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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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The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
Tories Are Hopeful Rishi Sunak Can Swerve Local Elections Backlash From MPs
Tories Are Hopeful Rishi Sunak Can Swerve Local Elections Backlash From MPs
Political parties
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Transport
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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.
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Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL calls for new GCSEs and A-levels to be approved as soon as possible
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), called on the Government to get its act together and sort out the delay in accrediting the new GCSEs and A-levels which pupils will be being taught in September.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to funding for higher education in England for 2016-17
Responding to the publication of the government's annual grant letter to the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), Dame Julia Goodfellow, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent, said:
Ending digital exclusion: pioneering charity chief builds on her OBE success Partner content
Education
By Good Things Foundation
Ending digital exclusion: pioneering charity chief builds on her OBE success
The Tinder Foundation CEO and self-proclaimed “digital evangelist,” Helen Milner tells PoliticsHome how digital inclusion can change lives.
Partner content
Education
By National Audit Office
Entitlement to free early education and childcare
The Department for Education has made significant progress in providing 15 hours of free childcare to more parents of 3- and 4-year olds and parents of disadvantaged 2-year-olds, according to the National Audit Office. It has not yet, however, achieved full value for money because it cannot track the effectiveness of its substantial investment of 2.7 billion.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
New vaccine could save thousands of lives
Work led by University of Exeter experts could help to protect thousands of people from an often fatal disease found in most tropical regions.
Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
University of Exeter environment expert appointed to advise the Government
A University of Exeter academic has been appointed as an advisor to help the Government develop and implement a new 25 year plan for the environment.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on possible scrapping of baseline assessment
Commenting on a Schools Week story that the Government may scrap baseline assessment for reception children, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
UK university gets €700,000 grant to study future security of water, food & energy provision Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
UK university gets €700,000 grant to study future security of water, food & energy provision
Researchers from the University of Exeter are leading a pioneering international research project to deliver new guidance for governments to safeguard long-term provision of crucial natural resources.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Accountants respond to worsening number of incomplete apprenticeships
CEO of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Helen Brand OBE respondsto new research which revealed a third of people who take onapprenticeshipsin Britain are failing to complete them.
Childhood under attack – protecting schools in times of war Partner content
Education
By UNICEF UK
Childhood under attack – protecting schools in times of war
A former BBC war correspondent and Independent MP, Martin Bell warns that "the world is failing to keep schools safe for children affected by war" and calls for the UK to sign up to the Safe Schools Declaration.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
More than 100 University leaders highlight vital role of EU in Sunday Times letter
Today,103university leaders have written an open letter, publishedin the SundayTimes,whichhighlights how the UK membership of the European Union enhances the positive impact of universitieson our economy, driving growth, generating jobs and ultimately improving peoples lives.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
University leaders voice support for EU membership
Following the Prime Ministers announcement that the EU referendum will be held in June, university leaders in the UK have underlined their strong support for continued membership of the European Union.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Government concessions to assessments at Key Stages 1 and 2
Responding to the Governments concessions to pupil assessments at Key Stages 1 and 2, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
To give every child the best start, the quality of early education matters Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
To give every child the best start, the quality of early education matters
Shadow Minister for Civil Society​ Anna Turley calls for the Government to ensure "early years education is top quality for every child."
Partner content
Health
By University of Exeter
Gene could help identify psychosis risk in cannabis users
Researchers at the University of Exeter and UCL (University College London) have identified a gene which can be used to predict how susceptible a young person is to the mind-altering effects of smoking cannabis. The finding could help identify otherwise healthy users who are most at risk of developing psychosis.
Partner content
Education
By University of Hertfordshire
Around five million crowd workers in the UK ‘gig economy’, new research finds
Findings prompt calls for further research into impact on workers rights, consumer protection and tax revenues
Campaign to deliver vital training in basic digital skills launched by charity Partner content
Education
By Good Things Foundation
Campaign to deliver vital training in basic digital skills launched by charity
A campaign to help people improve their basic digital skills has today been launched by the Tinder Foundation - a charity which supports digitally and socially excluded people.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Teachers question accuracy of baseline assessment – ATL/NUT survey
Baseline assessment does not accurately reflect what four-year-olds can do and disrupts their start to school when many are in education for the first time, according to research* carried out for ATL and the NUT by UCL Institute of Education.
Partner content
Education
By Airbus
Female engineers triumph on UN day
Women engineers are celebrating being the very best of British after a glittering red-carpet ceremony in London.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to UCU report on university leaders’ salaries
A Universities UK spokesperson said: The remuneration packages of vice-chancellors are determined by independent remuneration committees at each individual institution and are publicly available in universities annual reports and accounts.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Government must act urgently to tackle shortage of teachers - ATL
Commenting on the National Audit Offices report on training teachers, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By National Audit Office
Training new teachers
Government spends 700 million a year on recruiting and training new teachers, but has missed its recruitment targets for the last four years and it needs to do more to demonstrate how new arrangements are improving the quality of teaching in classrooms, according to the National Audit Office.
‘Careers advice failing due to lack of funding,’ union boss warns Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
‘Careers advice failing due to lack of funding,’ union boss warns
Careers advice and education is in desperate need of more funding and needs better support from employers, the general secretary of a leading teaching union will tell MPs.
Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Local Engineer Takes Starring Role in Advertising Campaign
Coca-Cola Enterprises celebrates Sidcup employee in new regional advert
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The road to proactive government
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The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
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Net Zero Week 2024