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Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: 'Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act'
Former Children's Commissioner Baroness Longfield: "Tech Companies Need To Feel Threatened By Online Safety Act"
Education
Former children’s commissioner and newly appointed peer Baroness Anne Longfield has questioned whether the government has the appetite to take on big tech to protect children online.
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
Education
Universities Will Need Extra Money To Make Efficiencies, Government To Be Told
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Education
British Universities Receiving US Funding Asked By Trump To Fill Out Diversity Surveys
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Vice Chancellor Attacks 'Politically Motivated' Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
Education
Vice Chancellor Attacks "Politically Motivated" Investigation After University Gets Record Fine Over Free Speech Row
The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector
Education
The Childcare Funding Crisis Has Got Worse Since The Election, Warns Sector
University Crisis Has Reached 'Crunch Point', Says Education Committee Chair
Education
University Crisis Has Reached "Crunch Point", Says Education Committee Chair
Opinion
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Education
By Siân Berry MP
The Office for Students should keep out of the culture wars
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Universities are uniquely placed to drive innovation and deliver economic growth
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
‘Now or never’ moment approaches for delivering Labour’s election teacher pledge
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Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Foreign affairs
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
By Mike Tapp MP
Political parties
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo
By Paul Foster MP
Foreign affairs
Bill To Save British Steel Passes In One Day
Bill To Save British Steel Passes In One Day
Economy
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Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
Education
Inside The Special Educational Needs Crisis Forcing Councils Into Bankruptcy
A dramatic increase in children judged to have special educational needs has created another dysfunctional market driving councils into insolvency, reports Justine Smith
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
Health
By Tali Fraser
Baroness Cass: 'I don't have time for keyboard warriors in their basements'
The Cass Review into NHS gender services for children opened up the national conversation on this controversial subject, and divided opinion. Its author, Baroness Cass, speaks to Tali Fraser about being newly introduced as a peer and how she responds to critics. Photography by Louise Haywood-Schiefer
SEND Help: How to reform our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system
Education
By Matilda Martin
SEND Help: How to reform our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities system
“Lose, lose, lose.” That is how former Conservative education secretary Gillian Keegan described the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system in England, widely described as broken.
Education news
Lord Brady, Kingmaker: the time I resigned over grammar schools
Education
By Lord Brady
Lord Brady, Kingmaker: the time I resigned over grammar schools
In an exclusive extract from former 1922 Committee chair Lord Brady’s memoir, Kingmaker, he tells the story of how a fiery clash over grammar schools prompted his resignation from the Conservative front bench
We need greater focus on quality as well as quantity of children’s care home places
Education
By Lord McConnell
We need greater focus on quality as well as quantity of children’s care home places
As a schoolteacher in Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, back at the start of my career, I was determined to set high standards in my classroom.
The answer to Labour’s Reform problem? Childcare
Education
By Josh Simons
The answer to Labour’s Reform problem? Childcare
Being a dad is one of the things I love most in the world.
Hundreds of new starters begin their careers at Sellafield Partner content
Education
By Sellafield Ltd
Hundreds of new starters begin their careers at Sellafield
This year's cohort of apprentices and graduates will help drive forward work at the UK's largest and most complex nuclear site.
Pupil numbers are reducing, but not as much as we thought. Why does it matter? Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Pupil numbers are reducing, but not as much as we thought. Why does it matter?
The Department for Education has forecast a drop in pupil numbers for several years, but the latest figures suggest that numbers will drop less than previously expected. This will have consequences for government and school funding nationally and regionally.
Our schools and universities are still hampered by regional inequality
Education
By Sharon Hodgson MP
Our schools and universities are still hampered by regional inequality
The Education Secretary was right to identify "baked in" educational inequalities. The new Government must do its utmost to address them once and for all.
New Labour MP Says Student Loan System Is 'Broken'
Education
New Labour MP Says Student Loan System Is "Broken"
Tim Roca, Macclesfield’s first ever Labour MP, used to protest against his own party’s position on tuition fees as a student leader in the late 2000’s. As an elected parliamentarian in 2024, he still thinks the system is “broken”.
Universities Say Government Should Give “Ringing Endorsement” To Graduate Visas
Education
Universities Say Government Should Give “Ringing Endorsement” To Graduate Visas
The new government should give a “ringing endorsement” to the graduate visa route as part of its efforts to stabilise universities’ finances, according to the president of Universities UK (UUK).
12,000+ teachers and learners speak up for the changes they want to see in education: key insights from the Pearson School Report 2024 Partner content
Education
By Pearson
12,000+ teachers and learners speak up for the changes they want to see in education: key insights from the Pearson School Report 2024
Exactly one week before this year’s general election, thousands of learners and teachers took part in a different movement. They contributed to a national report which maps how the views of learners and teachers have changed over the years and the pressing issues affecting schools and our young people today. These insights have the power to spark fresh ideas about how sitting parliamentarians can support positive change in schools and across the education community.
Keir Starmer Says There Is No 'Silver Bullet' To Address Child Poverty
Education
Keir Starmer Says There Is No "Silver Bullet" To Address Child Poverty
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said there is no quick-fix or "silver bullet" to addressing child poverty as he comes under increasing pressure to lift the two-child benefit cap.
Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Multi-agency approach can tackle post-Covid school attendance falls
The new government must work to ensure that mainstream education is more able to meet the needs of a wider range of young people - particularly those with special educational needs – if school attendance rates are to return to pre-pandemic levels, a University of Manchester expert has argued.
No 'Bounce' In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Education
No "Bounce" In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Universities did not receive a “bounce” in overseas applications after the graduate visa row was resolved, an industry expert has said, further fuelling fears that higher education institutions could be facing "big trouble" financially.
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.
Campus hate speech shows that Holocaust education has been an abysmal failure
Education
By Baroness Deech
Campus hate speech shows that Holocaust education has been an abysmal failure
Every Jew in the world was profoundly shocked and distressed by the massacre of 7 October.
Former Education Secretary Derides 'Self-Defeating' Foreign Student Curbs
Education
Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs
Justine Greening, a Conservative former education secretary, has urged Rishi Sunak to drop the "self-defeating" idea of further restrictions on international students after a major new report recommended that Government retains the graduate route.
The winner of the next election must deal with the costs of botched and delayed projects
Education
By Meg Hillier MP
The winner of the next election must deal with the costs of botched and delayed projects
For the past twelve years I have questioned senior civil servants directly accountable to Parliament for spending taxpayers’ money. Much of that time has been examining projects gone awry and vast sums of taxpayers’ money wasted.
Truancy trials – meet the parents hit by the single justice procedure
Education
By Andrew Kersley
Truancy trials – meet the parents hit by the single justice procedure
Truancy laws mean that parents of children who miss school can be fined and prosecuted under a fast-track legal process. But is the system flawed, and should some absence cases be treated as a health issue, not an attendance one? Andrew Kersley reports
Raising attainment and alleviating challenges in schools Partner content
Education
By Policy@Manchester
Raising attainment and alleviating challenges in schools
New report from The University of Manchester highlights key challenges facing today’s primary and secondary schools
Addressing the teacher recruitment and retention crisis Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Addressing the teacher recruitment and retention crisis
It’s time to fix pay and workload so that children have the teachers they need
Government's Apprenticeship Plans 'Lacking Ambition' Says Industry Body
Education
Government's Apprenticeship Plans "Lacking Ambition" Says Industry Body
The British Retail Consortium, which represents major businesses across the UK, has criticised the government's latest plans for apprenticeships, which they say have failed to reform existing schemes in line with industry requests.
Why the nuclear industry needs a joined up approach to skills Partner content
Education
By EDF
Why the nuclear industry needs a joined up approach to skills
Addressing the nuclear skills gap, Matthew Lay, Head of EDF Nuclear Skills Alliance, calls for a collaborative approach to tackle the growing demand for talent
Chemetall opens ScienceXperience programme Partner content
Education
By BASF
Chemetall opens ScienceXperience programme
Making apprenticeships work for young people Partner content
Education
By National Foundation for Educational Research
Making apprenticeships work for young people
A strategy for reversing the decline in youth apprenticeships is one of the vital ingredients missing from UK skills policy
Breaking down barriers in the Early Careers space Partner content
Education
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Breaking down barriers in the Early Careers space
2024 marks a milestone year for Early Careers at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners as we celebrate a decade since the introduction of our company-wide apprenticeship programme. What started as a small cohort of five engineering apprentices has grown to a 177-strong group that spans multi sectors, including Supply Chain, Logistics, Field Sales, Business Administration and Legal. National Apprenticeship Week marks the perfect time to reflect on how far we’ve come, while looking at opportunities for this space to evolve further.
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025