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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
Robert Halfon MP: Throughout our education system, students must be prepared for the world of work
Education
By Robert Halfon MP
Robert Halfon MP: Throughout our education system, students must be prepared for the world of work
The Education Select Committee, which I chair, has two key motivations underpinning all its work. Firstly, to address social injustice in our education system. The second, to scrutinise the government’s work on skills as it looks to reform schools and post-16 education.
My School Memory: Five parliamentarians look back on their time in the classroom
Education
By House Magazine
My School Memory: Five parliamentarians look back on their time in the classroom
The best years of your life? Or couldn’t wait to get out? School days inevitably bring memories that are evocative and long-lasting. From inspiring teachers and trips to the theatre to a cruel headteacher and boring cadet drills, five parliamentarians look back on their time in the classroom
Why maths matters – with puzzles by Dr Tom Crawford
Education
By Baroness Garden
Why maths matters – with puzzles by Dr Tom Crawford
Lord Blunkett: Learning the lessons of the past to reform education
Education
By Lord Blunkett
Lord Blunkett: Learning the lessons of the past to reform education
If commissions were empowered to change the education system, we would certainly see some enormous improvements! In my very long time in politics, I have never known so many different groups forming commissions, of one kind or another, to review the education system.
New grammar schools will not fix our education system
Education
By Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters
New grammar schools will not fix our education system
A major report in the 1960s, “Half our Future”, bemoaned that the English school system was failing to educate successfully at least 50 per cent of the population.
New grammar schools can level up the country
Education
By Lord Brady
New grammar schools can level up the country
Where grammar schools remain, most people want to keep them, but where they don’t already exist, you aren’t allowed to have one.
Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals Partner content
Health
By Aico
Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals
Building the homes that the nation needs and retrofitting existing stock to support the net zero transition are enormous national challenges. They will demand commitment, investment and action from government, housebuilders, and repairs and maintenance professionals across the UK. It will also require a workforce with the skills required to take part in a rapidly changing sector.
The real university challenge: creating a knowledge economy for all Partner content
Education
By Sheffield Hallam University
The real university challenge: creating a knowledge economy for all
Above all, universities are institutions grounded in place: we talk of the University of Oxford, the University of Liverpool. My own university – Sheffield Hallam – proudly declares its affiliation to a great city and its historic region. And universities have been great drivers of prosperity for their places.
The Nadhim Zahawi Interview: 'Teachers know the damage strikes will have on children'
Education
By John Johnston
The Nadhim Zahawi Interview: 'Teachers know the damage strikes will have on children'
Nadhim Zahawi faces an uphill battle to get the education system back on track post-Covid. He talks about his approach to recovery – and how he hopes it will boost his party’s fortunes. Photography by Michael Garnett.
A critical enabler: How technology is helping the UK thrive Partner content
Education
By BT
A critical enabler: How technology is helping the UK thrive
The world is transforming at an incredible pace – and even more so since the raft of change the pandemic brought to all our lives. If you’re not able to embrace the latest technology, you’ll either be outcompeted, out of business, or out of luck.
Times Education Commission: our education system needs radical reform to avoid falling behind
Education
By Rachel Sylvester
Times Education Commission: our education system needs radical reform to avoid falling behind
The world is changing at an astonishing rate. The way we shop, work, travel and bank has been transformed in the last decade but our schools have hardly changed in a hundred years. Instead of adapting to the 21st century, education remains stuck in the 20th, and in some ways the 19th, century. At the very moment when artificial intelligence is taking over many routine tasks, learning has become more robotic.
The Path to Net Zero - A Net Zero Week Special Edition
Environment
By Dods Impact
The Path to Net Zero - A Net Zero Week Special Edition
The latest issue of The House magazine includes a special report on the path to net zero to celebrate Net Zero Week 2022, bringing together politicians, businesses, and consumers. We explore a series of practical ideas and solutions on how we can all play our role to make net zero a reality across all walks of life.
Partner content
Education
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Nigel Fine retires after 13 years at IET helm
Nigel Fine, Chief Executive and Secretary (CES) of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) will step down from his position today, Thursday 30 June 2022, after announcing his plans to retire earlier this year.
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry Partner content
Education
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry
Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health Partner content
Environment
By British Heart Foundation
Health Disparities White Paper must level up heart health
For a child growing up in Blackpool – let’s call her Mia – the barriers to good heart health are set early on.
How advertising is addressing uncomfortable truths about its own industry Partner content
Education
By Advertising Association
How advertising is addressing uncomfortable truths about its own industry

The Advertising Association has recognised the media companies and ad agencies driving real change in diversity and inclusion, as the industry sets out the next phase of its All In action plan, which was showcased in Parliament last week.
Government’s “Patriotic” Jubilee Books For Schools Produced Abroad Due To Lack Of UK Printers
Education
Government’s “Patriotic” Jubilee Books For Schools Produced Abroad Due To Lack Of UK Printers
A free commemorative book which was sent to primary school children to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee was mainly printed in Italy as there was no UK publisher big enough to produce all 4.5 million copies.
Digital technology must be front and centre when tackling the children's mental health crisis
Health
By Lisa Cameron MP
Digital technology must be front and centre when tackling the children's mental health crisis
Digital technology has undeniably transformed our lives – from streaming the latest unmissable TV show on our smartphones to taking work zoom calls remotely, we live in a world that offers so many online opportunities.
Securing the UK’s future with apprentices Partner content
Education
By Raytheon UK
Securing the UK’s future with apprentices
Last month, Raytheon UK attended the ADS Annual Apprenticeship Reception in Parliament to celebrate the impact of apprentices across the country. Find out how the next generation of experts is helping the UK to realise its defence objectives.
The UK must seize the opportunity to champion girls’ education at the G7 Summit
Education
By Theo Clarke MP and Lord McConnell
The UK must seize the opportunity to champion girls’ education at the G7 Summit
Some of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in history were made by women.
To honour Sir David Amess’ legacy, we must make the Children’s Parliament a success
Education
By Anna Firth MP
To honour Sir David Amess’ legacy, we must make the Children’s Parliament a success
Sir David Amess knew our Parliament was the best in the world and was passionate about the importance of democracy.
Partner content
Education
By Lloyds Banking Group
Insta-scam: how scammers are targeting younger users online
Scammers are deviously adaptable. From targeted phone-calls to vulnerable people, to phishing emails to online shoppers, there’s always a new kind of hustle being developed.
Who should bear the cost of 5G? Why the Government has it all wrong Partner content
Education
By Protect & Connect
Who should bear the cost of 5G? Why the Government has it all wrong
Successive governments have rightly prioritised universal online access and high-speed connectivity. They have provided generous state subsidies to try to ensure rural networks are adequate and eliminate wifi 'not spots'. The economic and societal arguments for doing so are irrefutable, especially post-COVID. The only question is: who pays? The industry or the taxpayer?
Around the world, it’s time to get childcare right
Education
By Bridget Phillipson MP
Around the world, it’s time to get childcare right
Families facing “mind-boggling” school and childcare fees hoping for relief. Promises to address childcare shortage need to become reality, parents say. The “big change” to childcare was a dud. Parents and teachers deserve better.
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