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Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Dec 11

Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Dec 11...

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 07:22

Education system for 11–16 year olds is failing pupils says Lords committee

A House of Lords report published today, Tuesday 12 December, warns that the current education system for 11–16 year olds is too focused on academic learning and written exams...

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 00:01

ASCL supports call by Lords committee to scrap EBacc

Responding to a report by the Lords Education for 11-16 Year Olds Committee warning the current education system is too focused on academic learning and written exams, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 00:01

Scottish Government: Increasing financial support for Scottish students

Main undergraduate funding package now in line with the Living Wage...

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 00:01

NEU comments on Lords education committee report

Commenting on a report by the Lords Education for 11-16 Year Olds Committee which criticises the current education system for its overloaded curriculum...

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 00:01

Plan to move government roles out of Westminster brought forward and new headquarters unveiled

The Government is bringing forward its target to relocate 22,000 roles out of London from 2030 to 2027...

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 00:01

£80M to regenerate brownfield land and build thousands of new homes

Thousands of new homes will be delivered on council-owned brownfield sites through up to £80 million to transform neglected land into beautiful and thriving communities...

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 00:01

Starmer: time to end Tory ‘psychodrama’ and put politics back in the service of the British people

In a speech marking the four-year anniversary of the 2019 general election, Keir Starmer will today [Tuesday 12 December] say that his changed Labour Party will bring an end to ‘self-important’ Tory ‘psychodrama’ and put politics back in the service of the British people...

Monday, 11 December 2023 22:30

New legislation introduces penalty notices for animal health and welfare offences

New legislation laid today (11 December) will introduce the option to issue fixed penalty notices for a range of animal health and welfare related offences...

Monday, 11 December 2023 21:02

REA welcomes Energy-Saving Materials VAT Relief announcement

The REA (Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology) has welcomed today’s announcement from government to provide VAT relief on the installation of battery storage systems within people’s homes...

Monday, 11 December 2023 16:29