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Education Unions Accuse Government Of 'Wall Of Silence' On Pay Negotiations
Education Unions Accuse Government Of "Wall Of Silence" On Pay Negotiations
Education
The leaders of major education unions have accused the government of ignoring their calls to re-enter negotiations over teachers’ pay and conditions.
Children At Risk Of 'Poor Health' As Food Inflation Eats Into Free School Meal Budgets
Education
Children At Risk Of "Poor Health" As Food Inflation Eats Into Free School Meal Budgets
University Towns Face Huge Economic Hit From Student Visa Curbs
Education
University Towns Face Huge Economic Hit From Student Visa Curbs
Education Minister Says He Has 'Struggled With Maths' Since Childhood
Education
Education Minister Says He Has "Struggled With Maths" Since Childhood
Unions Say Government Must Improve Teacher Pay To Deliver Plans For Maths To 18
Education
Unions Say Government Must Improve Teacher Pay To Deliver Plans For Maths To 18
Unions 'Won't Rest' In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail
Health
Unions "Won't Rest" In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail
Top Stories: Labour Sets Sights On Sue Gray, SNP Leadership Hustings Begin, Tories Hold Away Day
Coronavirus
Top Stories: Labour Sets Sights On Sue Gray, SNP Leadership Hustings Begin, Tories Hold Away Day
The House Live
Children must be banned from accessing pornography under the Online Safety Bill
Education
By Dame Rachel de Souza
Children must be banned from accessing pornography under the Online Safety Bill
Teachers are battling a mental health crisis – toxic Ofsted inspections must change before more lives are lost
Education
By Dave McPartlin
Teachers are battling a mental health crisis – toxic Ofsted inspections must change before more lives are lost
How arts-in-nature experiences can boost the wellbeing of children and young people Partner content
Health
By IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society
How arts-in-nature experiences can boost the wellbeing of children and young people
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Deeply problematic and toxic culture in Westminster cannot go on
Deeply problematic and toxic culture in Westminster cannot go on
By Debbie Abrahams MP
Parliament
The King’s coronation showed the world Britain treats the Jewish community with dignity and respect
The King’s coronation showed the world Britain treats the Jewish community with dignity and respect
By Baroness Merron
Communities
Pacy and provocative: John Nicolson reviews 'Why Politics Fails'
Pacy and provocative: John Nicolson reviews 'Why Politics Fails'
By John Nicolson MP
Books & culture
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Why Thousands Of Teachers Are Going On Strike
Education
Why Thousands Of Teachers Are Going On Strike
Thousands of teachers in England and Wales are set to strike on Wednesday after talks between education unions and the government failed to reach an agreement.
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Health
Who Is Going On Strike And When In February?
Mass walkouts are set to take place across multiple sectors in February affecting the NHS, schools, rail services and more.
Why we must do better for children in hospital schools
Health
By Maarten Crommelin
Why we must do better for children in hospital schools
When Faisal* walked through the doors of our school at the Maudsley and Bethlem Hospital, we only knew his name.
Like so many of our pupils, he had been admitted because of a mental health emergency and was too unwell to leave the ward. It took daily visits by our teachers to build trust and to work out what they could do to help.
Education news
Partner content
Education
By Heathrow
Heathrow Academy celebrates eleventh year and saving taxpayers £8 million
Heathrow Airport has directly contributed more than 4 million to skills and training at the Academy
Government higher education reforms ‘must not be a burden,’ Universities UK warns Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Government higher education reforms ‘must not be a burden,’ Universities UK warns
President of Universities UK, Dame Julia Goodfellow, gives her analysis of the Government’s higher education green paper.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to government green paper on higher education
Universities UK responded today to the publication of the governments green paper on higher education.
Partner content
Education
By Chartered Insurance Institute
2015 CII Skills Survey: Insurance industry diversifies to meet skills shortage
- The UK skills gap is getting worse, with 20% more insurance companies reporting shortages than in 2013 - Four in five (81%) general insurance employers are now impacted by shortages - Industry confidence in the UKs ability to compete globally is falling - Insurance businesses are now looking outside the sector and growing their own to meet expansion targets
New data reveals which top universities’ research is favoured by civil service Partner content
Education
By Dods Monitoring
New data reveals which top universities’ research is favoured by civil service
New research has revealed the top British universities whose work has most impact on the civil service.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on Government’s education plans
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to Hepi report on part-time higher education
Universities UK responded to a report today by the Higher Education Policy Institute looking at the decline in part-time higher education.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on fund to help young people’s careers prospects
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: We welcome the work the Careers Enterprise Company has done with its research to identify the cold spots across England where young people are missing out on the support they need.
'Reasonable flexibility' should be given to parents to choose on term-time leave
Education
By Steve Double MP
'Reasonable flexibility' should be given to parents to choose on term-time leave
St Austell and Newquay MP Steve Double writes ahead of the Westminster Hall Debate on an e-petition relating to term-time leave from school for holiday.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to Which? report on consumer law
Universities UK responded to the Which? report today looking at universities compliance with consumer law.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Ofsted report on apprenticeships
Commenting on the publication of Ofsteds report Apprenticeships: developing skills for future prosperity, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the role of Regional Schools Commissioners
Commenting on the role of Regional Schools Commissioners, as debated by the Education Select Committee this morning, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
The case for statutory PSHE education Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
The case for statutory PSHE education
The PSHE Association Chief Executive launches a new report setting out the latest compelling evidence for making PSHE education a statutory part of the curriculum.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Parents and pupils call on schools to provide a 'curriculum for life'
New poll shows 90% of parents agree that all schools should teach Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education.
Education and Adoption Bill 'fails to address the real problems in the education system' - ATL Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Education and Adoption Bill 'fails to address the real problems in the education system' - ATL
The union for education professionals, Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), which represents 160,000 members in the UK, calls for positive changes to the Education and Adoption Bill as it goes through the House of Lords.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on latest pupil absence figures
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to Policy Exchange report on university funding
Universities UK responded today to the Policy Exchange report which recommends redirecting up to 500m from universities grant funding into Further Education to boost higher level professional and technical education.
'Robbing HE to prop up FE is not the way forward' - University Vice-Chancellor Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
'Robbing HE to prop up FE is not the way forward' - University Vice-Chancellor
Former Minister Bill Rammell, now a University Vice Chancellor, responds to a Policy Exchange report calling for £500 million of cuts to higher education spending in the Comprehensive Spending Review.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on provisional GCSE, AS and A-level results
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on reports that Nicky Morgan has approved a new grammar school in Kent
Commenting on reports that the Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan has approved a grammar school in Kent, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the work of Ofqual
Commenting following the Education Select Committee meeting to look at the work of Ofqual, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on EYFS Profile results 2014-2015
Commenting on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Profile results for 2014-2015, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By London Metropolitan University
London Met to invest £125m in new Holloway campus
London Metropolitan University is to invest 125m to create a new, single campus in north London bringing all of its faculties together on one site for the first time in its 170-year history.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Glenys Stacey’s speech on England’s exam system
Commenting on CEO and Chief Regulator of Ofqual, Glenys Staceys, speech today, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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