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Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: "Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act"

13 Apr 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.

09 Apr Education

Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told

03 Apr Education

British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys

27 Mar Education

Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy

26 Mar Education

Vice Chancellor Attacks "Politically Motivated" Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row

25 Mar Education

The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector

14 Mar Education

University Crisis Has Reached "Crunch Point", Says Education Committee Chair

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05 Apr Education

The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars

Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth

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02 Apr Education

Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth

‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge

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27 Mar Education

‘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

26 Apr Political parties

Tories Criticise "Outrageous" Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years

25 Apr Culture

Keir Starmer Would Harm Labour’s Chances In Runcorn By-Election, Say Labour MPs

30 Apr Political parties

Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor

27 Apr Political parties

Recipes for Disaster: Kemi's steak

30 Apr Parliament

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Strategic Defence Review: a defining moment for UK defence and industry

25 Apr Defence

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27 Mar 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

09 Dec 2024 Health

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

03 Dec 2024 Education

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.

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31 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on FOI into impact of sponsored academies on underperforming schools

Commenting on the FOI about the effect of sponsored academies on Ofsteds rating of under-performing schools, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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30 Jul 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on pupil exclusion figures

Commenting on the data released today by the Department for Education on permanent and fixed-period exclusions of pupils during 2013-14,Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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30 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on pupil exclusion figures

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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28 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on leaked assessment report

Commenting on a report leaked to The Guardian on the assessment of primary aged pupils, Anne Heavey, education policy advisor at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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27 Jul 2015 Education

Nicky Morgan misses the point about teachers’ workload - ATL

Commenting on Nicky Morgan saying teachers should not be expected to spend hours marking schoolwork or answering emails after 5pm, Anne Heavey, education policy adviser at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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27 Jul 2015 Education

University leaders make the case for EU membership

Universities UK launched their Universities for Europe campaign today which will highlight how the UKs membership of the European Union enhances university research and education and in turn benefits British people, the economy and our society.

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25 Jul 2015 Education

NASUWT raises key issues for teachers at World Congress

The NASUWT took a delegation of teachers to the 7th Education International World Congress in Ottawa, Canada between 21 and 26 July 2015.

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24 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on Sutton Trust report on academy chains

Nansi Ellis, deputy general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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24 Jul 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on the Sutton Trust Report

Commenting on the findings of the Sutton Trusts Chain Effects 2015 report, Chris Keates General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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22 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on national pupil projection figures

Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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21 Jul 2015 Education

ATL on financial viability of FE and review of the sector

Commenting on yesterdays National Audit Offices report into the financial viability of further education and the Governments plans for a review of FE, Nansi Ellis, assistant general secretary at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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20 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on Education Committee report on extremism in schools

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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20 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on Education Committee’s apprenticeships and traineeships report

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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20 Jul 2015 Education

London Met receives £2.6m grant to further its social mission

London Metropolitan University has received a grant of 2.6m from Sir John Casss Foundation to further its work in widening participation in higher education.

Leaping into action: how to support children with challenging behaviour

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17 Jul 2015 Health

Leaping into action: how to support children with challenging behaviour

Chance UK’s National Development Manager Orli Gorenski tells PoliticsHome what inspired the charity’s ‘Leap’ campaign and how a mentor can transform a child’s life

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15 Jul 2015 Education

ATL supports Bill for compulsory PSHE and SRE in schools

Caroline Lucas MP is to reintroduce the Bill on personal, social and health education and sex and relationships education (PSHE and SRE) in the House of Commons today.

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15 Jul 2015 Education

Why statutory status for PSHE education is so important

PSHE Association Chief Executive Joe Hayman writes in advance of this afternoons Caroline Lucas 10 minute rule motion on statutory PSHE education

15 Jul 2015 Education

Caroline Lucas: PSHE lessons must cover healthy relationships to protect against child abuse

The UK’s only Green MP is attempting to change the school curriculum, deeming it too “narrowly focussed” to adequately inform children on vital topics such as sex and drugs.

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14 Jul 2015 Education

NASUWT calls for action on widening gender pay gap in schools

Commenting on the announcement today that the Prime Minister is issuing a consultation on businesses publishing information about pay to address the gender pay gap, Chris Keates General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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14 Jul 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on Ofsted’s early years report

Commenting on Ofsteds Early Years report Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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13 Jul 2015 Education

ATL comment on Ofsted’s Early Years Annual Report

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers Lecturers (ATL), said:

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10 Jul 2015 Education

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)

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10 Jul 2015 Education

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:

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10 Jul 2015 Education

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:

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Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport

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