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23 Jul 21
Universities in the UK have agreed to a proposed £1.3bn yearly increase in pension support, to help keep contributions “very close” to current levels.
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29 Jun 21
Leicestershire County Council will ask its schools to transfer £2m of funding to help meet a burgeoning special educational needs deficit, which presents a “significant risk” to the authority.
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11 Jun 21
Government at a local and national level needs to get to grips with the expiry of PFI contracts, says Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier.
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11 Jun 21
CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman introduces a new collection of essays by leading sector figures on the government’s flagship economic policy, published by PF and CIPFA.
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11 Jun 21
Productivity gaps between different regions of the UK are deep-rooted but reversible – with a significant amount of investment from central government.
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11 Jun 21
Education and skills can play a fundamental role in reducing inequality – but the benefits of investing in schools and training go far beyond job creation.
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11 Jun 21
Bringing the North’s rail infrastructure into the 21st century could open up access to job opportunities for workers across the region.
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11 Jun 21
European cities can provide inspiration for authorities seeking to reinvigorate and connect urban centres following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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11 Jun 21
Road schemes are central to economic vitality but need to be carefully planned in consultation with the public and a range of public sector bodies
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11 Jun 21
Understanding inequalities within, not just between, regions of the UK is vital to formulating effective policy to ‘level up’ the country.
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11 Jun 21
The government must ensure it targets funding as much on place and social infrastructure as it does on economic development.
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11 Jun 21
Reducing regional inequality cannot be achieved without allowing local areas greater powers to raise and spend their own taxes
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7 Jun 21
The Treasury’s decision to reject a £15bn school recovery programme suggests a broader problem with the UK’s budgeting framework, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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3 Jun 21
Kevan Collins, the government's education recovery commissioner, has resigned following a "furious" row erupted with the Treasury over the department's rejection of his proposals for a £15bn school...
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2 Jun 21
The government has come under fire for an “insufficient” £1.4bn education package aimed at providing additional tutoring help recover lost Covid-19 teaching.
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21 May 21
Scottish colleges recorded growing deficits in 2019-20 but the full effects of Covid-19 are yet to be felt, according to Audit Scotland.
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7 May 21
More than £900m spent on reducing the gap in GCSE results between disadvantaged and affluent children in Northern Ireland “has not made any demonstrable difference”, a damning report has found.
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5 May 21
Pandemic-related pressures have seen local authority funded nurseries cut services amid swelling budget gaps, a report has revealed.
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30 Apr 21
Education and health outcomes in devolved nations are often worse than in England despite larger budgets, a think-tank report has claimed.
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9 Apr 21
A finance chief has labelled as ‘pitiful’ the amount of money his authority has received through a new £280m allocation for councils to manage and expand special educational needs and disabilities...
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8 Apr 21
The body representing universities has proposed greater employer support to the university pension scheme to help offset a widening deficit in the fund.
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23 Mar 21
Five local authorities will receive almost £100m combined over the next five financial years, to help fill deficits in their special educational needs and disability budgets.
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1 Feb 21
The loss of teaching resulting from Covid-19 school closures could see a £100bn long-term hit to taxation on reduced lifetime earnings for affected children, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
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18 Dec 20
New strings attached to the financial support regime suggest central government is contemplating the financial collapse of some of England’s higher education institutions, says insolvency lawyer...
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17 Dec 20
The government needs to make it easier for global higher education chains to provide a lifeline to the UK’s struggling universities
23 Jul 21Universities in the UK have agreed to a proposed £1.3bn yearly increase in pension support, to help keep contributions “very close” to current levels.
29 Jun 21Leicestershire County Council will ask its schools to transfer £2m of funding to help meet a burgeoning special educational needs deficit, which presents a “significant risk” to the authority.
11 Jun 21Government at a local and national level needs to get to grips with the expiry of PFI contracts, says Public Accounts Committee chair Meg Hillier.
11 Jun 21CIPFA chief executive Rob Whiteman introduces a new collection of essays by leading sector figures on the government’s flagship economic policy, published by PF and CIPFA.
11 Jun 21Productivity gaps between different regions of the UK are deep-rooted but reversible – with a significant amount of investment from central government.
11 Jun 21Education and skills can play a fundamental role in reducing inequality – but the benefits of investing in schools and training go far beyond job creation.
11 Jun 21Bringing the North’s rail infrastructure into the 21st century could open up access to job opportunities for workers across the region.
11 Jun 21European cities can provide inspiration for authorities seeking to reinvigorate and connect urban centres following the Covid-19 pandemic.
11 Jun 21Road schemes are central to economic vitality but need to be carefully planned in consultation with the public and a range of public sector bodies
11 Jun 21Understanding inequalities within, not just between, regions of the UK is vital to formulating effective policy to ‘level up’ the country.
11 Jun 21The government must ensure it targets funding as much on place and social infrastructure as it does on economic development.
11 Jun 21Reducing regional inequality cannot be achieved without allowing local areas greater powers to raise and spend their own taxes
7 Jun 21The Treasury’s decision to reject a £15bn school recovery programme suggests a broader problem with the UK’s budgeting framework, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
3 Jun 21Kevan Collins, the government's education recovery commissioner, has resigned following a "furious" row erupted with the Treasury over the department's rejection of his proposals for a £15bn school...
2 Jun 21The government has come under fire for an “insufficient” £1.4bn education package aimed at providing additional tutoring help recover lost Covid-19 teaching.
7 May 21More than £900m spent on reducing the gap in GCSE results between disadvantaged and affluent children in Northern Ireland “has not made any demonstrable difference”, a damning report has found.
5 May 21Pandemic-related pressures have seen local authority funded nurseries cut services amid swelling budget gaps, a report has revealed.
30 Apr 21Education and health outcomes in devolved nations are often worse than in England despite larger budgets, a think-tank report has claimed.
9 Apr 21A finance chief has labelled as ‘pitiful’ the amount of money his authority has received through a new £280m allocation for councils to manage and expand special educational needs and disabilities...
1 Feb 21The loss of teaching resulting from Covid-19 school closures could see a £100bn long-term hit to taxation on reduced lifetime earnings for affected children, according to the Institute for Fiscal...
18 Dec 20New strings attached to the financial support regime suggest central government is contemplating the financial collapse of some of England’s higher education institutions, says insolvency lawyer...
17 Dec 20The government needs to make it easier for global higher education chains to provide a lifeline to the UK’s struggling universities
