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Government's Apprenticeship Plans "Lacking Ambition" Says Industry Body

21 Mar 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.

22 Jan Education

Childcare Sector Insists Workforce "Has To Grow" To Cope With Free Hours Expansion

05 Jan Education

Childcare Sector Warns Of "Postcode Lottery" For Availability Of Free Hours

11 Dec 2023 Education

Schools Funding Plummets Into Deficit Risking A “Bleak” Future Of Staff Cuts

03 Dec 2023 Education

Former Schools Minister Insists Teachers Must Be Paid More To Avert Staffing Crisis

08 Nov 2023 Education

Tory MPs Want Tax Relief And Top Up Payments To Help Nurseries Fund Free Hours

26 Oct 2023 Education

Hundreds Of Children's Homes Deemed Substandard By Ofsted

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18 Apr Education

The winner of the next election must deal with the costs of botched and delayed projects

16 Apr Education

Truancy trials – meet the parents hit by the single justice procedure

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03 Apr Education

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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?

23 Apr Communities

Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030

23 Apr Defence

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06 Feb Education

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

27 Jan Education

'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’

11 Dec 2023 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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04 Feb 2016 Education

ATL comment on the publication of reformed GCSE and A level content

Commenting on the publication of revised subject content for some GCSEs, AS and A levels that will be taught in schools from September 2017, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

Almost half of teachers ‘face physical violence from pupils,’ new study reveals

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29 Jan 2016 Education

Almost half of teachers ‘face physical violence from pupils,’ new study reveals

Forty-three per cent of education staff have faced physical violence from a pupil in the last year, according to a new survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.

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29 Jan 2016 Education

Education staff facing physical violence from pupils – ATL

Forty-three per cent of education staff said they have had to deal with physical violence from a pupil in the last year, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).

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28 Jan 2016 Education

Half of young people say men are better suited to engineering

New research from O2 reveals a significant number of young people believe women are not suited to working as engineers.

28 Jan 2016 Education

Baroness Sharp: Gov't apprenticeship ambitions 'are not enough' to tackle UK's skills gap

Lib Dem peer, Baroness Sharp warns ahead of her House of Lords debate, that the "twin challenges of poor productivity and needing to upskill' an ageing population will not be addressed through increased apprenticeships alone.

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28 Jan 2016 Education

Government’s transport apprenticeship drive must focus on quality not quantity

The Government’s new transport skills strategy, which sets out how it will create 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020, must focus on quality and not just be a numbers game, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

Fighting for an education: Syria’s lost generation

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28 Jan 2016 Education

Fighting for an education: Syria’s lost generation

A generation of Syrian children are at risk of losing out on education as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region, Unicef has warned.

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27 Jan 2016 Education

High quality nurseries 'fundamental' to giving every child 'a chance of success' - Save the Children

Save the Children responds to a report by the Family and Childcare Trust whichcallson the Government to make improving the quality of childcareits top priority.

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26 Jan 2016 Education

CII apprenticeships guide launched in wake of changes

Launched today at a conference addressed by the Prime Minister's apprenticeship ambassador Nadhim Zahawi MP, the new employer apprenticeship guide is the latest initiative in the CII's drive to support firms wanting to take on apprentices.

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22 Jan 2016 Education

From Bricks to Clicks: new inquiry report explores what student data will mean for higher education.

The UKs higher education (HE) system is one of the best known in the world for high quality education, student experience and world class research. But there is an opportunity for UK HE to do even better: by using data.

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22 Jan 2016 Education

Exploring how student data footprints will spell out better learning (as long as we make the most of it). The Higher Education Commission launches From Bricks to Clicks.

Students are leaving a data footprint across what they check out, download and research. They swipe into buildings, access library records, download e-books and lecture recordings through virtual learning environments. So does the HE sector make the most of this information?

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22 Jan 2016 Education

From Bricks to Clicks: new inquiry report explores what student data footprints will mean for the higher education sector

On Tuesday 26th January, the Higher Education Commission is launching its inquiry report, From Bricks to Clicks: the potential of data analytics in Higher Education in Parliament. The report explores what the data revolution could mean for HE and students.

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21 Jan 2016 Education

ATL comment on Government thresholds for strike ballots in education and other public services

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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21 Jan 2016 Education

Social mobility in higher education is about more than just access to university – launch of new Social Mobility Advisory Group

Universities UK (UUK) announced today the launch of a new group to provide advice to the government and support for English universities to improve access and long-term success for under-represented groups in higher education.

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20 Jan 2016 Education

ATL comment on Education Select Committee’s report on the role of Regional School Commissioners (RSCs)

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: