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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
Breakfast clubs do more than just provide a meal: they're the reason some kids go to school
Education
By Andrew Ranger MP
Breakfast clubs do more than just provide a meal: they're the reason some kids go to school
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
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Labour MPs Push For 'Healthier' Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
Labour MPs Push For "Healthier" Parliament By Tightening Alcohol Sales And Creating More Natural Light
Parliament
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After 'Most Disproportionate' General Election Result Ever
Labour MP Calls For Electoral Reform After "Most Disproportionate" General Election Result Ever
Political parties
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Ex-Security Advisor Warns Whitehall Lacks Expertise To Deal With China
Defence
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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
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Education staff facing physical violence from pupils – ATL
Forty-three per cent of education staff said they have had to deal with physical violence from a pupil in the last year, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Half of young people say men are better suited to engineering
New research from O2 reveals a significant number of young people believe women are not suited to working as engineers.
Baroness Sharp: Gov't apprenticeship ambitions 'are not enough' to tackle UK's skills gap
Education
By Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Baroness Sharp: Gov't apprenticeship ambitions 'are not enough' to tackle UK's skills gap
Lib Dem peer, Baroness Sharp warns ahead of her House of Lords debate, that the "twin challenges of poor productivity and needing to upskill' an ageing population will not be addressed through increased apprenticeships alone.
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Government’s transport apprenticeship drive must focus on quality not quantity

The Government’s new transport skills strategy, which sets out how it will create 30,000 apprenticeships in the road and rail sector by 2020, must focus on quality and not just be a numbers game, warns the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).
Fighting for an education: Syria’s lost generation Partner content
Education
By UNICEF UK
Fighting for an education: Syria’s lost generation
A generation of Syrian children are at risk of losing out on education as a result of the ongoing conflict in the region, Unicef has warned. 
Partner content
Education
By Save the Children
High quality nurseries 'fundamental' to giving every child 'a chance of success' - Save the Children
Save the Children responds to a report by the Family and Childcare Trust whichcallson the Government to make improving the quality of childcareits top priority.
Partner content
Education
By Chartered Insurance Institute
CII apprenticeships guide launched in wake of changes
Launched today at a conference addressed by the Prime Minister's apprenticeship ambassador Nadhim Zahawi MP, the new employer apprenticeship guide is the latest initiative in the CII's drive to support firms wanting to take on apprentices.
Partner content
Education
By Policy Connect
From Bricks to Clicks: new inquiry report explores what student data will mean for higher education.
The UKs higher education (HE) system is one of the best known in the world for high quality education, student experience and world class research. But there is an opportunity for UK HE to do even better: by using data.
Partner content
Education
By Policy Connect
Exploring how student data footprints will spell out better learning (as long as we make the most of it). The Higher Education Commission launches From Bricks to Clicks.

Students are leaving a data footprint across what they check out, download and research. They swipe into buildings, access library records, download e-books and lecture recordings through virtual learning environments. So does the HE sector make the most of this information?
Partner content
Education
By Policy Connect
From Bricks to Clicks: new inquiry report explores what student data footprints will mean for the higher education sector

On Tuesday 26th January, the Higher Education Commission is launching its inquiry report, From Bricks to Clicks: the potential of data analytics in Higher Education in Parliament. The report explores what the data revolution could mean for HE and students.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Government thresholds for strike ballots in education and other public services
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Social mobility in higher education is about more than just access to university – launch of new Social Mobility Advisory Group
Universities UK (UUK) announced today the launch of a new group to provide advice to the government and support for English universities to improve access and long-term success for under-represented groups in higher education.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on Education Select Committee’s report on the role of Regional School Commissioners (RSCs)
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on protecting children from radicalisation
Commenting on Government plans to help protect children against radicalisation, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Innovate UK
Improving schools' financial health: apply for business funding
Organisations can apply for a share of 200,000 for innovative and practical business ideas that help schools to improve financial health.
University VC - Scrapping maintenance grants 'a risk to social mobility that the Government ought urgently to reconsider' Partner content
Education
By University of Bedfordshire
University VC - Scrapping maintenance grants 'a risk to social mobility that the Government ought urgently to reconsider'
Former Labour Minister & Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, Bill Rammell, writes on the day the House of Commons has an Opposition Day Debate on Student maintenance grants.
Partner content
Education
By Chartered Institute of Building
New Apprenticeship Delivery Board must have 'strong relationship with Government' - CIOB
The Chartered Institute of Building responds to the Prime Minister's announcement of a newApprenticeship Delivery Board.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on HMCI Sir Michael Wilshaw's speech to CentreForum
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on primary school places
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Gordon Marsden MP: Axing student grants won’t bring fairness or sound finance
Education
By Gordon Marsden MP - Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education
Gordon Marsden MP: Axing student grants won’t bring fairness or sound finance
Shadow Minister for Higher and Further Education Gordon Marsden MP is against the Government's decision to remove student grants from half a million of England’s most disadvantaged students, replacing them with loans.
Partner content
Education
By University of Exeter
Mothers’ comments linked to eating disorders in Asian young adults
The first study to look at the influence of Asian parents on their young adult childs body dissatisfaction levels and disordered eating in Singapore has found significant differences with Western culture, leading to calls for a tailored approach to treatment.
Partner content
Education
By Solicitors Regulation Authority
Have your say on the proposed Solicitors Qualifying Examination
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is inviting solicitors, education and training providers and students to a series of consultation events on the proposed Solicitors Qualifying Examination.
Partner content
Education
By Association of Teachers and Lecturers
ATL comment on plans to review maths and English Functional Skills qualifications
Commenting on the Education and Training Foundations plans to review maths and English Functional Skills qualifications, Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said:
Partner content
Education
By Universities UK
Universities UK response to new HESA figures on student enrolments and qualifications for the academic year 2014/15
Commenting on data on the further decrease in part-time student enrolments, Dame Julia Goodfellow, President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kent, said:
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
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De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
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The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
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A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
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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