Younger primary schools pupils in Scotland’s schools are entitled to a free school lunch as of today, under a Scottish Government scheme that ministers say will remove the stigma of subsidised meals...
The performance of England’s secondary schools has stalled in the last year, with poor and inconsistent leadership hindering improvements, Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said today.
Councils had to spend more than £22m covering the costs of schools converting to academy status in the last two years, even though they are moving free from local authority control and are funded...
The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has warned that millions in public money could be misused after auditors found that £5.4m was given to nearly 1,000 students at alternative colleges that...
A new national database of apprenticeships and other employer-led courses and training opportunities for over 16s will be launched in England next year, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has revealed.
New teacher training routes, which see student teachers learn on the job, can cost the government significantly more than traditional higher education-based routes, the Institute for Fiscal Studies...
Business leaders are urging the government to boost the living standards of low earners by raising the National Insurance threshold and expanding the provision of free childcare and maternity pay.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is to be led by a directly elected mayor under plans to devolve a host of powers to the city region, Chancellor George Osborne has announced today.
An independent review of the work of Ofsted must be held to address concerns about the independence and credibility of the schools watchdog following a number of ‘media driven’ revisions to its...
Central government and local authorities do not tackle underperformance in academies and maintained schools consistently, according to the National Audit Office.
Lecturers at 69 UK universities will start an assessment boycott next week in a row over pension changes, the University and College Union announced today.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has today launched an initiative to cut the rising administrative workload faced by teachers, as part of measures to help public sector workers.
Britain is on the brink of becoming a ‘permanently divided’ nation, with increasing numbers of people trapped in low paying jobs, shut out of the housing market and hurt by public spending cuts, the...
The government has been urged to encourage the creation of ISA-style tax free savings accounts so that students can build up money to allow them to pay for tuition without taking on loan debt.
Proposed changes to the pension scheme for university staff could see final salary benefits being phased out and a new defined contribution element introduced for high earners.
CIPFA has launched a one-stop-shop for finance professionals and accountable officers working in academies to access best practice and guidance to help them manage public resources.
Schools watchdog Ofsted has today set out plans for a radical overhaul in the way it judges standards in England in changes that will see good schools given less thorough examinations.
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has pledged to work with trade unions to devise ways to reduce the overall burden on teachers across the country as part of a 'new deal’ for the profession.
Failure by schools to tackle poor behaviour in the classroom is costing pupils as much as an hour of teaching time each day, according to a report from education watchdog Ofsted.
As NHS staff ballot on industrial action – and discontent rises over pay and salary progression throughout the public sector – years of severe pay restraint are taking their toll
Labour leader Ed Miliband has set out a 10-year plan for Britain’s future that includes a £2.5bn boost for health and social care, a large expansion of housebuilding and halving the number of low-...
Councils should be allowed to establish and run academies, the Policy Exchange think-tank has recommended as it warned that a fifth of primary schools ‘could be set to fail’.
Northern cities are being promised major new infrastructure investment to help rebalance their economies. So will the chancellor make good on his warm words of support for the One North initiative...