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6 Jun 14
Over half of teachers in English state schools support using pupils’ progress and results to determine whether they should receive a pay increase, a poll for the Sutton Trust has found.
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23 May 14
The National Union of Teachers has called off a strike planned for next month to allow talks to take place with the Department for Education over pay and conditions.
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21 May 14
Local government and school staff are to hold protests across the country today as trade union Unison steps up its campaign against the pay offer made by council employers.
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16 May 14
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman's recent articles about education, Devolution and the public sector
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12 May 14
Education Secretary Michael Gove has insisted the government’s free schools programme is being funded in addition to money provided to meet the basic need for additional places for a growing...
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8 May 14
Standards of financial management and governance in some free schools are ‘not up to scratch’, the Public Accounts Committee warned today
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8 May 14
Councils have been urged to ‘reclaim’ children’s services provision from control by Whitehall departments and inspectors so town halls can act as the local champions of the interests of children,...
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1 May 14
Schools minister David Laws has announced the government will spend £2bn on a second phase of its Priority School Building Programme in the six years from 2015.
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29 Apr 14
City councils have been urged to provide more support to collaborations between local universities and firms that could boost economic growth.
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29 Apr 14
The Local Government Association has hit out at the decision by the university admissions service to end information sharing with councils, warning this will make it harder for authorities to help...
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28 Apr 14
Public sector cuts have contributed to a massive drop off in the number of part-time students at English universities, according to the Higher Education Funding Council for England.
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23 Apr 14
The coalition’s controversial decision to increase university tuition fees to £9,000 is unlikely to substantially reduce the total taxpayer contribution to the sector, according to an analysis by the...
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16 Apr 14
Nearly nine out of ten people believe that government restrictions on councils opening new schools should be lifted, according to a poll carried out for the Local Government Association
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27 Mar 14
Higher education teaching grants have been cut by a further 6% in cash terms it was revealed today as details of the funding settlement for England’s universities and colleges were confirmed.
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24 Mar 14
A £130m City Deal signed between the government, Leicester and Leicestershire councils will create 1,400 new jobs and 4,000 apprenticeships to tackle youth unemployment in the region, Deputy Prime...
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19 Mar 14
The number of people employed in the public sector fell by 159,000 to 5.5 million in the last three months of 2013 following the reclassification of the Royal Mail after privatisation, the Office for...
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17 Mar 14
Many of the school inspectors used by education watchdog Ofsted lack the skills and experience to do the job effectively now the government has given greater independence to schools, a think-tank has...
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13 Mar 14
The schools budget is to increase by £350m from April 2015 under reforms that will introduce a new minimum funding level per pupil across England.
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13 Mar 14
Public sector employers will need to increase the amount they pay into occupational pension schemes, as current levels are insufficient to meet the future costs, the Treasury has announced.
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24 Feb 14
Next month’s Budget must tackle youth unemployment to avoid the creation of a ‘lost generation’ of workers, the British Chambers of Commerce has said.
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20 Feb 14
Academy schools face a £200m funding black hole as a result of changes to National Insurance contributions that form part of the government’s introduction of a single-tier state pension, an...
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13 Feb 14
The number of people employed in some public services will fall by as much as 40% as a result of the government’s deficit reduction plan, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.
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10 Feb 14
Ed Miliband will tonight set out plans to reform public services if Labour wins the next election, including giving parents a right to demand action to improve standards at failing schools.
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7 Feb 14
The National Union of Teachers has announced it will hold a national strike in England and Wales on March 26, in an escalation of its dispute with Education Secretary Michael Gove.
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5 Feb 14
Planned public spending cuts are less than half complete and government pledges made for the next parliament imply that even greater reductions will be needed beyond 2015, the Institute for Fiscal...
6 Jun 14Over half of teachers in English state schools support using pupils’ progress and results to determine whether they should receive a pay increase, a poll for the Sutton Trust has found.
8 May 14Standards of financial management and governance in some free schools are ‘not up to scratch’, the Public Accounts Committee warned today
8 May 14Councils have been urged to ‘reclaim’ children’s services provision from control by Whitehall departments and inspectors so town halls can act as the local champions of the interests of children,...
23 Apr 14The coalition’s controversial decision to increase university tuition fees to £9,000 is unlikely to substantially reduce the total taxpayer contribution to the sector, according to an analysis by the...
13 Feb 14The number of people employed in some public services will fall by as much as 40% as a result of the government’s deficit reduction plan, an Institute for Fiscal Studies analysis has revealed.
5 Feb 14Planned public spending cuts are less than half complete and government pledges made for the next parliament imply that even greater reductions will be needed beyond 2015, the Institute for Fiscal...
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