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Former Education Secretary Derides "Self-Defeating" Foreign Student Curbs

14 May Education

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.

21 Mar Education

Government's Apprenticeship Plans "Lacking Ambition" Says Industry Body

22 Jan Education

Childcare Sector Insists Workforce "Has To Grow" To Cope With Free Hours Expansion

05 Jan Education

Childcare Sector Warns Of "Postcode Lottery" For Availability Of Free Hours

11 Dec 2023 Education

Schools Funding Plummets Into Deficit Risking A “Bleak” Future Of Staff Cuts

03 Dec 2023 Education

Former Schools Minister Insists Teachers Must Be Paid More To Avert Staffing Crisis

08 Nov 2023 Education

Tory MPs Want Tax Relief And Top Up Payments To Help Nurseries Fund Free Hours

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22 May Education

Campus hate speech shows that Holocaust education has been an abysmal failure

18 Apr Education

The winner of the next election must deal with the costs of botched and delayed projects

16 Apr Education

Truancy trials – meet the parents hit by the single justice procedure

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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded

14 Jul Communities

Voters Feel More Optimistic After Labour's Election Win

13 Jul Political parties

Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"

15 Jul Political parties

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06 Feb Education

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

27 Jan Education

'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’

11 Dec 2023 Education

Schools Funding Plummets Into Deficit Risking A “Bleak” Future Of Staff Cuts

English state schools plunged into a financial deficit last year, new figures have shown, with teachers’ leaders warning of a “bleak” future.

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Independent Schools: don’t you know who we are?

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04 Feb 2015 Education

Independent Schools: don’t you know who we are?

Is it time to reset the relationship with independent schools in the UK? asks Acting General Secretary, Independent Schools Council, Charlotte Vere

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03 Feb 2015 Education

Serious questions remain about a college of teaching - NASUWT

Commenting on the Department for Educations consultation on a College of Teaching, which closes today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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03 Feb 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on changes to the ofsted framework

Commenting on Ofsteds announcement of changes to the inspection system, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said:

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03 Feb 2015 Education

Brunel students sculpture unveiled at Coca-Cola Enterprises HQ

Today saw the official unveiling of The Happiness Tree at Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) GB and European headquarters in Uxbridge.

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02 Feb 2015 Health

Every Vote Counts: United Response appoints political correspondent to get people with learning disabilities using their vote

National disability charity United Response has recruited a political correspondent to ensure that the 1.5 million adults in the UK with a learning disability use their democratic right to vote at the May General Election.

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02 Feb 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on David Cameron's announcement

Commenting on the reports that Prime Minister David Cameron is to announce that under a Conservative Government schools rated as requires improvement could be forced to become academies, ChrisKeates, General Secretary of theNASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK said:

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02 Feb 2015 Education

AQA joins TES in supporting inspiring schools

We are delighted to be sponsoring the TES Secondary School of the Year award for the second year running. The award recognises the teams that demonstrate innovation and imagination in developing students in ways that go far beyond the limits of league tables.

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30 Jan 2015 Education

million+ responds to 2015-16 HEFCE Annual Grant Letter

Chair of million+ Professor Michael Gunn responds to the publication of the Annual Grant letter from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) which sets out details of the governments grant to the Higher Education Funding Council for England for the 2015-16 year

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30 Jan 2015 Education

million+ comments on UCAS January deadline analysis

The university think-tank million+ has commented on UCAS statistics published today on applications from full-time students seeking to commence courses at university later in the year.

New doctorate in Policy Research and Practice launched

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28 Jan 2015 Education

New doctorate in Policy Research and Practice launched

The University of Bath Institute for Policy Research launches a new Professional Doctorate in Policy Research and Practice.

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26 Jan 2015 Education

Devon’s political history exhibition showcases electoral campaigns

The history of politics in Devon is the theme of a new touring exhibition, starting at the University of Exeter. It showcases the political events in Devon from a local angle charting the changes in post-1945 campaigning, including images of Winston Churchill at the Devonport election in Plymouth.

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22 Jan 2015 Education

Hostile takeover research wins ethical Hutton Prize

A University of Exeter Law postgraduate student has been awarded the Hutton Prize for Excellence, which encourages the next generation of young professionals to put ethical conduct at the forefront of business, government and the professions.

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21 Jan 2015 Education

Tablet technology brings texts to life

A new English e-Library developed by education charity AQA brings literary authors and non-fiction texts to life in the classroom through audio clips, video and interactive annotation.

million+ reacts to government Carter Review of initial teacher training

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19 Jan 2015 Education

million+ reacts to government Carter Review of initial teacher training

The Government should listen to a DfE review and reform Skills Tests for trainee teachers, which have “acted as a barrier” to recruitment, a university think tank has said.

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15 Jan 2015 Education

Sir Geoffrey Palmer to deliver the 2015 Scarman Lecture

Sir Geoffrey Palmer KCMG AC QC is to deliver the 2015 Scarman Lecture in celebration of the Law Commissions 50th anniversary.

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07 Jan 2015 Education

Experts join forces to shape the future of assessment

Education charity AQA has today announced a working group of senior education experts to team up with its own in-house team to shape the future of assessment.

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06 Jan 2015 Education

Last chance to nominate!

Dame Kelly Holmes has penned an open letter calling on teachers to spot their students potential and nominate them for Unlocking Potential, a mentoring programme for young people who have faced adversity, run jointly by AQA and the Dame Kelly Holmes Trust.

Ofsted rates training providers 'outstanding'

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10 Dec 2014 Education

Ofsted rates training providers 'outstanding'

Nearly nine out of ten Independent training providers are 'good' or 'excellent', according to inspection body Ofsted.

University of Exeter grows by ‘breaking down boundaries’

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05 Dec 2014 Education

University of Exeter grows by ‘breaking down boundaries’

University of Exeter’s reputation as a leading science institution is driven by a commitment to inter-disciplinary research, explains Prof. Nick Talbot.

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27 Nov 2014 Education

Pupils ‘not prepared for world of work’

Schools are doing enough to equip pupils with skills for the world of work, according to business leaders and the PSHE Association.

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25 Nov 2014 Education

Popular bus tours back on the road

The latest nationwide bus tour by education charity AQA, aimed at helping teachers through the changes that are being made to A-levels and GCSEs, goes on the road today in London and Durham.

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25 Nov 2014 Education

Business and education leaders ready for employability skills partnership

Fewer than one in three (32%) business leaders think that schools are doing enough to equip pupils with skills for the world of work such as self-management, communication and teamwork, even though 98% believe these are important skills which school leavers need as they enter the workplace.

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24 Nov 2014 Education

A financial crisis for universities

Many universities in England and Wales are facing a “financial crisis” and neither the Coalition nor Labour has developed a solution to the problems, the former Education Secretary has said.

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21 Nov 2014 Health

Parliament listens to British Red Cross guidance

The British Red Cross is celebrating some major breakthroughs in parliament which will help the vulnerable people we support.

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