New apprenticeship funding proposals announced today by the Government look like a ‘fair settlement for small employers’, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). 

Innovate UK is making a new fund available to help small businesses expand overseas.

The PSHE Association has today called on government to recognise the scale of the challenge the nation faces in relation to abuse during childhood in response to new figures showing the scale of such abuse.

New figures released today by the PSHE Association show the scale of parental concern about sexting amongst children and young people. An online poll of parents by YouGov* for the Association showed that 78% were either fairly or very concerned about sexting, compared to 69% who were concerned about alcohol misuse and 67% who were concerned about smoking. In response, 87% of respondents agreed that schools should do more to educate pupils about the risks involved in sexting.

This week at a House of Lords reception, the Tinder Foundation and NHS England launched the Widening Digital Participation programme

Conservative MP Gareth Johnson argues there should be more grammar schools because they are a great vehicle for social mobility. 

The PSHE Association has welcomed the publication of the annual CBI-Pearson education and skills survey, which outlines the need for school pupils to develop the skills and attributes we seek to build through PSHE education. 

A new report launched by Teenage Cancer Trust at a parliamentary event last week examines the transformative and viable impact of cancer education in secondary schools. 

Save the Children has today launched a powerful new report laying bare the potentially devastating and lifelong consequences for boys in England who start school significantly trailing girls in basic early language skills.

Speaking ahead of the forthcoming Higher Education and Research Bill, Shadow Minister for Higher Education Gordon Marsden laid out the problems it could cause. 

Labour MP and Public Accounts Committee member Karin Smyth has laid out the problematic areas that need to be highlighted ahead of the increased entitlement of free childcare. 

Commenting on the report on the post-16 skills plan and the independent report on technical education, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

The PSHE Association today expressed deep concern at the reports from Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools, of “organised resistance” by local groups to PSHE education in schools in Birmingham.

The Government has been warned the introduction of its new English Baccalaureate (EBacc) which will result in a “narrowly prescribed” curriculum is “incredibly short sighted”.

One day automation will present society with big existential questions, says Baroness Morgan of Huyton, but today’s employment strategy must focus on preparing workers for the global digital race.

The Schulich School of Business at York University and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) are pleased to announce today a partnership that will lead to a second globally recognized accreditation pathway for Schulich MBA and Master of Accounting students, as well as advanced standing for ACCA members pursuing an MBA at Schulich. 

NASUWT is calling for a clear system of monitoring and appropriate funding for schools to ensure the Pupil Premium remains additional funding allocated for the most disadvantaged.

Commenting on the report released today by the Education Endowment Foundation and Sutton Trust on the pupil premium, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, said:

The Welsh Government needs to urgently engage with the construction sector regarding how the UK-wide apprenticeship levy will be invested back into training and skills in Wales, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Cmyru.

Having described the need to tackle digital exclusion to the Science and Technology Committee, the Tinder Foundation’s Helen Milner welcomes its report today and awaits the Government’s Digital Strategy.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) addresses the financial literacy skills gap with a new guide for anyone starting their own business, new to financial management or simply seeking to improve their knowledge.

Growth in apprenticeship numbers in Scotland could be scuppered unless the Scottish Government commits to ring-fencing the new UK-wide Apprenticeship Levy for training, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland has warned.

There is a legal duty to teach every child, Lord Addington tells PoliticsHome, but the Government’s White Paper on Educational Excellence looks to fail those with special educational needs.

Over half of British university students do not know when the EU referendum is taking place, according to a new poll published today.