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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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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
By Jimmy McIntosh
Communities
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
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 NASUWT
Accountability regime creating climate of fear in schools
The high-stakes inspection and accountability regime has created a climate of fear in too many schools and is driving up stress levels and ill health among teachers, the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has heard today.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
The Coalition Government has been determined to break national frameworks of pay and conditions of service
The excessive freedoms and flexibilities granted to schools by the Coalition Government are undermining childrens and young peoples entitlement to a high-quality education service, teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, have argued.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Verbal abuse of teachers on the increase
Teachers are reporting increasing concerns over pupil indiscipline, a survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has found.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT calls for political parties to commit to partnership working in Government
The NASUWT has called for political parties to commit to genuine engagement, dialogue and partnership if they are elected on 7 May, in a motion debated today at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
'Culture of paying teachers what you can get away with must end' says the NASUWT
Teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, have condemned the Coalition Governments attacks on the pay of public sector workers, which has seen teachers pay cut by almost 15%.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Teachers betrayed by ministers over workload
Representatives at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, have today condemned the failure of ministers and employers to address the problem of excessive teacher workload, which is damaging the health and wellbeing of teachers and contributing to the growing crisis in recruitment and retention.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT international solidarity award for the Korean Teachers' Union
The NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has opened its Annual Conference in Cardiff by presenting its International Solidarity Award to the Korean Teachers Union (KTU).
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Pupil premium funding missing its target
Over half of teachers do not know how the additional funding their school receives under the Pupil Premium is being spent, a new survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has found.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT hails release of jailed trade unionist
Commenting on reports that the jailed teacher trade unionist Omar Alfonso Combita has been released from prison in Colombia, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By million+
million+ launches publication which debates the key policy areas for higher education
The university think-tank, million+, has published a series of opinion pieces in its newest publication The HE Debate: Where next for..? which was launched today (30 March).
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Response to new IFS report on student funding
Universities UK responded today to the latest report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on the student funding system in England.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
New AQA History GCSE takes students from Magna Carta to War on Terror
A new History GCSE from exam board AQA - featuring a broader range of periods and topics - aims to use the past to give students a better understanding of today's world.
Partner content
Education
By million+
million+ comments on allocation of research funding
Following the publication of research funding allocations to universities in England by the Higher Education Funding Council, HEFCE, the university think-tank has said that the allocations confirm the strength of research in modern universities and called on governments north and south of the border to invest in research infrastructure across the sector and translational research which supports growth and innovation.
Partner content
Education
By million+
million+ welcomes government consultation on postgraduate loan scheme
The university think-tank million+ has today welcomed the publication of a government consultation on a postgraduate loan scheme for masters and doctorate students in England.
Coca-Cola Enterprises - 'supporting students on developing their enterprise skills' Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Enterprises - 'supporting students on developing their enterprise skills'
Bill Muirhead, Senior Manager of Coca-Cola Enterprises’ Education Programme, discusses the growing success of the Real Business Challenge.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Gov't claim that college of teaching will operate free from political interference is risible - NASUWT
Commenting on the announcement from the Secretary of State Nicky Morgan that she is to support plans to establish a College of Teaching, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Teachers urged to use their vote to prevent 'misery' for children and families
Teachers attending the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers Union in Northern Ireland, have been urged to use their vote in the General Election to prevent further drastic cuts to the education service.
Fizzing with potential: Coca-Cola enterprises brings young entrepreneurs to Parliament Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Fizzing with potential: Coca-Cola enterprises brings young entrepreneurs to Parliament
Real Business Challenge national finalists met MPs this week as part of a drive for greater work-related learning in schools
Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Enterprises brings young entrepreneurs to parliament
Real Business Challenge national finalists meet MPs as part of a drive for greater work-related learning in schools
No Budget recognition of the crisis in education says Teaching union Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
No Budget recognition of the crisis in education says Teaching union
General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK has criticised the Chancellor for failing help the 3.7 million children living in poverty
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Desperate electoral window dressing cannot hide the terrible toll Government economic policies have taken
Commenting on the Chancellors Budget statement, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
Partner content
Education
By million+
million+ responds to budget announcement
The university think-tank million+ has responded to the budget statement today from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne MP.
Partner content
Education
By Federation of Master Builders
Apprenticeship vouchers show government has listened
The Governments proposed voucher model for apprenticeship funding is an improvement on what was formerly proposed and shows that Ministers have listened to the construction industry, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Teachers' pay award - thousands face the prospect of 0%
Crisis in teacher supply set to deepen, says NASUWT.
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The road to proactive government
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The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
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Net Zero Week 2024
2024
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