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A Second Teaching Union Has Called On The Government To Pay For Ventilation In Schools

Pressure is mounting on the government to provide a cash fund for schools that need to buy CO2 monitors and ventilation units for classrooms to avoid another spike in coronavirus cases in the autumn term.

26 Jul Coronavirus

Children’s Minister Won't Rule Out Students Needing Full Vaccination To Attend Lectures

06 Jul Education

School Bubbles Will Be Scrapped Just Days Before The End Of Term

29 Jun Coronavirus

Education Recovery Advisor Quit After Asking Boris Johnson For £15bn But Was Offered "Feeble" £1.4bn

15 Jun Coronavirus

Labour Launch Bid To Force Ministers To Publish Documents Behind Rejected School's Catch-Up Fund

02 Jun Education

Post-Covid £1.4bn School Recovery Package Is A Tenth Of What's Needed, Education Leaders Say

30 May Education

East 17's Tony Mortimer Is Writing His Own Novel To Tackle Shortage Of Books For Young Boys

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27 Jul Environment

Skills and Post-16 Education Bill is a golden opportunity for the UK to lead the way on road to net zero

From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them

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22 Jul Education

From past glories to new hopefuls, MPs share what the Olympics mean to them

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15 Jul Coronavirus

This World Youth Skills Day, we must reaffirm our commitment to deliver the skills young people need for employment

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15 May Education

Academics And Officials Have Questioned The Evidence Behind Gavin Williamson’s “Excessive” University Free Speech Bill

Several academics and university officials have questioned the evidence underpinning Gavin Williamson’s new Bill aimed at ensuring free speech at UK universities.

07 Apr Education

Teachers Say Gavin Williamson “Has Not Done His Homework” On Plans For Behaviour Crackdown

Education unions and teachers have hit back at the education secretary’s calls for a behaviour crackdown and a ban on mobile phones in schools, calling it “the least useful approach the education secretary can take”.

13 Feb Education

The cost of child poverty

The government must repair the social safety net for the sake of the UK’s 4.1 million children growing up in poverty

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16 Feb 2015 Education

ACCA reminds policymakers – modern apprenticeships mean more than just hard hats and hi-vis jackets

Responding to EdMilibandsspeech today in which he unveiled theLabourPartys pledge to guarantee an apprenticeship for every schoolleaverin England who gets the grades by 2020,ACCA(the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has urged policy makers to ensure quantity AND quality are at the fore when it comes to apprenticeships for young Britons.

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13 Feb 2015 Education

A clear choice for the electorate

Commenting following the speech today by Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers union in the UK said:

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12 Feb 2015 Education

Report calls for reforms to higher education regulation

A report published today by Universities UK has called for changes to be made to the way higher education in England is regulated.

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12 Feb 2015 Education

million+ comments on Universities UK report on higher education regulation in England

The university think-tank million+ has commented on the report published today by Universities UK on the regulation of higher education in England.

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10 Feb 2015 Education

Access to education increasingly on the basis of parents' ability to pay

Childrens access to critical educational opportunities is becoming even more dependent on their parents ability to pay, a survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has revealed

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07 Feb 2015 Education

Homophobia still blighting lives of teachers and pupils

Over half of teachers have experienced some form of homophobia,biphobiaortransphobiaduring their teaching career, a conferenceorganisedby theNASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has heard.

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06 Feb 2015 Education

Giving teachers the best support for science practicals

AQA is asking teachers to help shape a new handbook designed to help schools and colleges carry out the practical assessments which are at the heart of the new Science A-level qualifications.

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06 Feb 2015 Education

Only respite for teachers is a change of government in May

Responding to the publication of the Governments response to the Workload Challenge, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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04 Feb 2015 Education

American engineer wins coveted prize for engineering solution to medical issue

Dr Robert Langer has been announced as the winner of the 2015 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering (QE Prize), for controlled release large molecule drug delivery - an engineering solution to a medical issue.

Independent Schools: don’t you know who we are?

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04 Feb 2015 Education

Independent Schools: don’t you know who we are?

Is it time to reset the relationship with independent schools in the UK? asks Acting General Secretary, Independent Schools Council, Charlotte Vere

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03 Feb 2015 Education

Serious questions remain about a college of teaching - NASUWT

Commenting on the Department for Educations consultation on a College of Teaching, which closes today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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03 Feb 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on changes to the ofsted framework

Commenting on Ofsteds announcement of changes to the inspection system, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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03 Feb 2015 Education

Brunel students sculpture unveiled at Coca-Cola Enterprises HQ

Today saw the official unveiling of The Happiness Tree at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) GB and European headquarters in Uxbridge.

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02 Feb 2015 Health

Every Vote Counts: United Response appoints political correspondent to get people with learning disabilities using their vote

National disability charity United Response has recruited a political correspondent to ensure that the 1.5 million adults in the UK with a learning disability use their democratic right to vote at the May General Election.

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02 Feb 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on David Cameron's announcement

Commenting on the reports that Prime Minister David Cameron is to announce that under a Conservative Government schools rated as requires improvement could be forced to become academies, ChrisKeates, General Secretary of theNASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK said:

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02 Feb 2015 Education

AQA joins TES in supporting inspiring schools

We are delighted to be sponsoring the TES Secondary School of the Year award for the second year running. The award recognises the teams that demonstrate innovation and imagination in developing students in ways that go far beyond the limits of league tables.

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30 Jan 2015 Education

million+ responds to 2015-16 HEFCE Annual Grant Letter

Chair of million+ Professor Michael Gunn responds to the publication of the Annual Grant letter from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) which sets out details of the governments grant to the Higher Education Funding Council for England for the 2015-16 year

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30 Jan 2015 Education

million+ comments on UCAS January deadline analysis

The university think-tank million+ has commented on UCAS statistics published today on applications from full-time students seeking to commence courses at university later in the year.

New doctorate in Policy Research and Practice launched

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28 Jan 2015 Education

New doctorate in Policy Research and Practice launched

The University of Bath Institute for Policy Research launches a new Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice.

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26 Jan 2015 Education

Devon’s political history exhibition showcases electoral campaigns

The history of politics in Devon is the theme of a new touring exhibition, starting at the University of Exeter. It showcases the political events in Devon from a local angle charting the changes in post-1945 campaigning, including images of Winston Churchill at the Devonport election in Plymouth.

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22 Jan 2015 Education

Hostile takeover research wins ethical Hutton Prize

A University of Exeter Law postgraduate student has been awarded the Hutton Prize for Excellence, which encourages the next generation of young professionals to put ethical conduct at the forefront of business, government and the professions.

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21 Jan 2015 Education

Tablet technology brings texts to life

A new English e-Library developed by education charity AQA brings literary authors and non-fiction texts to life in the classroom through audio clips, video and interactive annotation.

million+ reacts to government Carter Review of initial teacher training

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19 Jan 2015 Education

million+ reacts to government Carter Review of initial teacher training

The Government should listen to a DfE review and reform Skills Tests for trainee teachers, which have “acted as a barrier” to recruitment, a university think tank has said.

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15 Jan 2015 Education

Sir Geoffrey Palmer to deliver the 2015 Scarman Lecture

Sir Geoffrey Palmer KCMG AC QC is to deliver the 2015 Scarman Lecture in celebration of the Law Commissions 50th anniversary.

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29 Sep 2021

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Women into Leadership London

BAME into Leadership Autumn Conference

28 Oct 2021

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Unlocking the Senior Civil Service