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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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Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image
Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image
Communities
New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”
New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”
Culture
Scrolls of Doom: Why Gen Z is shunning the church
Scrolls of Doom: Why Gen Z is shunning the church
By Harriet Symonds
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.
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Partner content
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.
Partner content
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.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
History of Labour Party explored in new book
The current battle for the leadership of the Labour Party is in full swing with televised show downs between the candidates hitting the airwaves.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT congratulated Bahrani trade union leaders on international award
The NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has congratulated the leaders of the Bahrain Teachers Association (BTA) who have been awarded the 2015 Arthur Svensson Prize in recognition of their fight to organise and represent the interest of teachers in the face of extreme repression from the Bahraini authorities.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
Cheating in exams? AQA investigates…
At AQA we want to make sure all students get a fair deal in their exams and get results that everyone can trust.
Not a soft option: the case for statutory PSHE Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Not a soft option: the case for statutory PSHE
PSHE Association Chief Executive Joe Hayman writes in advance of the Government response to the Commons Education Committee’s ‘Life Lessons’ report.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL members lobby MP’s to oppose cuts to FE
Peter Pendle, deputy general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and AMiE CEO, said
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Government plans to make GCSEs harder and tackle behaviour problems
Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said:
Partner content
Education
By National Autistic Society
New school behaviour 'tsar' - National Autistic Society response
Sarah Lambert, Head of Policy at the National Autistic Society (NAS), said:
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Government prepares response to landmark PSHE report as young people call for ‘life lessons’ in schools
Ministers have announced that they will respond to the Commons Education Committees recommendations that PSHE education should be made a statutory subject by the end of next week, as a new survey of young people aged 12 to 15 shows that over 9 in 10 pupils who are taught PSHE education believe that all pupils should receive these lessons.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on new look Ofsted inspections
Commenting on the new look Ofsted inspections, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on government plans for all pupils to do the EBacc
Commenting on the Secretary of States plans for all secondary school students to take GCSEs in English, maths, science, a language and history or geography
Partner content
Education
By Federation of Master Builders
Apprenticeship reforms could signal “age of the apprentice”, says FMB
The Governments apprenticeship reforms could indicate a revolutionary new age of the apprentice, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to Student Funding Panel final report
Universities UK responded today to the final report from the Student Funding Panel on how the student funding system in England could be improved. The panel was established last year by Universities UK to consider the design of the current student fees and loans system in England.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Newly qualified teachers talents being squandered
New teachers arefeeling demoralised and stressed due to the lack of support during their induction year,a Conference organised by the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has heard.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on stabbing of a teacher at Bradford School
Responding to reports of the stabbing of a teacher at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford this morning, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities boost private public sectors – new report
A report published today by Universities UK reveals the extent to which universities are boosting the economy, regional growth and jobs.
Universities are ‘fuelling UK economic growth,’ new report finds Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities are ‘fuelling UK economic growth,’ new report finds
Universities are significantly boosting the economy, regional growth and jobs, according to a new report published today by Universities UK.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Educational experiences should not be determined by parents' ability to pay
Commenting on reports that a secondary school in Leeds has organised a sports trip to Barbados which costs 1,650 per child, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Building industry reacts to Neil Carmichael's call to tackle the productivity gap Partner content
Education
By Chartered Institute of Building
Building industry reacts to Neil Carmichael's call to tackle the productivity gap
In response to Neil Carmichaels PoliticsHome article on the need to tackle the productivity gap, The Chartered Institute of BuildingsBridget Bartlett informs how the construction industry is improving the skills base through Vocational Qualifications and training.
NCFE welcomes Vocational Qualifications Day debate Partner content
Education
By NCFE
NCFE welcomes Vocational Qualifications Day debate
National Awarding Organisation, NCFE, has welcomed today’s Westminster Hall debate – led by Neil Carmichael MP - on the topic of tomorrow’s Annual National Vocational Qualifications Day.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Grant of £885,000 to fund important food crop research
A Physicist at the University of Exeter has received a substantial grant to help improve the sustainability of commercially valuable crops.
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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