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05 Mar 2015 Education

Responding to comments made by Education Minister John ODowd that 500 teaching jobs and 1,000 non-teaching jobs could be lost as a result of budget cuts, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in Northern Ireland, said:

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05 Mar 2015 Education

Government and business want more apprenticeships but parents haven’t bought in

New research reveals clear stereotype of apprenticeships.

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04 Mar 2015 Education

Constructing change

MPs across party lines welcome a new report by the Chartered Institute of Building which analyses the effect of migration on the construction industry.

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04 Mar 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on announcement on child safeguarding

Commenting on reports of the announcements the Prime Minister will make at a Downing Street Summit today about action proposed to be taken against certain public service workers, including teachers, who fail to report sexual abuse of children and young people, Chris Keates General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers union in the UK said:

Gov't accused of ignoring education in the fight against child abuse

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03 Mar 2015 Education

Gov't accused of ignoring education in the fight against child abuse

Personal, Social, Health and Economic education should play a more prominent role in addressing child sexual exploitation, according to the PSHE Association, other leading bodies and a series of recent reports focused on child safety.

ATL pre-election debate: What’s the top priority: inspection or improvement?

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03 Mar 2015 Education

ATL pre-election debate: What’s the top priority: inspection or improvement?

ATL hosted a pre-election debate chaired by Zoe Williams from The Guardian. Speakers were Dr Mary Bousted, ATL General Secretary; Cllr David Simmonds, Chairman of the LGA children & young people board; Jonathan Simons, Head of Education, Policy Exchange and Sean Harford, National Director for Schools, Ofsted & Her Majesty’s Inspector.

03 Mar 2015 Communities

Building a better future for the construction industry

Commenting on the newly released Chartered Institute of Building report on the effect of migration on UK construction, Labour MP Steve Rotheram calls for a greater focus on training to fill the skills gap as the sector expands.

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02 Mar 2015 Communities

Migrant labour vital to construction but should not be a substitute for training, says CIOB

With the 2015 UK General Election fast approaching and the immigration debate likely to be central to the decision making of the electorate, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is launching a report to share the construction industrys stance on the issue.

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27 Feb 2015 Education

million+ responds to Labour Party’s announcement on university funding

Professor Michael Gunn, Chair of the university think-tank million+ and Vice-Chancellor of Staffordshire University has welcomed the announcement by the Labour Party that it would reduce fees from 9000 to 6000 and fully fund universities for the lifetime of the next Parliament.

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27 Feb 2015 Education

Response to Labour announcement on tuition fees

Universities UK has responded to the Labour party announcement today on university tuition fees in England.

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27 Feb 2015 Education

New KS3/4 resource on employability and aspiration for parents of young women launched

The Government Equalities Office (GEO) has today launched Your Daughters Future, a guide to help parents support their daughters as they make important decisions about their next steps and career choices.

25 Feb 2015 Education

Annette Brooke MP: Driving change on school bus bullying

Lib Dem MP Annette Brooke calls for new rules to tackle bullying on school buses, following the suicide of an 11 year-old boy whose family live in her constituency, Mid Dorset and North Poole.

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24 Feb 2015 Education

million+ manifesto calls for clarity from political parties on future university funding

The university think-tank million+ has launched a manifesto for universitiesto highlight the reasons whyinvestment inuniversities, science and research should be a high priorityfor the next government.

Deconstructing Miliband’s apprenticeship promise

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17 Feb 2015 Economy

Deconstructing Miliband’s apprenticeship promise

The National Federation of Builders' CEO, Richard Beresford, questions if Labour’s plan will increase construction apprenticeships.

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17 Feb 2015 Education

PSHE Association welcomes publication of Commons Education Committee PSHE inquiry report

Association hails publication of final report of historic inquiry from influential Committee

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17 Feb 2015 Education

NASUWT comments on Select Committee Report on PSHE and SRE

Commenting on the report published today by the Education Select Committee into PSHE and SRE in schools, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, said

PSHE eduction: Statutory status would be 'a huge step forward'

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17 Feb 2015 Education

PSHE eduction: Statutory status would be 'a huge step forward'

The PSHE Association has welcomed the publication of today’s Commons Education Committee report into PSHE education, which explored whether the subject should be given statutory status.

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16 Feb 2015 Economy

The construction industry and Ed Miliband's apprenticeship pledge

The National Federation of Builders responds to Ed Miliband'snew policy pledge to create moreapprenticeships.

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16 Feb 2015 Education

ACCA reminds policymakers – modern apprenticeships mean more than just hard hats and hi-vis jackets

Responding to EdMilibandsspeech today in which he unveiled theLabourPartys pledge to guarantee an apprenticeship for every schoolleaverin England who gets the grades by 2020,ACCA(the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has urged policy makers to ensure quantity AND quality are at the fore when it comes to apprenticeships for young Britons.

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13 Feb 2015 Education

A clear choice for the electorate

Commenting following the speech today by Ed Miliband, Leader of the Labour Party, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT the largest teachers union in the UK said:

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12 Feb 2015 Education

Report calls for reforms to higher education regulation

A report published today by Universities UK has called for changes to be made to the way higher education in England is regulated.

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12 Feb 2015 Education

million+ comments on Universities UK report on higher education regulation in England

The university think-tank million+ has commented on the report published today by Universities UK on the regulation of higher education in England.

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10 Feb 2015 Education

Access to education increasingly on the basis of parents' ability to pay

Childrens access to critical educational opportunities is becoming even more dependent on their parents ability to pay, a survey by the NASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has revealed

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07 Feb 2015 Education

Homophobia still blighting lives of teachers and pupils

Over half of teachers have experienced some form of homophobia,biphobiaortransphobiaduring their teaching career, a conferenceorganisedby theNASUWT, the largest teachers union in the UK, has heard.