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Keir Starmer Says There Is No 'Silver Bullet' To Address Child Poverty
Keir Starmer Says There Is No "Silver Bullet" To Address Child Poverty
Education
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said there is no quick-fix or "silver bullet" to addressing child poverty as he comes under increasing pressure to lift the two-child benefit cap.
No 'Bounce' In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Education
No "Bounce" In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Former Education Secretary Derides 'Self-Defeating' Foreign Student Curbs
Education
Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs
Government's Apprenticeship Plans 'Lacking Ambition' Says Industry Body
Education
Government's Apprenticeship Plans "Lacking Ambition" Says Industry Body
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
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Campus hate speech shows that Holocaust education has been an abysmal failure
Education
By Baroness Deech
Campus hate speech shows that Holocaust education has been an abysmal failure
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
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Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'
Lisa Nandy: 'There is a wealth of talent out there we’re just not drawing on'
By Sienna Rodgers
Culture
Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP
Tories 'Deserved' To Lose General Election, Says Former Conservative MP
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Investing in Green Energy Ports Partner content
Investing in Green Energy Ports
By Forth Ports
Environment
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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
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’
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Ofsted’s Early Years Annual Report
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
FOIs into purged Ofsted inspectors
Ofsted needs to come clean and let schools know if they were inspected by inspectors it has purged for not being up to scratch, says the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL)
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the skills emergency highlighted in a CBI/Pearson survey
Commenting on the skills emergency highlighted in a survey by the CBI and Pearson, 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 Government plans for increasing Britain’s productivity
Commenting on Business Secretarys, Sajid Javid, speech today launching plans to boost Britains productivity, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on the Budget statement
Commenting on some of the key announcements in the Chancellors Budget statement relating to education, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment ahead of the Budget
The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) sets out its key asks ahead of the Budget today
Minister fighting the corner for Skills and Apprenticeships funding Partner content
Education
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Minister fighting the corner for Skills and Apprenticeships funding
Skills Minister Nick Boles MP addressed the training sector ahead of the Budget which is likely to see further funding cuts.  
Partner content
Education
By London Metropolitan University
London Metropolitan University records its highest ever graduate employment score
London Metropolitan University has jumped nine places in the Destination of Leavers of Higher Education survey, published today by the Higher Education Statistics Agency.
Partner content
Education
By Innovate UK
Ruth McKernan welcomes Dowling Review of Business-University Research Collaborations
WelcomingDame Ann Dowlings review of Business-University Research Collaborations, Chief Executive of the UK's technology experts Innovate UK, Dr Ruth McKernan said
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Simple classroom measures may reduce the impact of ADHD
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) may be successfully supported in classrooms through strategies that do not involve drugs, new research has indicated.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT Comments on NAO Pupil Premium Report
Commenting on the report released today by the National Audit Office (NAO) on the pupil premium, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT Comments on the announcement on coasting schools
Commenting on the announcement by the Secretary of State Nicky Morgan on coasting schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said
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Education
By Save the Children
Poor children ‘set up to fail’ by poor language and communication skills before the age of five
Boys hardest hit by language skills gap which leaves poorest five year olds 15 months behind classmates
James Berry MP: Importance of the early years - what is happening before primary school? Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
James Berry MP: Importance of the early years - what is happening before primary school?

Conservative MP, James Berry, says narrowing the attainment gap at primary school ‘depends on children arriving at primary school ready and able to learn in the classroom.’
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK launches new video on the value of universities
University chancellors and vice-chancellors gathered last night for Universities UKs annual reception for university chancellors.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Online computer game can help shed weight and reduce food intake
A simple new computerised game could help people control their snacking impulses and lose weight.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on child poverty figures
Commenting on todays child poverty figures, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities set out case for investment pre-Budget
In the run-up to the emergency Budget on 8 July and the spending review in the autumn, Universities UK has called on government to invest in higher education and research.
Parents need more support to meet the cost of school transport
Education
By Nigel Evans MP
Parents need more support to meet the cost of school transport
Conservative MP Nigel Evans highlights the high cost of school transport especially in rural Britain ahead of his debate today.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on future of further education
Responding to Professor Alison Wolfs warning about the future of further education, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Education
By University of Exeter
Giant comet-like tail discovered on small exoplanet
The prospect of finding ocean-bearing exoplanets has been boosted, thanks to a pioneering new study.
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Education
By University of Exeter
Minister for Universities and Science visits University of Exeter
Jo Johnson MP, the Minister for Universities and Science, has met with key researchers and representatives during a fact-finding visit to the University of Exeter.
Lord Taverne QC: Immigrants should be encouraged to study at British universities, not turned away
Education
By PoliticsHome
Lord Taverne QC: Immigrants should be encouraged to study at British universities, not turned away
Lib Dem peer Lord Taverne writes about his Private Members' Bill on reclassifying immigrants & refugees with 'Discretionary Leave to Remain' as home students, enabling them study at British universities.
New look Ofsted inspections ‘could force schools to become academies’ – ATL Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
New look Ofsted inspections ‘could force schools to become academies’ – ATL
New look Ofsted inspections could be used by the Government to force ‘coasting’ schools into becoming academies, a teaching union has warned.
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