NASUWT is calling for a clear system of monitoring and appropriate funding for schools to ensure the Pupil Premium remains additional funding allocated for the most disadvantaged.

Commenting on the report released today by the Education Endowment Foundation and Sutton Trust on the pupil premium, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, said:

The Welsh Government needs to urgently engage with the construction sector regarding how the UK-wide apprenticeship levy will be invested back into training and skills in Wales, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Cmyru.

Having described the need to tackle digital exclusion to the Science and Technology Committee, the Tinder Foundation’s Helen Milner welcomes its report today and awaits the Government’s Digital Strategy.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) addresses the financial literacy skills gap with a new guide for anyone starting their own business, new to financial management or simply seeking to improve their knowledge.

Growth in apprenticeship numbers in Scotland could be scuppered unless the Scottish Government commits to ring-fencing the new UK-wide Apprenticeship Levy for training, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland has warned.

There is a legal duty to teach every child, Lord Addington tells PoliticsHome, but the Government’s White Paper on Educational Excellence looks to fail those with special educational needs.

Over half of British university students do not know when the EU referendum is taking place, according to a new poll published today.

Over half of British university students do not know when the EU referendum is taking place, according to a new poll published today.

Emman El-Badawy, a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter, explains why the Government must be more nuanced in its approach to tackling extremism.

The Chartered Management Institute (CMI) has welcomed the Higher Education and Research white paper’s identification of the need to raise teaching standards and the employability of students. 

Universities UK supports the Government’s Higher Education and Research Bill’s principle of giving more people the chance to attend university. However, it warns that any new institutions must meet the UK’s rigorous high standards and uphold the UK’s reputation for academic excellence.

Commenting on the reference in the Queen’s Speech to the Government’s plans for an Education Bill, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers’ union in the UK, said:

The Shadow Minister for Higher Education, Further Education & Skills writes following the publication of the Government's HE White Paper.

A new report, released today by ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants), analysed the wide range of ‘speak up arrangements’ used by firms across the world and identified what makes them effective. 

The Conservative MP, Tom Tugendhat, describes how his new All Party Group - Public Legal Education - aims to make the justice system more inclusive by promoting citizens' ‘legal capability.’

Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom visits conflict-hit Ukraine to highlight the importance of education in emergencies

Co-Chair of the APPG for London, Bob Neill MP, writes ahead of a Commons debate today, that levels of funding for education in London must be maintained, as the Department for Education consults over a new National Funding Formula for schools.

Answers needed over unexplained £438,000 deficit and refusal to consult in a full and meaningful manner says GMB.

Chief Executive of the PSHE Association, Joe Hayman, writes that the evidence is clear: parents, key stakeholders and polling evidence all support statutory PSHE education for children and young people.

The Liberal Democrat communities spokesperson in the Lords writes about his question today in the House of Lords on: Democratic accountability of Regional Schools Commissioners.

General Secretary of the largest teachers' union in the UK, the NASUWT, reports back from its annual Conference which debated the Government's recent announcement on forced academisation.

Save the Children welcomes the Government’s pledge to improve Britain’s schools, but in light of fresh neurological evidence, CEO Tanya Steele claims it should also be focusing on improving nurseries for early learners.

Scientists and psychologists are warning that failure to properly stimulate toddlers’ brains during nursery years could set them back for decades, as figures show that almost 130,000 children a year are falling behind before they even reach school.