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Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: 'Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act'
Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: "Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act"
Education
Former children’s commissioner and newly appointed peer Baroness Anne Longfield has questioned whether the government has the appetite to take on big tech to protect children online.
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
Education
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Education
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Vice Chancellor Attacks 'Politically Motivated' Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Education
Vice Chancellor Attacks "Politically Motivated" Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector
Education
The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector
University Crisis Has Reached 'Crunch Point', Says Education Committee Chair
Education
University Crisis Has Reached "Crunch Point", Says Education Committee Chair
Opinion
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Education
By Siân Berry MP
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge
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How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Foreign affairs
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
By Mike Tapp MP
Political parties
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Recipes For Disaster: The Bacon Sandwich
Political parties
Defra has lost its way
Defra has lost its way
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Environment
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Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
A dramatic increase in children judged to have special educational needs has created another dysfunctional market driving councils into insolvency, reports Justine Smith
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
Health
By Tali Fraser
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
The Cass Review into NHS gender services for children opened up the national conversation on this controversial subject, and divided opinion. Its author, Baroness Cass, speaks to Tali Fraser about being newly introduced as a peer and how she responds to critics. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
SEND Help: How to reform our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system
Education
By Matilda Martin
SEND Help: How to reform our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system
“Lose, lose, lose.” That is how former Conservative education secretary Gillian Keegan described the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England, widely described as broken.
Education news
VAT on private schools is a step too far
Education
By Rachael Maskell MP
VAT on private schools is a step too far
The independent sector has become the backstop for neurodivergent, anxious and trauma-experienced children failed by our broken state education system
Apprenticeships: Investing for the Future Partner content
Education
By JTL
Apprenticeships: Investing for the Future
Apprenticeships in highly skilled trades such as electrical engineering and plumbing are essential for home-building and the net-zero transition, investing in them now will help future-proof the workforce
There's 'Much More To Do' To Combat Misogyny In Schools, Says Minister
Education
There's "Much More To Do" To Combat Misogyny In Schools, Says Minister
The Government has "much more to do" to tackle misogyny in schools, the minister for early education has said.
Stephen Morgan: 'I’m really conscious that parents have had it pretty tough'
Education
By Matilda Martin
Stephen Morgan: 'I’m really conscious that parents have had it pretty tough'
The first-ever early education minister Stephen Morgan tells Matilda Martin what’s keeping him awake at night as he works to deliver a key election pledge
Beyond the pay rise: bold steps to make teaching a profession of choice Partner content
Education
By University of Birmingham
Beyond the pay rise: bold steps to make teaching a profession of choice
While there is strong interest in teaching careers, significant challenges remain around workload, retention and entry barriers. To strengthen recruitment and retention, the government must promote teaching as a career early on, increase undergraduate enrolment in shortage subjects, and re-evaluate how teacher training providers screen applicants.
Breakfast clubs do more than just provide a meal: they're the reason some kids go to school
Education
By Andrew Ranger MP
Breakfast clubs do more than just provide a meal: they're the reason some kids go to school
At this year’s Labour Party Conference, my colleague Bridget Phillipson MP addressed the hall, stating that “education is so much more than the classroom.”
It has been a year since the Online Safety Act became law – yet we’re still waiting for action
Education
By Sir Peter Wanless
It has been a year since the Online Safety Act became law – yet we’re still waiting for action
A year since the groundbreaking Online Safety Act became law, the risks children face online seem to be worse than ever. From AI child abuse images to sophisticated ‘sextortion’ gangs and addictive algorithms, the pace of technology, and those who seek to exploit it, has overtaken the shift towards safety.
Oxbridge Should 'Move' Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Education
Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded
The country's most prestigious universities should become more like US colleges in how they are funded, candidate for next Oxford chancellor Dominic Grieve has said. 
Ofsted 'Culpable' For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head
Education
Ofsted "Culpable" For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head
Ofsted is "at fault and culpable" for disadvantaged pupils falling further behind their peers, the former chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has told PoliticsHome.
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Education
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Cases of child criminal exploitation have increased sharply in the last two years, a new analysis shared with PoliticsHome shows.
Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As 'Support Hubs'
Education
Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As "Support Hubs"
A new Labour MP who was a deputy head teacher before being elected says families are turning up to schools with their belongings having been evicted from their homes. 
Early Years Sector Writes To Chancellor Over Post-Budget Concerns
Education
Early Years Sector Writes To Chancellor Over Post-Budget Concerns
Exclusive: "The silence from Treasury" in the aftermath of the Budget is "illogical and unacceptable", the early years sector has warned.
Designing and delivering “resilient, sustainable, thriving communities” through infrastructure Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Designing and delivering “resilient, sustainable, thriving communities” through infrastructure
New University of Manchester report stresses the importance of making informed, long-term decisions on the UK’s infrastructure
Parliament has a duty to engage with schools to promote a thriving democracy
Education
By Lord McFall
Parliament has a duty to engage with schools to promote a thriving democracy
Some of the most influential experiences in my life came not from being in Westminster for almost 40 years, but from my time as a teacher in the West of Scotland in the 1970s.
What Next For The University Crisis?
Education
What Next For The University Crisis?
​The announcement this week that tuition fees will go up for the first time in eight years has received mixed reaction.
Re-engineering the curriculum: the missing 'E' in STEM Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Re-engineering the curriculum: the missing 'E' in STEM
With an estimated shortfall of over 173,000 workers in the STEM sector – an average of 10 unfilled roles per business in the UK – we need to ensure young people have access to good quality STEM education and opportunities to explore what a career in engineering could be.
University Tuition Fees To Rise Next Year, Education Secretary Confirms
Education
University Tuition Fees To Rise Next Year, Education Secretary Confirms
The Labour Government will raise university tuition fees to £9,535 per year in line with inflation.
Schools To Be Fully Reimbursed For National Insurance Rise
Education
Schools To Be Fully Reimbursed For National Insurance Rise
State schools will be fully reimbursed for the rise in National Insurance for employers announced by Rachel Reeves in the Budget, PoliticsHome understands.
How Will Government Meet Its 6,500 New Teachers Pledge?
Education
How Will Government Meet Its 6,500 New Teachers Pledge?
The pledge to recruit 6,500 teachers was a major element of Labour's General Election manifesto. 
Give Schools Funding Boost By Locking In Money For Disadvantaged Pupils, Says Charity
Education
Give Schools Funding Boost By Locking In Money For Disadvantaged Pupils, Says Charity
The Government should guarantee an annual rise in the money given to schools to help disadvantaged pupils, a children’s charity has said ahead of the Budget.
Care leavers like me need support to dream big
Education
By Darren Paffey
Care leavers like me need support to dream big
This National Care Leavers’ Week we have an opportunity to reflect both on the challenges faced by care-experienced young people – and what we must do to improve support
Pearson's education toolkit for Members of Parliament Partner content
Education
By Pearson
Pearson's education toolkit for Members of Parliament
The results of the 2024 general election have brought a fresh cohort of MPs to Westminster, with more than half of the 650 newly elected parliamentarians taking their seats for the first time.
New Report On 'Financially Unsustainable' Special Educational Needs System Is 'Watershed Moment'
Health
New Report On "Financially Unsustainable" Special Educational Needs System Is "Watershed Moment"
A new report setting out the severe pressures facing the special educational needs system (SEND) ought to be a “watershed moment” for Westminster, a former children’s commissioner has warned.
Science should be for everyone
Education
By Chi Onwurah MP
Science should be for everyone
This is a period of huge change in science and technology, from AI to breakthrough treatments, creating massive opportunities to transform the lives of ordinary working people for the better.
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025