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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
Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right Partner content
Health
By Betting And Gaming Council
Evidence from abroad shows the unregulated black market will benefit unless we get the gambling review right
In the final debate in the House of Commons before the summer recess, the Minister heading the Government’s Review of Gambling, John Whittingdale, told MPs: “It is very important that we create a safe space where people are given protection if they are gambling online, but we do not want to drive them away from the regulated sector and into the black market. That is certainly something that we will bear in mind during our consideration of these things”.
Government Has Planned A 'Commemorative Book' For Primary Schools To Mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Education
Government Has Planned A "Commemorative Book" For Primary Schools To Mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Primary schools in the UK will receive a commemorative book to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, as the Department for Education starts to look for a supplier for the patriotic gift.
Britain must kick its addiction to gas to protect consumers and the environment Partner content
Environment
By EDF
Britain must kick its addiction to gas to protect consumers and the environment
EDF’s Managing Director for Customers, Philippe Commaret, explains why global gas price increases are causing our energy bills to increase and why we must take action to kick our addiction to the fossil fuel
We must not abandon British Council Afghan educators to the Taliban
Education
By Dr Julia Cave-Smith
We must not abandon British Council Afghan educators to the Taliban
The British Council is the UK government’s culture and education outreach organisation and was first established in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, in 1964.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Joint RCVS, BVA and BVNA statement on Afghan veterinarians
A joint statement from RCVS President Kate Richards, BVA President James Russell and BVNA President Jo Oakden on Afghan veterinarians
The most vulnerable children are being set up to fail
Education
By Steve Rotheram
The most vulnerable children are being set up to fail
A two-tier system exists in our country, with many children’s fates decided before they ever set foot in a classroom; their futures decided by the wealth of their parents and their postcode.
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
A-level Results: employers and academia must look beyond grades
As students across England and Scotland receive their A level, BTEC and Highers results, a leading engineers’ body is calling for employers and academia to be flexible in how they support students on the next stage of their learning.
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
IET comments on GCSE results
Scientists Call Government 'Reckless' Over Lack Of Covid-19 Measures In Schools
Coronavirus
Scientists Call Government "Reckless" Over Lack Of Covid-19 Measures In Schools
Independent Sage scientists have said the government's decision to remove Covid-19 mitigation measures from schools in September is “reckless”, and risks causing more cases and hospitalisations among the young.
GCSE Inequality Between State, Selective And Private Schools Is 'Baked In', Keir Starmer Says
Education
GCSE Inequality Between State, Selective And Private Schools Is "Baked In", Keir Starmer Says
Enduring inequality between pupils at state, selective and private schools, and those on free school meals, has been brutally exposed in this year’s GCSE results, Labour has claimed.
Top GCSE Grades Have Risen For A Second Year Despite Pandemic Exam Disruption
Education
Top GCSE Grades Have Risen For A Second Year Despite Pandemic Exam Disruption
The number of GCSE students getting the top grades has risen across the country. It is the second year that teacher assessed marks have been used in place of exams as a result of pandemic disruption.
‘Levelling up’ must include reducing health inequalities Partner content
Environment
By Microsoft
‘Levelling up’ must include reducing health inequalities
The Prime Minister has begun to set out in earnest his plans for levelling up the UK. Not only does he want to bridge long-standing divides in economic performance between the regions, but also the great disparities there are regionally in healthy life expectancy.
Widening attainment gap shows we need an education system that is fair to pupils from all backgrounds
Education
By Lee Elliot Major
Widening attainment gap shows we need an education system that is fair to pupils from all backgrounds
Ministers need to outline plans for national exams from next year onwards. Confidence needs to be restored in a system that many believe is irreparably broken.
'Unconscious Bias' Could Have Widened A-Level Attainment Gap Between Black and White Pupils
Education
"Unconscious Bias" Could Have Widened A-Level Attainment Gap Between Black and White Pupils
A widening gap between top A-level grades for Black students and those of their white peers could be because of unconscious bias during this year's teacher assessed system, an education policy expert has told PoliticsHome.
Gavin Williamson Wants Student Fees Cut At Universities Not Returning To Face-To-Face Teaching
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson Wants Student Fees Cut At Universities Not Returning To Face-To-Face Teaching
The Education Secretary has claimed universities that do not offer face-to-face teaching should not charge students full fees.
New Covid isolation rules will continue to cause disruption when schools return
Coronavirus
By Simon Kidwell
New Covid isolation rules will continue to cause disruption when schools return
As schools will no longer have to enforce “bubbles” from September, it will make the identification of close contacts amongst pupils almost impossible.
The animal health industry: part of the development of the UK as a scientific superpower Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
The animal health industry: part of the development of the UK as a scientific superpower
Dawn Howard, NOAH Chief Executive, calls on the government to back the animal health and medicines industry as a core part of the UK’s fast-developing life sciences sector.
Gavin Williamson Accused Of Downplaying His Pledge For A Level Students To Repeat A Year Amid Covid Disruption
Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson Accused Of Downplaying His Pledge For A Level Students To Repeat A Year Amid Covid Disruption
Students receiving their A-level results next week can request to repeat the school year if they feel they were adversely affected by Covid-19, an opportunity critics say has barely been advertised by the Department for Education.
Fears Grade Inflation Could See Disadvantaged A Level Students 'Fall Through Cracks' In Scramble For Uni Places
Education
Fears Grade Inflation Could See Disadvantaged A Level Students "Fall Through Cracks" In Scramble For Uni Places
The scramble for higher education places next week due to anticipated A-level grade inflation could see the most disadvantaged pupils left behind, Labour has warned.
After the Global Education Summit, UK aid needs a smarter strategy
Education
By David Mundell MP
After the Global Education Summit, UK aid needs a smarter strategy
To build on the contributions made last week at the Global Education Summit, we must also deliver the conditions children need to thrive, including good health and nutrition, political stability and economic opportunity, by delivering development programmes in parallel.
A Second Teaching Union Has Called On The Government To Pay For Ventilation In Schools
Coronavirus
A Second Teaching Union Has Called On The Government To Pay For Ventilation In Schools
Pressure is mounting on the government to provide a cash fund for schools that need to buy CO2 monitors and ventilation units for classrooms to avoid another spike in coronavirus cases in the autumn term.
Teachers' Union Calls For Government To Follow US and Fund Ventilation Units For Classrooms
Coronavirus
Teachers' Union Calls For Government To Follow US and Fund Ventilation Units For Classrooms
Classrooms should be fitted with ventilation units in time for the return to school in September, a leading education union has said today.
Partner content
Education
By Advertising Association
UK ADSPEND TO GROW 18.2% THIS YEAR AS RECOVERY GATHERS PACE
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill is a golden opportunity for the UK to lead the way on road to net zero
Environment
By Baroness Hayman, Lord Knight and Baroness Sheehan
Skills and Post-16 Education Bill is a golden opportunity for the UK to lead the way on road to net zero
The Prime Minister has said that the government’s new skills and education bill will be the “rocket fuel” for job creation and economic recovery, but it won’t succeed in its mission unless it recognises the challenges and opportunities of climate change.
EventsAll
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