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Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: 'Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act'
Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: "Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act"
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.
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
Education
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Education
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Vice Chancellor Attacks 'Politically Motivated' Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Education
Vice Chancellor Attacks "Politically Motivated" Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
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
Opinion
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Education
By Siân Berry MP
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge
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Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks
Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks
Communities
Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections
Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections
Political parties
It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely
It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely
By Tobias Ellwood
Defence
Tories Criticise 'Outrageous' Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years
Tories Criticise "Outrageous" Choice Of Football Regulator Chair Who Donated £75,000 To Labour MPs In Two Years
Culture
Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor
Reform Is The Common Enemy In The Unpredictable Race For Hull And East Yorkshire Mayor
Political parties
Recipes for Disaster: Kemi's steak
Recipes for Disaster: Kemi's steak
By Robert Hutton
Parliament
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Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
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
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.
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Constructing change Partner content
Education
By Chartered Institute of Building
Constructing change
MPs across party lines welcome a new report by the Chartered Institute of Building which analyses the effect of migration on the construction industry.  
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on announcement on child safeguarding
Commenting on reports of the announcements the Prime Minister will make at a Downing Street Summit today about action proposed to be taken against certain public service workers, including teachers, who fail to report sexual abuse of children and young people, Chris Keates General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers union in the UK said:
Gov't accused of ignoring education in the fight against child abuse Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Gov't accused of ignoring education in the fight against child abuse
Personal, Social, Health and Economic education should play a more prominent role in addressing child sexual exploitation, according to the PSHE Association, other leading bodies and a series of recent reports focused on child safety.    
ATL pre-election debate: What’s the top priority: inspection or improvement? Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL pre-election debate: What’s the top priority: inspection or improvement?
ATL hosted a pre-election debate chaired by Zoe Williams from The Guardian. Speakers were Dr Mary Bousted, ATL General Secretary; Cllr David Simmonds, Chairman of the LGA children & young people board; Jonathan Simons, Head of Education, Policy Exchange and Sean Harford, National Director for Schools, Ofsted & Her Majesty’s Inspector.  
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
Calls for urgent action on safety education as PM hosts exploitation summit
As the Prime Minister hosts a summit on child sexual exploitation, his Government has yet to respond to an Education Select Committee report which described the Department for Educations approach to Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) education, the subject through which pupils learn to keep themselves safe, as weak.
Partner content
Education
By million+
million+ responds to Labour Party’s announcement on university funding
Professor Michael Gunn, Chair of the university think-tank million+ and Vice-Chancellor of Staffordshire University has welcomed the announcement by the Labour Party that it would reduce fees from 9000 to 6000 and fully fund universities for the lifetime of the next Parliament.
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Response to Labour announcement on tuition fees
Universities UK has responded to the Labour party announcement today on university tuition fees in England.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
New KS3/4 resource on employability and aspiration for parents of young women launched
The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has today launched Your Daughters Future, a guide to help parents support their daughters as they make important decisions about their next steps and career choices.
Annette Brooke MP: Driving change on school bus bullying
Education
By PoliticsHome
Annette Brooke MP: Driving change on school bus bullying
Lib Dem MP Annette Brooke calls for new rules to tackle bullying on school buses, following the suicide of an 11 year-old boy whose family live in her constituency, Mid Dorset and North Poole.
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Education
By million+
million+ manifesto calls for clarity from political parties on future university funding
The university think-tank million+ has launched a manifesto for universitiesto highlight the reasons whyinvestment inuniversities, science and research should be a high priorityfor the next government.
MPs back call on universities to better support young adult carers Partner content
Health
By Carers Trust
MPs back call on universities to better support young adult carers
To the acclaim of MPs across party lines, the UK’s largest carers’ charity is today launching a new campaign calling on universities to provide more support to students who are unpaid adult carers.
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET and IMechE merge educational grant schemes
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) have merged their educational grant schemes in order to simplify funding for formal and informal learning support and to improve the impact of projects.
Partner content
Education
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Guildford Question Time to feature both vet and VN discussions
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will be trialling a new format for its regular Regional Question Times by holding both veterinary surgeon and veterinary nurse discussion sessions at the event in Surrey next month.
Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
PSHE Association welcomes publication of Commons Education Committee PSHE inquiry report
Association hails publication of final report of historic inquiry from influential Committee
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Education
By NASUWT
NASUWT comments on Select Committee Report on PSHE and SRE
Commenting on the report published today by the Education Select Committee into PSHE and SRE in schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said
PSHE eduction: Statutory status would be 'a huge step forward' Partner content
Education
By PSHE Association
PSHE eduction: Statutory status would be 'a huge step forward'
The PSHE Association has welcomed the publication of today’s Commons Education Committee report into PSHE education, which explored whether the subject should be given statutory status.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
ACCA reminds policymakers – modern apprenticeships mean more than just hard hats and hi-vis jackets
Responding to EdMilibandsspeech today in which he unveiled theLabourPartys pledge to guarantee an apprenticeship for every schoolleaverin England who gets the grades by 2020,ACCA(the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has urged policy makers to ensure quantity AND quality are at the fore when it comes to apprenticeships for young Britons.
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Education
By NASUWT
A clear choice for the electorate
Commenting following the speech today by Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers union in the UK said:
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Education
By Universities UK
Report calls for reforms to higher education regulation
A report published today by Universities UK has called for changes to be made to the way higher education in England is regulated.
Partner content
Education
By million+
million+ comments on Universities UK report on higher education regulation in England
The university think-tank million+ has commented on the report published today by Universities UK on the regulation of higher education in England.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Access to education increasingly on the basis of parents' ability to pay
Childrens access to critical educational opportunities is becoming even more dependent on their parents ability to pay, a survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has revealed
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Education
By NASUWT
Homophobia still blighting lives of teachers and pupils
Over half of teachers have experienced some form of homophobia,biphobiaortransphobiaduring their teaching career, a conferenceorganisedby theNASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has heard.
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Education
By AQA
Giving teachers the best support for science practicals
AQA is asking teachers to help shape a new handbook designed to help schools and colleges carry out the practical assessments which are at the heart of the new Science A-level qualifications.
Partner content
Education
By NASUWT
Only respite for teachers is a change of government in May
Responding to the publication of the Governments response to the Workload Challenge, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:
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Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
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Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Starmer: One Year On
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Net Zero Week 2025
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