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Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: 'Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act'
Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: "Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act"
Education
Former children’s commissioner and newly appointed peer Baroness Anne Longfield has questioned whether the government has the appetite to take on big tech to protect children online.
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
Education
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Education
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Vice Chancellor Attacks 'Politically Motivated' Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Education
Vice Chancellor Attacks "Politically Motivated" Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector
Education
The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector
University Crisis Has Reached 'Crunch Point', Says Education Committee Chair
Education
University Crisis Has Reached "Crunch Point", Says Education Committee Chair
Opinion
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Education
By Siân Berry MP
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge
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Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections
Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections
Political parties
Tories Criticise 'Outrageous' Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years
Tories Criticise "Outrageous" Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years
Culture
The Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act should cause no confusion – the judgment is a model of clarity
The Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act should cause no confusion – the judgment is a model of clarity
By Baroness Kishwer Falkner
Social affairs
Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor
Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor
Political parties
Keir Starmer Would Harm Labour’s Chances In Runcorn By-Election, Say Labour MPs
Keir Starmer Would Harm Labour’s Chances In Runcorn By-Election, Say Labour MPs
Political parties
Recipes for Disaster: Kemi's steak
Recipes for Disaster: Kemi's steak
By Robert Hutton
Parliament
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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.
Education news
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.
Partner content
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.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on Government’s report on assessment without levels
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 New Schools Network’s call for a “parental trigger” to challenge school performance
Commenting on the New Schools Networks suggestion that greater power should be put into the hands of parents to challenge school performance, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Law Society
Proposed changes for entry to the solicitors profession would disproportionately affect poorer students, warns Law Society
Any move towards choosing new routes for entry to the solicitors' profession must be made following proper consultation with the profession, the Law Society warned today.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Ofsted’s key stage 3 report is too simplistic and unfair on schools – ATL
Commenting on Ofsteds report on key stage 3 education for 11- to 14-year-olds, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
A strong university sector is fundamental to a strong economy Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
A strong university sector is fundamental to a strong economy
The Chief Executive of Universities UK writes ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review and suggests that huge cuts to the UK universities budget will reduce their global reputation for excellence.
Richard Harrington MP: Our ambition for 3 million new apprenticeships in the next five years Partner content
Education
By Find a Future
Richard Harrington MP: Our ambition for 3 million new apprenticeships in the next five years
The Prime Minister's Adviser on Apprenticeships Richard Harrington MP writes for Find a Future in support of Team UK who took part in WorldSkills São Paulo 2015 and how the UK will deliver 3 million new apprenticeships over the next five years.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
New Universities UK President calls on government to support universities’ transformational impact
The new President of Universities UK (UUK) will tell delegates at UUK's annual members conference today [Wednesday] that strong support from government is essential for universities to play a full role in transforming peoples lives and helping the economy to grow.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on TUC study of working hours
Commenting on a new study by the TUC, which found the number of people working excessive hours has risen by 15 per cent since 2010, Adrian Prandle, director of economic strategy and negotiations at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Regional Schools Commissioners’ roles ‘vary widely,’ new research reveals Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Regional Schools Commissioners’ roles ‘vary widely,’ new research reveals
England’s eight Regional Schools Commissioners face different and challenging roles that reflect a wide variation of issues in each region, according to new research published today by the National Foundation for Educational Research.
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Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
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Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Starmer: One Year On
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Online
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Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025