An independent review of capital spending on schools in England has given a damning verdict of the current system, claiming savings of almost a third could be achieved under a new model.
Almost all English local authorities are slashing senior and middle management costs to help balance their budgets, but libraries and Sure Start centres are also in the line of fire, according to a...
The government plans to tackle the causes of child poverty and barriers to social mobility, not just the symptoms, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said.
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council has had its accounts for 2009/10 qualified because it failed to include the finances of two associated bodies in them
Schools need to re-examine their use of teachers and teaching assistants if they are to meet the coming financial challenges, the Audit Commission has said
The chancellor’s announcement that the number of university technical colleges will be increased to 24 has led to warnings of a ‘two-tier’ education system by teaching unions.
Sixth-form colleges produce the best-performing students in the 16–18 age group, although they receive less funding than school sixth forms, the National Audit Office has found.
Public sector employment in the UK fell by 132,000 over the whole of last year, cutting the workforce to just under 6.2 million, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Final salary pension schemes in the public sector should end and a cap be put on the amount taxpayers contribute, according to Lord Hutton’s review of pensions, published today.
Government proposals to radically reform services for young people with special educational needs have been welcomed by children’s charities but have alarmed teaching unions.
The fair access regulator today set out the terms under which universities in England will be able to charge tuition fees of more than £6,000 from 2012/13.
Changes to student finance will mean tougher powers are needed for the Higher Education Funding Council for England, the National Audit Office has said.
The Welsh Government is consulting on the future of libraries. It suggests libraries work together more to review their services and help improve national literacy rates