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19 Oct 2015 Education

Universities UK response to Policy Exchange report on university funding

Universities UK responded today to the Policy Exchange report which recommends redirecting up to 500m from universities grant funding into Further Education to boost higher level professional and technical education.

'Robbing HE to prop up FE is not the way forward' - University Vice-Chancellor

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19 Oct 2015 Education

'Robbing HE to prop up FE is not the way forward' - University Vice-Chancellor

Former Minister Bill Rammell, now a University Vice Chancellor, responds to a Policy Exchange report calling for £500 million of cuts to higher education spending in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

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15 Oct 2015 Education

ATL comment on provisional GCSE, AS and A-level results

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

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15 Oct 2015 Education

ATL comment on reports that Nicky Morgan has approved a new grammar school in Kent

Commenting on reports that the Secretary of State for Education, Nicky Morgan has approved a grammar school in Kent, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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14 Oct 2015 Education

ATL comment on the work of Ofqual

Commenting following the Education Select Committee meeting to look at the work of Ofqual, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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13 Oct 2015 Education

ATL comment on EYFS Profile results 2014-2015

Commenting on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Profile results for 2014-2015, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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12 Oct 2015 Education

London Met to invest £125m in new Holloway campus

London Metropolitan University is to invest 125m to create a new, single campus in north London bringing all of its faculties together on one site for the first time in its 170-year history.

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12 Oct 2015 Education

ATL comment on Glenys Stacey’s speech on England’s exam system

Commenting on CEO and Chief Regulator of Ofqual, Glenys Staceys, speech today, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:

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12 Oct 2015 Communities

Growing skills shortage threatens PM’s plans for home ownership, warns FMB

The growing skills crisis in the building industry threatens the Prime Ministers ambition to increase home ownership and will undermine wider economic growth, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

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11 Oct 2015 Education

Universities UK Vice-President joins national in campaign board ahead of EU referendum

The national in campaign, to be called Britain Stronger in Europe, announced its board today. Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool and Vice-President of Universities UK joined the board alongside leading figures from business, the arts, media, defence, education and politics to campaign to keep Britain in Europe.

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10 Oct 2015 Education

University leaders to speak out on benefits of European Union membership

Speaking ahead of Monday'slaunch of the nationalIN campaign, the President of Universities UK has said that university leaders will speak out to highlight the positive impact that European Union (EU) membership has on our universities.

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09 Oct 2015 Education

ATL comment on PAC report on funding for disadvantaged pupils

Commenting on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on funding for disadvantaged pupils, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) said:

We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says

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09 Oct 2015 Education

We are winning the argument on aid spending, George Osborne says

The Syrian refugee crisis has bolstered public opinion on the importance of the 0.7% GDP target for international aid spending, George Osborne has said.

08 Oct 2015 Education

World-leading British universities under threat 'without sustained funding'

Lord Karan Bilimoria, founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham and former Chancellor of Thames Valley University, offers his thoughts on the position of UK universities in the world and the funding challenges they face in the Comprehensive Spending Review.

Education Minister pledges to clamp down on excessive school costs

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07 Oct 2015 Education

Education Minister pledges to clamp down on excessive school costs

Schools are breaking the rules by imposing excessive charges on parents for activities and resources, the Education Minister has said.

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06 Oct 2015 Economy

National Infrastructure Commission is ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to drive investment

Malcolm Bairstow, EY Head of Infrastructure, comments on the creation of a National Infrastructure Commission.

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06 Oct 2015 Education

Universities UK response to Home Secretary's speech

Universities UK responded today to home secretary Theresa Mays speech at the Conservative Party conference in which she said that student visa rules must be enforced and abuse of the system tackled.

UK “doesn’t have the people to build the homes we need” – Housing Minister

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05 Oct 2015 Communities

UK “doesn’t have the people to build the homes we need” – Housing Minister

Yesterday, Housing Minister Brandon Lewis stressed the need to tackle the skills gap faced by the house building industry during a packed out fringe on the first day of the Conservative’s party conference.

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30 Sep 2015 Education

Universities UK response to Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16

Universities UK has responded to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015-16 today.

Senior Labour MPs support call to accept more child refugees

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30 Sep 2015 Education

Senior Labour MPs support call to accept more child refugees

Tristram Hunt MP and Dan Jarvis MP called for support of Save the Children’s campaigns to help refugee children and child literacy in the UK.

Lucy Powell pledges to engage with teaching profession

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29 Sep 2015 Education

Lucy Powell pledges to engage with teaching profession

New Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell MP told a fringe meeting of teachers, industry experts and party members that she was very much “in listening mode” and keen to develop Labour Party policy in a thought-through and non-kneejerk fashion.

Education experts call for ‘national constitution’ to safeguard pupils’ rights

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29 Sep 2015 Education

Education experts call for ‘national constitution’ to safeguard pupils’ rights

Building on a recent Fabian Society report, the Shadow Education Secretary and the General Secretary of NASUWT yesterday considered the future of Labour’s education policy.

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24 Sep 2015 Education

Government’s literacy ambition requires boosting nursery quality

Save the Children has responded to new figures on childrens progress in the first years of primary school, as Education Secretary Nicky Morgan MP has set out an ambition to get English children to the top of European literacy tables.

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24 Sep 2015 Education

ATL comment on the phonics screening check and key stage 1 assessments statistics

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: Our children, parents and teachers should be commended for securing excellent results in the phonics check this year. Teaching children to read is one of the most important jobs that our education system does, so todays news is heartening.