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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
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
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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.
Education news
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on provisional GCSE, AS and A-level results
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 reports that Nicky Morgan has approved a new grammar school in Kent
Commenting on reports that the Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan has approved a grammar school in Kent, 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 work of Ofqual
Commenting following the Education Select Committee meeting to look at the work of Ofqual, 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 EYFS Profile results 2014-2015
Commenting on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Profile results for 2014-2015, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By London Metropolitan University
London Met to invest £125m in new Holloway campus
London Metropolitan University is to invest 125m to create a new, single campus in north London bringing all of its faculties together on one site for the first time in its 170-year history.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Glenys Stacey’s speech on England’s exam system
Commenting on CEO and Chief Regulator of Ofqual, Glenys Staceys, speech today, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK Vice-President joins national in campaign board ahead of EU referendum
The national in campaign, to be called Britain Stronger in Europe, announced its board today. Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and Vice-President of Universities UK joined the board alongside leading figures from business, the arts, media, defence, education and politics to campaign to keep Britain in Europe.
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Education
By Universities UK
University leaders to speak out on benefits of European Union membership
Speaking ahead of Monday'slaunch of the nationalIN campaign, the President of Universities UK has said that university leaders will speak out to highlight the positive impact that European Union (EU) membership has on our universities.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on PAC report on funding for disadvantaged pupils
Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on funding for disadvantaged pupils, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said:
We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says
The Syrian refugee crisis has bolstered public opinion on the importance of the 0.7% GDP target for international aid spending, George Osborne has said. 
World-leading British universities under threat 'without sustained funding'
Education
By Lord Bilimoria
World-leading British universities under threat 'without sustained funding'
Lord Karan Bilimoria, founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham and former Chancellor of Thames Valley University, offers his thoughts on the position of UK universities in the world and the funding challenges they face in the Comprehensive Spending Review.
Education Minister pledges to clamp down on excessive school costs Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Education Minister pledges to clamp down on excessive school costs
Schools are breaking the rules by imposing excessive charges on parents for activities and resources, the Education Minister has said.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to Home Secretary's speech
Universities UK responded today to home secretary Theresa Mays speech at the Conservative Party conference in which she said that student visa rules must be enforced and abuse of the system tackled.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16
Universities UK has responded to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16 today.
Senior Labour MPs support call to accept more child refugees Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
Senior Labour MPs support call to accept more child refugees
Tristram Hunt MP and Dan Jarvis MP called for support of Save the Children’s campaigns to help refugee children and child literacy in the UK.
Lucy Powell pledges to engage with teaching profession Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Lucy Powell pledges to engage with teaching profession
New Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell MP told a fringe meeting of teachers, industry experts and party members that she was very much “in listening mode” and keen to develop Labour Party policy in a thought-through and non-kneejerk fashion.
Education experts call for ‘national constitution’ to safeguard pupils’ rights Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Education experts call for ‘national constitution’ to safeguard pupils’ rights
Building on a recent Fabian Society report, the Shadow Education Secretary and the General Secretary of NASUWT yesterday considered the future of Labour’s education policy.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Pupils struggling with eating disorders, drug abuse and attempted suicide as a result of increasing pressure and stress – ATL survey
Forty-four per cent of education staff believe young people self-harm as a result of pressure and stress in their lives, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
Government’s literacy ambition requires boosting nursery quality
Save the Children has responded to new figures on childrens progress in the first years of primary school, as Education Secretary Nicky Morgan MP has set out an ambition to get English children to the top of European literacy tables.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments statistics
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: Our children, parents and teachers should be commended for securing excellent results in the phonics check this year. Teaching children to read is one of the most important jobs that our education system does, so todays news is heartening.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to IFS report on graduate earnings
Universities UK has responded to the report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies which looks at graduate earnings.
Young people ‘at breaking point’ over school pressure Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Young people ‘at breaking point’ over school pressure
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers and NUT hosted a fringe meeting yesterday at the Liberal Democrat Conference to discuss the growing pressure on young people in education.
Partner content
Education
By London Metropolitan University
Disasters Emergency Committee Chair to provide insights on leading one of the UK’s leading humanitarian charities
Clive Jones CBE, the Chair of the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), will provide an exclusive look at emergency response organisation at a special event at London Metropolitan University on 24 September 2015.
Partner content
Education
By London Metropolitan University
London Met ‘best in England’ for reducing carbon emissions
London Metropolitan University is the best performing higher education institution (HEI) in England for reducing carbon emissions, according to a new report published today.
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Net Zero Week 2024
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