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Why SEND Could Be The Next Big Battle For The Government
Why SEND Could Be The Next Big Battle For The Government
Education
After a bruising effort to avoid a major rebellion over its welfare reforms, the government now faces the challenge of selling its plans for SEND to Labour backbenchers. 
Education Secretary Holding SEND Meetings With Labour MPs To Avoid Repeat Of Welfare Rebellion
Education
Education Secretary Holding SEND Meetings With Labour MPs To Avoid Repeat Of Welfare Rebellion
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?
UK Student Interest In US Universities Falls Sharply
Education
UK Student Interest In US Universities Falls Sharply
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
Opinion
We must help future graduates excel by giving universities sustainable funding
Education
By Professor Malcolm Press
We must help future graduates excel by giving universities sustainable funding
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
Education
By Lord Blunkett and Sarah Smith MP
Ministers must act now to make Child Trust Funds accessible for disabled children
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth Partner content
Education
By University of East London
UEL’s blueprint for inclusive economic growth
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How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
How Ruthless Will Starmer's Reshuffle Be?
Political parties
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka Partner content
Women in Westminster: In Conversation With Sharon Gaffka
By Total Politics Impact
Social affairs
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
When will Keir Starmer do his Cabinet reshuffle?
By Jim Murphy
Political parties
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference ##sash##
Total Politics at the Labour Party Conference
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
Tory Councillors Launch Bid To Close Down Cheshire Asylum Hotel After Epping Ruling
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Parliament's People Awards ##sash##
Parliament's People Awards
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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 Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Local Engineer Takes Starring Role in Advertising Campaign
Coca-Cola Enterprises celebrates Sidcup employee in new regional advert
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the publication of reformed GCSE and A level content
Commenting on the publication of revised subject content for some GCSEs, AS and A levels that will be taught in schools from September 2017, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Almost half of teachers ‘face physical violence from pupils,’ new study reveals Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Almost half of teachers ‘face physical violence from pupils,’ new study reveals
Forty-three per cent of education staff have faced physical violence from a pupil in the last year, according to a new survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Education staff facing physical violence from pupils – ATL
Forty-three per cent of education staff said they have had to deal with physical violence from a pupil in the last year, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Half of young people say men are better suited to engineering
New research from O2 reveals a significant number of young people believe women are not suited to working as engineers.
Baroness Sharp: Gov't apprenticeship ambitions 'are not enough' to tackle UK's skills gap
Education
By Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Baroness Sharp: Gov't apprenticeship ambitions 'are not enough' to tackle UK's skills gap
Lib Dem peer, Baroness Sharp warns ahead of her House of Lords debate, that the "twin challenges of poor productivity and needing to upskill' an ageing population will not be addressed through increased apprenticeships alone.
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Government’s transport apprenticeship drive must focus on quality not quantity

The Government’s new transport skills strategy, which sets out how it will create 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020, must focus on quality and not just be a numbers game, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Fighting for an education: Syria’s lost generation Partner content
Education
By UNICEF UK
Fighting for an education: Syria’s lost generation
A generation of Syrian children are at risk of losing out on education as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region, Unicef has warned. 
Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
High quality nurseries 'fundamental' to giving every child 'a chance of success' - Save the Children
Save the Children responds to a report by the Family and Childcare Trust whichcallson the Government to make improving the quality of childcareits top priority.
Partner content
Education
By Chartered Insurance Institute
CII apprenticeships guide launched in wake of changes
Launched today at a conference addressed by the Prime Minister's apprenticeship ambassador Nadhim Zahawi MP, the new employer apprenticeship guide is the latest initiative in the CII's drive to support firms wanting to take on apprentices.
Partner content
Education
By Policy Connect
From Bricks to Clicks: new inquiry report explores what student data will mean for higher education.
The UKs higher education (HE) system is one of the best known in the world for high quality education, student experience and world class research. But there is an opportunity for UK HE to do even better: by using data.
Partner content
Education
By Policy Connect
Exploring how student data footprints will spell out better learning (as long as we make the most of it). The Higher Education Commission launches From Bricks to Clicks.

Students are leaving a data footprint across what they check out, download and research. They swipe into buildings, access library records, download e-books and lecture recordings through virtual learning environments. So does the HE sector make the most of this information?
Partner content
Education
By Policy Connect
From Bricks to Clicks: new inquiry report explores what student data footprints will mean for the higher education sector

On Tuesday 26th January, the Higher Education Commission is launching its inquiry report, From Bricks to Clicks: the potential of data analytics in Higher Education in Parliament. The report explores what the data revolution could mean for HE and students.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Government thresholds for strike ballots in education and other public services
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Social mobility in higher education is about more than just access to university – launch of new Social Mobility Advisory Group
Universities UK (UUK) announced today the launch of a new group to provide advice to the government and support for English universities to improve access and long-term success for under-represented groups in higher education.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Education Select Committee’s report on the role of Regional School Commissioners (RSCs)
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 protecting children from radicalisation
Commenting on Government plans to help protect children against radicalisation, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Innovate UK
Improving schools' financial health: apply for business funding
Organisations can apply for a share of 200,000 for innovative and practical business ideas that help schools to improve financial health.
University VC - Scrapping maintenance grants 'a risk to social mobility that the Government ought urgently to reconsider' Partner content
Education
By University of Bedfordshire
University VC - Scrapping maintenance grants 'a risk to social mobility that the Government ought urgently to reconsider'
Former Labour Minister & Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, Bill Rammell, writes on the day the House of Commons has an Opposition Day Debate on Student maintenance grants.
Partner content
Education
By Chartered Institute of Building
New Apprenticeship Delivery Board must have 'strong relationship with Government' - CIOB
The Chartered Institute of Building responds to the Prime Minister's announcement of a newApprenticeship Delivery Board.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on HMCI Sir Michael Wilshaw's speech to CentreForum
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 primary school places
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Gordon Marsden MP: Axing student grants won’t bring fairness or sound finance
Education
By Gordon Marsden MP - Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education
Gordon Marsden MP: Axing student grants won’t bring fairness or sound finance
Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education Gordon Marsden MP is against the Government's decision to remove student grants from half a million of England’s most disadvantaged students, replacing them with loans.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Mothers’ comments linked to eating disorders in Asian young adults
The first study to look at the influence of Asian parents on their young adult childs body dissatisfaction levels and disordered eating in Singapore has found significant differences with Western culture, leading to calls for a tailored approach to treatment.
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Total Politics at the Liberal Democrat Party Conference
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Parliament's People Awards
2026
The Palace of Westminster
Parliament's People Awards