Two teaching unions have refused to sign up to the main points of the government’s public sector pension changes, bringing the total rejections to three in the past day.
Public spending on higher education in England will fall to its lowest proportion in more than a century once the government’s funding reforms take effect, the University and College Union said today.
Teachers’ unions have slammed Education Secretary Michael Gove for claiming that anyone opposing his push for more academy schools is ‘happy with failure’.
Unions have accused the government of resorting to ‘bullying tactics’ in the dispute over public sector pension reforms after two more government departments published planned staff contribution...
Prime Minister David Cameron announced today that the government will spend almost £450m in a bid to turn around the lives of 120,000 problem families in England.
The number of students applying for university next year, when some tuition fees will rise to £9,000, fell by 15.1% in November compared with the same period last year, according to figures published...
This week’s public sector strikes will go ahead, with ‘no chance whatever’ of a deal before the walkout on Wednesday, the general secretary of Unison has said.
At least one in six schools will have budget cuts of 10% or more if the government pushes ahead with its funding reforms, the Institute for Fiscal Studies today claimed.
Whitehall departments have been urged to address 'weaknesses' in how they distribute funding to local bodies, after MPs labelled the systems currently used 'complex and difficult to understand'.
The government may need to delay its plans to raise the cap on university tuition fees if it cannot provide students with comprehensive information on the cost of courses, MPs have warned.
More than 100 English local authorities will receive a share of a £500m fund for additional school places, Education Secretary Michael Gove has revealed.
Young people with special educational needs face a 'postcode lottery' when it comes to receiving the education, training and support best suited to them, Public Accounts Committee chair Margaret...
Auditors called today for an ‘early warning system’ to flag up problems with schools’ finances, as head teachers grapple for the first time with reduced budgets.
The clampdown on visas for overseas students could worsen universities’ already declining share of the international market, according to a report published today by Universities UK.
More than three-quarters of English universities and colleges met their targets for recruiting students from low-income backgrounds last year, but some of the most prestigious institutions failed to...