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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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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
By Jimmy McIntosh
Communities
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them 'Better MPs'
Politicians Running The London Marathon Say It Makes Them "Better MPs"
Health
Britain cannot stay silent on atrocities in DRC to protect our Rwanda deal
Britain cannot stay silent on atrocities in DRC to protect our Rwanda deal
By Daniel Kawczynski MP
Foreign affairs
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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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Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Sutton Trust report on disadvantaged pupils
Commenting on the Sutton Trusts report on disadvantaged pupils, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on future of sixth form and further education colleges
Commenting on the impact of further potential funding cuts to sixth form and further education colleges, Dr Mary Bousted, Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By London Metropolitan University
TUC Library exhibition marks 30 years since the Miners’ Strike
Solidarity highlights support for the strike among wider society.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Private school staff not getting long enough breaks and working longer hours – ATL poll
Forty-one per cent of teachers in independent schools are only getting a 20 minute uninterrupted lunch break during their working day of six or more hours, according to a recent poll by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK backs committee call for increase in science funding
Universities UK responded today to a report from the Science Technology Committee calling on government to increase science spending.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on academy sponsors
Commenting on the Local Government Associations warning about the lack of academy sponsors, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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.
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After the election: what can the civil service expect from a new administration?
2024
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After the election: what can the civil service expect from a new administration?
The road to proactive government
2024
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The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
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Net Zero Week 2024