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14 Dec 20
After the summer’s exam results fiasco, a spate of Covid-19 outbreaks at UK universities has piled further financial pressure on an already-creaking sector.
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24 Jun 20
Northern Ireland’s economic recovery from Covid-19 is predicted to be a “long-term endeavour” and likely take longer than the rest of the UK and Ireland, according to a report from think-tank Pivotal...
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12 Dec 19
Companies benefiting from big UK government contracts operating in tax havens, public sector consulting bill tops £1.4bn and young and women suffer the most from unemployment in...
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10 Dec 19
The government still has “significant work to do” to raise awareness and interest in T Levels before they are due to be rolled out in September 2020, education researchers have said.
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6 Dec 19
The three main parties are unlikely to deliver on their manifesto pledges to reduce the education opportunity gap, according to think-tank analysis.
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29 Nov 19
Boris Johnson has promised to overhaul Ofsted and bring in longer, unannounced inspections supported by a £10m funding package.
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25 Nov 19
University staff across 60 institutions have begun eight days of strikes over changes to their pensions and work conditions.
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22 Nov 19
Leaders of small, rural primary schools fear that funding constraints could see their school closed, a poll has revealed.
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13 Nov 19
Our education system is failing pupils on an unprecedented scale as teaching to the test turns education into a ‘slow-motion car crash for our young people’, writes the National Education Union’...
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12 Nov 19
Boris Johnson’s schools funding plans are “too little, too late”, the National Education Union has warned.
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1 Nov 19
Council overspending on free school transport will continue as the cost of the service is expected to increase by 11% over the next five years, umbrella groups have warned.
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24 Oct 19
Special educational needs and disability reforms have failed a generation of children and young people, MPs have said.
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16 Oct 19
Free schools are failing to improve education in the areas that need it most, a think-tank has said.
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11 Oct 19
English multi-academy trusts and local authority schools have “very high” rates of unexplained pupil exits, research by a think-tank has found.
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30 Sep 19
More than half of young people now go to university but more must be done to improve diversity in higher education, according to university leaders and the education secretary.
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24 Sep 19
The abolishment of Ofsted under a Labour government must see it replaced with an independent body that can still hold schools to account, former Liberal Democrat MP and chair of the Education Policy...
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20 Sep 19
Further education spending increases promised by government will still leave colleges £1.1bn worse off than 2010 levels, analysis has found.
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19 Sep 19
The UK spends more than other countries on education, although there are still a few sticking points, such as university student costs, explains HEPI’s Nick Hillman.
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16 Sep 19
A “revolution” in further education was promised by the Liberal Democrats at their conference at the weekend.
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6 Sep 19
The Troubled Families Programme should be rolled out to a further half a million households, the Children’s Commissioner has said.
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6 Sep 19
After years of progress on closing the gap in educational attainment, it looks like poorer pupils are starting to fall further behind their more wealthy peers, says Education Policy...
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5 Sep 19
Although education had some certainty for the next three years, other public services did not and some areas are still likely to feel the pinch of austerity over the next year, says CIPFA’s Don...
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3 Sep 19
The introduction of academy schools has “fragmented” the education system and they should be abolished, an education think-tank has urged.
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28 Aug 19
Leaked proposals on education funding fall well short of the cash needed, a teachers’ union has said.
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22 Aug 19
The shake-up of GCSEs risks damaging the mental health of students and demoralising those who are less able, as well as potentially leading to a narrowing of the curriculum, teaching unions have...
14 Dec 20After the summer’s exam results fiasco, a spate of Covid-19 outbreaks at UK universities has piled further financial pressure on an already-creaking sector.
24 Jun 20Northern Ireland’s economic recovery from Covid-19 is predicted to be a “long-term endeavour” and likely take longer than the rest of the UK and Ireland, according to a report from think-tank Pivotal...
12 Dec 19Companies benefiting from big UK government contracts operating in tax havens, public sector consulting bill tops £1.4bn and young and women suffer the most from unemployment in...
10 Dec 19The government still has “significant work to do” to raise awareness and interest in T Levels before they are due to be rolled out in September 2020, education researchers have said.
6 Dec 19The three main parties are unlikely to deliver on their manifesto pledges to reduce the education opportunity gap, according to think-tank analysis.
29 Nov 19Boris Johnson has promised to overhaul Ofsted and bring in longer, unannounced inspections supported by a £10m funding package.
25 Nov 19University staff across 60 institutions have begun eight days of strikes over changes to their pensions and work conditions.
22 Nov 19Leaders of small, rural primary schools fear that funding constraints could see their school closed, a poll has revealed.
13 Nov 19Our education system is failing pupils on an unprecedented scale as teaching to the test turns education into a ‘slow-motion car crash for our young people’, writes the National Education Union’...
12 Nov 19Boris Johnson’s schools funding plans are “too little, too late”, the National Education Union has warned.
1 Nov 19Council overspending on free school transport will continue as the cost of the service is expected to increase by 11% over the next five years, umbrella groups have warned.
24 Oct 19Special educational needs and disability reforms have failed a generation of children and young people, MPs have said.
11 Oct 19English multi-academy trusts and local authority schools have “very high” rates of unexplained pupil exits, research by a think-tank has found.
30 Sep 19More than half of young people now go to university but more must be done to improve diversity in higher education, according to university leaders and the education secretary.
24 Sep 19The abolishment of Ofsted under a Labour government must see it replaced with an independent body that can still hold schools to account, former Liberal Democrat MP and chair of the Education Policy...
20 Sep 19Further education spending increases promised by government will still leave colleges £1.1bn worse off than 2010 levels, analysis has found.
19 Sep 19The UK spends more than other countries on education, although there are still a few sticking points, such as university student costs, explains HEPI’s Nick Hillman.
16 Sep 19A “revolution” in further education was promised by the Liberal Democrats at their conference at the weekend.
6 Sep 19The Troubled Families Programme should be rolled out to a further half a million households, the Children’s Commissioner has said.
6 Sep 19After years of progress on closing the gap in educational attainment, it looks like poorer pupils are starting to fall further behind their more wealthy peers, says Education Policy...
5 Sep 19Although education had some certainty for the next three years, other public services did not and some areas are still likely to feel the pinch of austerity over the next year, says CIPFA’s Don...
28 Aug 19Leaked proposals on education funding fall well short of the cash needed, a teachers’ union has said.
22 Aug 19The shake-up of GCSEs risks damaging the mental health of students and demoralising those who are less able, as well as potentially leading to a narrowing of the curriculum, teaching unions have...
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