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UK Student Interest In US Universities Falls Sharply
UK Student Interest In US Universities Falls Sharply
Education
The number of UK students showing an interest in going to university in the United States has fallen significantly in the wake of Donald Trump's second presidency, research shared with PoliticsHome suggests.
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Health
Public Expects To See Improvements In NHS, Schools And Housing Before The Next General Election
Absent Minds: How To Solve The Crisis Of School Absenteeism?
Education
Absent Minds: How To Solve The Crisis Of School Absenteeism?
Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott: “I See Smartphones As The Equivalent Of Giving Children Cigarettes'
Education
Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott: “I See Smartphones As The Equivalent Of Giving Children Cigarettes"
'Everything Has To Be On The Table' When It Comes To Student Finances, Says Shadow Chancellor
Education
"Everything Has To Be On The Table" When It Comes To Student Finances, Says Shadow Chancellor
Growing Numbers Of International Students Look At British Unis As Alternatives To Trump's US
Education
Growing Numbers Of International Students Look At British Unis As Alternatives To Trump's US
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Education
Universities Face Over £1bn In Funding Cuts, Sector Warns
Opinion
We need family hubs in every community to lift parents and children out of poverty
Education
By Baroness Benjamin
We need family hubs in every community to lift parents and children out of poverty
For a huge innovation in education, look to the simple concept of play
Education
By Jen Lamacq
For a huge innovation in education, look to the simple concept of play
Now is the time to grasp the nettle around SEND reform and fairer education funding Partner content
Education
By f40
Now is the time to grasp the nettle around SEND reform and fairer education funding
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Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Former Foreign Secretary Says UK Public Needs A “Philosophical Reset” On Defence
Defence
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
How No 10 Sleepwalked Into A Welfare Crisis
Political parties
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
I will vote against the Welfare Bill - I don’t want anyone to feel the regret I've had since 2015
By Emma Lewell MP
Health
Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi
Recipes for disaster: Gordon Brown’s sushi
By Robert Hutton
Political parties
Starmer: One Year On ##sash##
Starmer: One Year On
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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.
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Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Investment in skills and employability more important than making schools into academies

The Government’s announcement that all schools will be required to become academies must not be at the expense of investing in vital skills so crucially needed by industry, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Partner content
Health
By University of Hertfordshire
English girls’ wellbeing plummets as they reach teenage years – report reveals
English schoolgirls are less satisfied with their lives than boys and feel more pressure to succeed at school a report authored by University of Hertfordshire researchers has revealed.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies
Commenting on the Guardian story that the Government is going to force all schools in England to become academies, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Don’t make your daughter go to university Partner content
Education
By Career Ready
Don’t make your daughter go to university
The Chief Executive of national charity, Career Ready, urges teachers and parents to consider new professional apprenticeships as valid alternatives to higher education.
Degree apprenticeships have potential to fill skills gaps Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Degree apprenticeships have potential to fill skills gaps
‘Degree apprenticeships’ have been lauded by Universities UK (UUK) and Business Secretary, Sajid Javid, as ‘life-changing opportunities’ with the potential to plug more specific skills gaps.
Government failing to increase 'quality' apprenticeships
Education
By Angela Eagle MP
Government failing to increase 'quality' apprenticeships
Shadow BIS secretary, Angela Eagle, warns that “when it comes to apprenticeships, the Government is overly focused on quantity over quality”.
Apprenticeship levy must have 'clear and coherent strategy for implementation'
Education
By Hannah Bardell MP
Apprenticeship levy must have 'clear and coherent strategy for implementation'
SNP Spokesperson for Business, Innovation and Skills, Hannah Bardell, says "the implementation of the apprenticeship levy and the proportion allocated to Scotland is far from clear". 
'Quantity and quality' - Nick Boles on how to create three million apprenticeships Partner content
Education
By PoliticsHome
'Quantity and quality' - Nick Boles on how to create three million apprenticeships
With National Apprenticeships Week kicking off today, skills minister Nick Boles explains to Debbie Carter how the Government plans to meet its target of creating three million apprenticeships by 2020.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
New study to tackle piracy issues caused by growing use of 3D printers
University of Exeter experts will work to develop a solution to the growing problem of piracy caused by the increasing use of 3D printers.
Partner content
Education
By Federation of Master Builders
Nearly 60% of construction bosses start their careers as an apprentice - research
Nearly 60% of SME construction owners started their career as an apprentice, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (14th to 18th March).
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Ofsted’s inspections of multi-academy trusts
Commenting on Ofsteds inspections of multi-academy trusts, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By University of Hertfordshire
Patients with anorexia feel less bodily pleasure
Patients with anorexia nervosa perceive physical touch in social interactions as less pleasurable than healthy people of the same age, reveals new research by University of Hertfordshire PhD student Laura Crucianelli.
Government visa policy is turning away the leaders of tomorrow Partner content
Education
By Chartered Association of Business Schools
Government visa policy is turning away the leaders of tomorrow
The Government’s student visa policy is having a damaging impact on universities and the economy, according to a new report from the Chartered Association of Business Schools.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Self-harming youngsters put at risk by ‘cycle of shame’
Young people who self-harm only seek emergency hospital care as a last resort due to a deep sense of shame and unworthiness, a study at the University of Exeter has found.
School admissions system becoming 'increasingly complicated' for parents
Education
By Lord Watson of Invergowrie
School admissions system becoming 'increasingly complicated' for parents
Labour peer Lord Watson writes that the government’s proposed changes to the School Admissions Code will favour 'the more sharp-elbowed and well-connected parents' who can 'manipulate the system'.
Partner content
Education
By University of Hertfordshire
Innovative ‘connected home’ solution showcased at world’s largest mobile exhibition
University of Hertfordshire academics and specialist test and measurement equipment company, Anritsu, teamed up to demonstrate their connected home solution to over 100,000 visitors at Barcelonas Mobile World Congress 2016.
Partner content
Education
By University of Hertfordshire
Showcasing Life and Medical Sciences Research at the University of Hertfordshire
The University of Hertfordshires Vice-Chancellor, Professor Quintin McKellar, will be opening the Life and Medical Sciences Research Conference on Tuesday 5 April 2016, College Lane Campus.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on school funding in England
Commenting on the Governments funding plans for schools in England, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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.
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Starmer: One Year On
2025
Online
Starmer: One Year On
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
2025
Portcullis House
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025