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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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Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image
Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image
Communities
New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”
New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”
Culture
Tory MPs Want 'Security' To Dominate Their General Election Campaign
Tory MPs Want "Security" To Dominate Their General Election Campaign
Defence
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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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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on plans to review maths and English Functional Skills qualifications
Commenting on the Education and Training Foundations plans to review maths and English Functional Skills qualifications, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to new HESA figures on student enrolments and qualifications for the academic year 2014/15
Commenting on data on the further decrease in part-time student enrolments, Dame Julia Goodfellow, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent, said:
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Education
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
Accountants welcome Cameron's new mentor scheme
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountantscomments on Cameron's new mentor scheme for young people.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on postcode inequality of education in England and Wales
Commenting on the new cross-party commission to tackle inequality in education in England and Wales, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Education
By Save the Children
Prime Minister’s life chances strategy must include nursery education
Gareth Jenkins, Director of UK Poverty at Save the Children responds to David Cameron's announcement on families and life chances.
A curriculum for life: the case for statutory PSHE education Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
A curriculum for life: the case for statutory PSHE education
In an unprecedented move, four select committee chairs have today written a joint letter calling for statutory status for Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education. PSHE Association Chief Executive Joe Hayman explains why this cause has such support.
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Education
By PSHE Association
Select committee chairs make unprecedented joint call for statutory PSHE
The PSHE Association today welcomed a joint letter from the chairs of the Commons Education, Home Affairs, Health and Business, Innovation and Skills Committees calling on government to make PSHE education a statutory part of the curriculum.
Suella Fernandes MP: Parents and children deserve a fairer Primary school admissions system
Education
By Suella Braverman MP
Suella Fernandes MP: Parents and children deserve a fairer Primary school admissions system
Conservative backbench MP and Education Select Committee member Suella Fernandes writes following her adjournment debate on 'Primary school admissions criteria and exceptional circumstances'.
Revising the Politics A-level curriculum
Education
By Baroness Parminter
Revising the Politics A-level curriculum
Baroness Parminter writes following her recent Oral question in the House of Lords regarding proposed changes to the Politics A-level curriculum.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on CBI/Accenture Employment Trends Survey
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: This report from the CBI and Accenture shows that businesses want to have it both ways. Whilst there is acknowledgement of a healthier and growing economy, employers are bemoaning the need to pay decent wages to attract a skilled workforce.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
The EU supports ground-breaking collaborative research at UK universities
The Universities for Europe campaign has published case-studies today highlighting how membership of the European Union enhances international collaboration between researchers, enabling ground-breaking research that improves peoples lives in the UK.
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Education
By Save the Children
Save the Children comment on Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission report
Commenting on todays report of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, Gareth Jenkins, Director of UK Poverty for Save the Children said:
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on primary school league tables
Commenting on the primary school league tables, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
UK universities prevented from recruiting overseas students
Education
By Lord Clement-Jones
UK universities prevented from recruiting overseas students
Ahead of his question in Parliament today, Lord Clement-Jones calls for the Government to rethink the “subjective and unfair” visa tests currently dissuading overseas students from studying in the UK.
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Education
By Universities UK
University leaders join delegation to India to promote UK higher education
A large number of UK university leaders are in India this week (9-11 Dec) as part of a delegation to raise the profile of UK higher education.
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Education
By Universities UK
New report challenges claims on graduate oversupply
A report published today from Universities UK challenges the idea that there is an oversupply of graduates.
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Education
By Universities UK
Report looks at latest trends in UK higher education
Universities UK published today its latest Patterns and Trends report which presents a range of data on the changing size and shape of UK higher education.
Statutory PSHE education – not a straightjacket for schools Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Statutory PSHE education – not a straightjacket for schools
The PSHE Association calls on the Government to award Personal, Social, Health and Economic education statutory status as a school subject, to ensure substandard teaching of it is eradicated.
Teaching union is ‘concerned’ over £600m cut to ‘essential’ grant Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Teaching union is ‘concerned’ over £600m cut to ‘essential’ grant
A leading teaching union has today reacted to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement. 
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to Spending Review announcement
Universities UK responded today to the government's Autumn Statement and Spending Review announcements.
Partner content
Education
By NCFE
Autumn Statement 2015: Awarding Organisation NCFE predicts further cuts to FE
Ahead of the 2015 Spending Review and Autumn Statement, Michael Lemin Policy Leader at national Awarding Organisation NCFE is predicting that the further education sector will continue to be negatively impacted as a result of the announcements due to be made by the Chancellor today.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the Autumn Spending Review
Commenting on the Autumn Spending Review, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: The Chancellor has rightly recognised the importance of education in protecting it from the worst excesses of his scythe.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on improving prevention and identification of child sexual abuse
Commenting on the report on child sex abuse by the Childrens Commissioner for England, Dr Mary Bousted said:
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on OECD report: Education at a Glance 2015
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
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Net Zero Week 2024
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