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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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Tories Are Hopeful Rishi Sunak Can Swerve Local Elections Backlash From MPs
Tories Are Hopeful Rishi Sunak Can Swerve Local Elections Backlash From MPs
Political parties
Tory Hopes Are Hanging On The West Midlands Mayoral Race
Tory Hopes Are Hanging On The West Midlands Mayoral Race
Political parties
Former Justice Secretary Doubts 'Pyjama Injunction' Will Block Rwanda Deportations
Former Justice Secretary Doubts "Pyjama Injunction" Will Block Rwanda Deportations
Home affairs
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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 AQA
Experts join forces to shape the future of assessment
Education charity AQA has today announced a working group of senior education experts to team up with its own in-house team to shape the future of assessment.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
Last chance to nominate!
Dame Kelly Holmes has penned an open letter calling on teachers to spot their students potential and nominate them for Unlocking Potential, a mentoring programme for young people who have faced adversity, run jointly by AQA and the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.
Ofsted rates training providers 'outstanding' Partner content
Education
By Association of Employment and Learning Providers
Ofsted rates training providers 'outstanding'
Nearly nine out of ten Independent training providers are 'good' or 'excellent', according to inspection body Ofsted.
University of Exeter grows by ‘breaking down boundaries’ Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
University of Exeter grows by ‘breaking down boundaries’
University of Exeter’s reputation as a leading science institution is driven by a commitment to inter-disciplinary research, explains Prof. Nick Talbot.
Pupils ‘not prepared for world of work’ Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Pupils ‘not prepared for world of work’
Schools are doing enough to equip pupils with skills for the world of work, according to business leaders and the PSHE Association.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
Popular bus tours back on the road
The latest nationwide bus tour by education charity AQA, aimed at helping teachers through the changes that are being made to A-levels and GCSEs, goes on the road today in London and Durham.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Business and education leaders ready for employability skills partnership
Fewer than one in three (32%) business leaders think that schools are doing enough to equip pupils with skills for the world of work such as self-management, communication and teamwork, even though 98% believe these are important skills which school leavers need as they enter the workplace.
A financial crisis for universities Partner content
Education
By London Metropolitan University
A financial crisis for universities
Many universities in England and Wales are facing a “financial crisis” and neither the Coalition nor Labour has developed a solution to the problems, the former Education Secretary has said.
Partner content
Health
By British Red Cross
Parliament listens to British Red Cross guidance
The British Red Cross is celebrating some major breakthroughs in parliament which will help the vulnerable people we support.
Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Enterprises hosts local students at Uxbridge Head Office
For the first time, Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) this week opened the doors to its European Headquarters in Uxbridge to a group of students from local schools aged 16 to 18.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
PSHE Association welcomes DfE commitment on pupil mental health
The PSHE Association has welcomed an initiative launched by the Department for Education today to help schools to support pupils mental health.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
Leading GCSE and A-level exam board launches first vocational qualifications
A suite of brand new vocational qualifications designed with the help of major employers including Microsoft and Siemens, has been unveiled today by leading exam board and education charity AQA.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
AQA and Dame Kelly Holmes Trust call for teachers to nominate students for mentoring scheme
Education charity AQA and the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust are calling for teachers to nominate their students for Unlocking Potential, a unique mentoring scheme which pairs teenagers who have faced personal challenges with Team GB Olympians and elite athletes.
Partner content
Education
By Guide Dogs
Guide Dogs creates new guidance for police officers to help guide dog owners
Guide dog owners whose dogs have been attacked will get support that is tailored to their needs thanks to new guidelines agreed between Guide Dogs and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO).
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Regarding coverage of DfE position on teaching about sexual orientation in faith schools
Following yesterdays coverage of the Department for Educations position on teaching about sexual orientation and faith schools, it is worth clarifying that the Equality Act 2010 sets expectations on all schools, including faith schools, to promote equality.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Join growing calls for statutory PSHE education
Were calling on leading organisations working for children and young people to sign a shared statement to show their support for PSHE education.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Update on Caroline Lucas Statutory PSHE Bill
Caroline Lucas PSHE (Statutory Requirement) Bill, which was due to be debated today, has been postponed until February.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Teachers join growing calls for statutory PSHE
Momentum continues to build for statutory PSHE education with three major teaching unions - NUT, ATL and NAHT adding their support for compulsory status.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
Top scores for AQA Community Project
A Waltham Forest College pupil has successfully led a basketball tournament between two local east London primary schools, as part of the AQA Unlocking Potential programme.
Partner content
Education
By Confederation of Paper Industries
Wirral Grammar School for Girls wins corrugated
Wirral Grammar School for Girls (WGSG) on Merseyside has won the PaperWorks Design and Technology competition for Corrugated Cardboard Packaging with an ingenious concept for cupcakes.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
Switchless App wins AQA Computer Science competition
A pupil who was inspired to design an app to control domestic light switches has been announced as the winner of AQA's first Computer Science competition.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
A ‘curriculum exchange’ could be the way forward, says AQA
The creation of a new organisation that would bring together leading education subject experts with key stakeholders like teachers to develop future subject content for GCSEs and A-levels, has been suggested by AQA.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
Bus tour kick-starts AQA summer teacher support programme
A two-week nationwide bus tour that is aimed at helping teachers through the changes that are being made to GCSEs and A-levels, begins next week in London and Bristol, AQA confirmed today.
Partner content
Education
By AQA
Historic collaboration links AQA with the British Museum
Leading provider of qualifications, AQA, is helping teachers to bring more creativity into the classroom by partnering with inspirational venues including the British Museum and Kew Gardens
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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
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