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Oxbridge Should 'Move' Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Education
The country's most prestigious universities should become more like US colleges in how they are funded, candidate for next Oxford chancellor Dominic Grieve has said. 
Ofsted 'Culpable' For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head
Education
Ofsted "Culpable" For Poor Children Falling Further Behind, Says Body's Former Head
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Education
Criminal Exploitation Of Children Rises By 55 Per Cent In Two Years, Data Suggests
Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As 'Support Hubs'
Education
Labour MP Warns Homeless Families Are Using Schools As "Support Hubs"
Early Years Sector Writes To Chancellor Over Post-Budget Concerns
Education
Early Years Sector Writes To Chancellor Over Post-Budget Concerns
What Next For The University Crisis?
Education
What Next For The University Crisis?
University Tuition Fees To Rise Next Year, Education Secretary Confirms
Education
University Tuition Fees To Rise Next Year, Education Secretary Confirms
The House Live
It has been a year since the Online Safety Act became law – yet we’re still waiting for action
Education
By Sir Peter Wanless
It has been a year since the Online Safety Act became law – yet we’re still waiting for action
Designing and delivering “resilient, sustainable, thriving communities” through infrastructure Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Designing and delivering “resilient, sustainable, thriving communities” through infrastructure
Parliament has a duty to engage with schools to promote a thriving democracy
Education
By Lord McFall
Parliament has a duty to engage with schools to promote a thriving democracy
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Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Who's Who In Kemi Badenoch's Inner Circle?
Political parties
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"
Defence
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: "I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference"
Health
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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Education
By Sophie Church
Supply teacher: How schools became the last outpost of the welfare state
Britain’s welfare state is in retreat – but should schools plug the gap? Sophie Church visits one outpost to see if the model is sustainable
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Education
By Sophie Church
'The Home Office shouldn’t have anything to do with children': The Children's Commissioner interview
Children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza tells Sophie Church why Elon Musk needs to take his fatherhood more seriously and why she thinks the Home Office ‘shouldn’t have anything to do with children’
Education news
We need to deliver real substance on ‘levelling up’ or it will become a meaningless sound bite
Education
By Christian Wakeford MP
We need to deliver real substance on ‘levelling up’ or it will become a meaningless sound bite
In the midst of party conference season, the country is facing issues over the cost of living, with rising food and gas prices as a result of a shortage of HGV drivers, and increasing global demand, which is having a huge impact on families across Britain.
We must act to stop our children’s life chances being forever harmed by Covid
Education
By Rob Halfon MP
We must act to stop our children’s life chances being forever harmed by Covid
As we emerge into a world changed by Covid, we need an education system that gives everyone, no matter their background or where they are in the country, the chance to climb the ladder of opportunity.
Reversing biodiversity decline will require decisive action across our society Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Reversing biodiversity decline will require decisive action across our society
Amid the urgency of action to tackle climate change, the issue of biodiversity collapse can easily get lost. In the UK and most countries across the world, biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate, yet understanding of the correlation between climate change and biodiversity loss is lacking.
Six decades on, Coca-Cola’s Sidcup site is leading the way on sustainability Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Six decades on, Coca-Cola’s Sidcup site is leading the way on sustainability
This week the first of our 500ml bottles made from 100% recycled plastic have come off the line at our Sidcup factory. This is just the start of our green journey as we strive to become Net Zero by 2040 – and Sidcup is at the heart of our sustainbility plans
Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room Partner content
Environment
By Humane Society International UK
Serious about combatting climate change? - It’s time to talk about the cow in the room

Today marks the start of the Pre-COP summit, the last chance for world leaders to discuss climate change mitigation strategies ahead of the upcoming negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November in Glasgow. If COP26 organisers are serious about meeting the Paris Agreement and “keeping 1.5 degrees alive” to limit the potentially catastrophic impact of global warming, it’s crucial that all leading drivers of climate change are acknowledged and addressed. Yet, until now, one topic has remained the cow in the room: intensive animal agriculture.
Freedom Of Speech Bill Could Cost Universities And Student Unions £48m
Education
Freedom Of Speech Bill Could Cost Universities And Student Unions £48m
Universities and student unions across the UK will have to pay burdensome legal insurance premiums to protect from 'vexatious' claims as a consequence of the government’s new Freedom of Speech Bill, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Higher Education has warned.
Policy@Manchester at Party Conference 2021 Partner content
Coronavirus
By Policy@Manchester
Policy@Manchester at Party Conference 2021
Join Policy@Manchester at this year’s Labour and Conservative party conferences for an exciting programme of fringe events.
Every Move In Boris Johnson's Cabinet Reshuffle
Education
Every Move In Boris Johnson's Cabinet Reshuffle
Liz Truss is the new Foreign Secretary and Michael Gove is the new Housing Secretary, while Gavin Williamson has been sacked as Education Secretary, as part of Boris Johnson's ongoing Cabinet reshuffle.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners invests £28million in Sidcup site
UK's Chief Medical Officers Give Green Light To Covid Vaccines For All 12 To 15-Year-Olds
Coronavirus
UK's Chief Medical Officers Give Green Light To Covid Vaccines For All 12 To 15-Year-Olds
The UK's four Chief Medical Officers have advised that all over-12s should be offered a Covid-19 vaccine following a fresh review.
Space is the key to delivering the Prime Minister’s top priorities Partner content
Education
By UKspace
Space is the key to delivering the Prime Minister’s top priorities
Since entering Number 10, the Prime Minister has committed to levelling up, delivering a net zero economy and investing in innovative growth industries. It is no exaggeration to say that all of these agenda areas are dependent on space.
British para athletes make history to end our extraordinary sporting summer on a high Partner content
Coronavirus
By Dame Katherine Grainger, Chair
British para athletes make history to end our extraordinary sporting summer on a high
An extraordinary summer is drawing to a close and, as I returned home from Tokyo last week, there was finally time to draw breath and reflect on a very special Paralympic Games. A Games that, in the words of Andrew Parsons, the International Paralympic Committee President, ‘many doubted would happen, many thought impossible’.
This World Suicide Prevention Day, there are reasons to be hopeful – and we all have a part to play Partner content
Coronavirus
By The National Lottery
This World Suicide Prevention Day, there are reasons to be hopeful – and we all have a part to play
Jessica Gallier turned a personal tragedy into positive outcomes for other families when she founded The Martin Gallier Project with National Lottery funding – and now it’s one of many organisations creating hope through action this World Suicide Prevention Day.
Advertising may be annoying, yet all the evidence shows gambling advertising does not equal harm - but let’s keep driving change and raising standards Partner content
Education
By Betting And Gaming Council
Advertising may be annoying, yet all the evidence shows gambling advertising does not equal harm - but let’s keep driving change and raising standards
When I asked a team of pollsters and focus groups specialists, who’d been going round the country recently, what people thought of advertising, the reply from one veteran top political numbers man was: “They just find it annoying”. I then followed up and said: “Gambling advertising in particular?” He replied: “No. All advertising”.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
MSP Visits Coca-Cola Manufacturing Site in East Kilbride
Betting Industry Backs ‘Plan For Jobs’ With Pledge To Create 5,000 Apprenticeships Partner content
Education
By Betting And Gaming Council
Betting Industry Backs ‘Plan For Jobs’ With Pledge To Create 5,000 Apprenticeships
Betting and gaming firms have pledged to create 5,000 apprenticeships over the next five years.
JCVI Says Covid-19 Vaccines For 12-15 Year Olds Not Recommended, But Sajid Javid Disagrees
Coronavirus
JCVI Says Covid-19 Vaccines For 12-15 Year Olds Not Recommended, But Sajid Javid Disagrees
The UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has confirmed it will not recommend healthy children aged 12-15 receive a Covid-19 vaccine, but health secretary Sajid Javid appears to think otherwise.
Gavin Williamson Says Wearing Masks In Schools Could Return If Covid Cases Rise
Education
Gavin Williamson Says Wearing Masks In Schools Could Return If Covid Cases Rise
Education secretary Gavin Williamson has said he will "move heaven and earth" to keeps schools open, and that there is a "contingency framework” in place if the new term causes a spike in Covid cases.
It’s time we had a national education initiative for Black African and Caribbean students
Education
By Diane Abbott MP
It’s time we had a national education initiative for Black African and Caribbean students
We are calling on the Department for Education to tackle anti-Black racism at its core. This goes beyond what students are being taught in the classroom to the way the institution functions.
Teachers need more support to teach vital sex education in schools
Education
By Sarah Champion MP and Maria Miller MP
Teachers need more support to teach vital sex education in schools
Helping children understand consent and respect from an early age is crucial in addressing the root causes abusive behaviour. The government must ensure teachers have the resources to effectively teach RSHE.
The BGC’s drive to promote safer gambling has produced tangible results, but we are determined to go further Partner content
Education
By Betting And Gaming Council
The BGC’s drive to promote safer gambling has produced tangible results, but we are determined to go further
When the Betting and Gaming Council was established towards the end of 2019, we were clear that, as well as representing the regulated industry, we were a standards body with a clear mission to promote safer gambling.
Partner content
Education
By Betting And Gaming Council
Betting shops are top of the league for age verification
UK betting shops have once again shown they are top of the league when it comes to preventing under-18s from buying their products.
Meet Eilidh: the Olympic hopeful inspiring the next generation of women in sport Partner content
Health
By The National Lottery
Meet Eilidh: the Olympic hopeful inspiring the next generation of women in sport
Thanks to National Lottery players, £36 million a week goes to a wide range of good causes including supporting our elite athletes, many of who go on to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We must level-up to tackle the 'dream deficit' in women's sport
Environment
By Fay Jones MP
We must level-up to tackle the "dream deficit" in women's sport
As most of us emerged bleary eyed from 18 months of perpetual lockdowns, we saw astonishing success at the Tokyo Olympics. While many of us have struggled to keep up our exercise regime, British athletes were working hard (from home!) to achieve 65 medals and more success looks likely in the Paralympics.
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference