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Vice Chancellor Attacks 'Politically Motivated' Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Vice Chancellor Attacks "Politically Motivated" Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Education
The vice chancellor of Sussex University has accused the higher education regulator of "partisan scapegoating" after the university was fined over half a million pounds for failing to protect freedom of speech on campus.
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
Universities Watchdog Braces For 'Cold Spots' As Courses Get Cut To Save Money
Education
Universities Watchdog Braces For "Cold Spots" As Courses Get Cut To Save Money
Trump Could Give English Universities Recruitment Boost, Says Watchdog
Education
Trump Could Give English Universities Recruitment Boost, Says Watchdog
Majority of Teachers Feel Curriculum Not Equipped For Voting At 16, Poll Shows
Education
Majority of Teachers Feel Curriculum Not Equipped For Voting At 16, Poll Shows
Liberal Democrat MP Calls For More Police Officers In London Schools
Education
Liberal Democrat MP Calls For More Police Officers In London Schools
The House Live
The Kafkaesque investigation into our university looks like political scapegoating
Education
By Professor Sasha Roseneil
The Kafkaesque investigation into our university looks like political scapegoating
Curiosity and interest in science for a brighter future Partner content
Education
By BASF
Curiosity and interest in science for a brighter future
The essential skills needed for the future workforce Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
The essential skills needed for the future workforce
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Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation
Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation
Health
Boost Defence Spending Using Private Finance, Says Arms Industry
Boost Defence Spending Using Private Finance, Says Arms Industry
Defence
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Visa Uncertainty Putting Ukrainian Refugees At Risk Of Homelessness And Unemployment
Communities
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
Labour austerity will cost us dearly at the ballot box
By Diane Abbott MP
Health
'Brave and compelling television': Ben Bradley reviews 'Adolescence'
'Brave and compelling television': Ben Bradley reviews 'Adolescence'
Books & culture
Ben Houchen: 'I Don’t Have A Bad Word To Say About How No 10 Have Engaged With Me”
Ben Houchen: "I Don’t Have A Bad Word To Say About How No 10 Have Engaged With Me”
Economy
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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.
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.
Education news
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.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on summer-born children and school starting age
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Baroness Sharp: Cuts to Further and Higher Education will not increase productivity or retraining
Education
By Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Baroness Sharp: Cuts to Further and Higher Education will not increase productivity or retraining
Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Sharp of Guildford writes about her question in the House of Lords today: 'Reversing the decline in the number of part-time and mature students at higher education institutions'.
Minor changes can have a ‘significant impact’ for summer-born children
Education
By Stephen Hammond MP
Minor changes can have a ‘significant impact’ for summer-born children
Conservative MP and former minister Stephen Hammond MP writes about his adjournment debate tonight on ‘summer-born children and Department for Education guidelines’.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Give teachers back time and trust – ATL president
The Government needs to trust teachers, give them the time to do the things that most help students to learn, and give them the time to share best practice, says Kim Knappett, the new president of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL on new wave of free schools
Commenting on the Governments announcement about the next wave of free schools, Mary Bousted, general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
New project to help children be ready for school Partner content
Education
By Home-Start
New project to help children be ready for school
A leading childrens charity, Home-Start, is launching a new project called Big Hopes Big Future to combat the growing problem of children starting school without the skills they need to start learning.
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Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
2025
Terrace Pavillion, House of Commons
Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
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Net Zero Week 2025