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Articles tagged with: Education
To give every child the best start, the quality of early education matters Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
To give every child the best start, the quality of early education matters
Shadow Minister for Civil Society​ Anna Turley calls for the Government to ensure "early years education is top quality for every child."
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Education
By University of Hertfordshire
Around five million crowd workers in the UK ‘gig economy’, new research finds
Findings prompt calls for further research into impact on workers rights, consumer protection and tax revenues
Campaign to deliver vital training in basic digital skills launched by charity Partner content
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By Good Things Foundation
Campaign to deliver vital training in basic digital skills launched by charity
A campaign to help people improve their basic digital skills has today been launched by the Tinder Foundation - a charity which supports digitally and socially excluded people.
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Teachers question accuracy of baseline assessment – ATL/NUT survey
Baseline assessment does not accurately reflect what four-year-olds can do and disrupts their start to school when many are in education for the first time, according to research* carried out for ATL and the NUT by UCL Institute of Education.
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By Universities UK
Universities UK response to UCU report on university leaders’ salaries
A Universities UK spokesperson said: The remuneration packages of vice-chancellors are determined by independent remuneration committees at each individual institution and are publicly available in universities annual reports and accounts.
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Government must act urgently to tackle shortage of teachers - ATL
Commenting on the National Audit Offices report on training teachers, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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By National Audit Office
Training new teachers
Government spends 700 million a year on recruiting and training new teachers, but has missed its recruitment targets for the last four years and it needs to do more to demonstrate how new arrangements are improving the quality of teaching in classrooms, according to the National Audit Office.
‘Careers advice failing due to lack of funding,’ union boss warns Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
‘Careers advice failing due to lack of funding,’ union boss warns
Careers advice and education is in desperate need of more funding and needs better support from employers, the general secretary of a leading teaching union will tell MPs.
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Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on the publication of reformed GCSE and A level content
Commenting on the publication of revised subject content for some GCSEs, AS and A levels that will be taught in schools from September 2017, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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Home affairs
By College of Policing
Proposals for qualifications in policing
Officers and staff could, for the first time in British policing, get qualifications specific to their rank or role under proposals published by the College of Policing today.
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Economy
By National Federation of Builders
“Be more open with industry on the apprenticeship levy”, says NFB to the Government
The House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee has published a report assessing the governments performance in delivering its Productivity Plan, including the apprenticeship levy.
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Economy
By Federation of Master Builders
MPs right to criticise Government over Apprenticeship Levy, says FMB
The BIS Select Committee is right to criticise the Government for a lack of consultation on the new Apprenticeship Levy, says Sarah McMonagle ofthe Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Almost half of teachers ‘face physical violence from pupils,’ new study reveals Partner content
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Almost half of teachers ‘face physical violence from pupils,’ new study reveals
Forty-three per cent of education staff have faced physical violence from a pupil in the last year, according to a new survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Education staff facing physical violence from pupils – ATL
Forty-three per cent of education staff said they have had to deal with physical violence from a pupil in the last year, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
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By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Half of young people say men are better suited to engineering
New research from O2 reveals a significant number of young people believe women are not suited to working as engineers.
Fighting for an education: Syria’s lost generation Partner content
Education
By UNICEF UK
Fighting for an education: Syria’s lost generation
A generation of Syrian children are at risk of losing out on education as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region, Unicef has warned. 
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By Save the Children
High quality nurseries 'fundamental' to giving every child 'a chance of success' - Save the Children
Save the Children responds to a report by the Family and Childcare Trust whichcallson the Government to make improving the quality of childcareits top priority.
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By National Federation of Builders
Tackling the skills crisis in construction
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) andthe House Builders Association, welcome the Governments announcement to develop an action plan to tackle the skills crisis.
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Education
By Policy Connect
From Bricks to Clicks: new inquiry report explores what student data will mean for higher education.
The UKs higher education (HE) system is one of the best known in the world for high quality education, student experience and world class research. But there is an opportunity for UK HE to do even better: by using data.
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By Policy Connect
Exploring how student data footprints will spell out better learning (as long as we make the most of it). The Higher Education Commission launches From Bricks to Clicks.

Students are leaving a data footprint across what they check out, download and research. They swipe into buildings, access library records, download e-books and lecture recordings through virtual learning environments. So does the HE sector make the most of this information?
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By Policy Connect
From Bricks to Clicks: new inquiry report explores what student data footprints will mean for the higher education sector

On Tuesday 26th January, the Higher Education Commission is launching its inquiry report, From Bricks to Clicks: the potential of data analytics in Higher Education in Parliament. The report explores what the data revolution could mean for HE and students.
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Government thresholds for strike ballots in education and other public services
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
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By Universities UK
Social mobility in higher education is about more than just access to university – launch of new Social Mobility Advisory Group
Universities UK (UUK) announced today the launch of a new group to provide advice to the government and support for English universities to improve access and long-term success for under-represented groups in higher education.
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By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Education Select Committee’s report on the role of Regional School Commissioners (RSCs)
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: