LGA: Number of councillors feeling personally at risk in role reaches new high
The number of local councillors who have reported feeling at risk in their role due to rising levels of abuse and intimidation has increased to a new high in the last year, a new Local Government Association (LGA) survey has found...
Thursday, 6 July 2023 00:01
Reasons to be optimistic about education recovery if we don’t overload schools - Ofsted
Amanda Spielman will speak at the Festival of Education. She is due to speak at the event at 10.30am on Thursday 6th July. A copy of her full speech will be available on gov.uk shortly after delivery
Thursday, 6 July 2023 00:01
More than £1.2m funding for councils to clean up chewing gum from our streets
More than 50 councils across the UK are to receive grants totalling more than £1.2 million to remove discarded chewing gum from our streets and prevent it from being littered again...
Thursday, 6 July 2023 00:01
New global taskforce unveiled to bolster resilience in aviation workforce
The Aviation Minister has today launched a UK-led global taskforce at the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Gender Summit in Spain to boost careers in the aviation sector...
Thursday, 6 July 2023 00:01
More visible policing and swifter consequences for anti-social behaviour begins
Communities across England and Wales will see more police patrolling hotspot areas of anti-social behaviour and perpetrators will face tougher, swifter consequences from this week...
Thursday, 6 July 2023 00:01
Health and Social Care Secretary to host NHS Recovery Summit to boost work to cut waiting lists
The Health and Social Care Steve Barclay will convene ministers, clinical leaders and health experts for the next NHS Recovery Summit today to drive forward plans to help cut waiting lists...
Thursday, 6 July 2023 00:01
Major agreement to deliver new cancer vaccine trials
Ground-breaking new cancer treatments have moved a step closer with the signing of a major agreement between the government and BioNTech SE...
Thursday, 6 July 2023 00:01
NHS Providers responds to NHS Recovery Summit announcement
Responding to an announcement that the Health and Social Care Secretary is to host NHS Recovery Summit to tackle waiting lists, with a focus on digital innovation and technology...
Thursday, 6 July 2023 00:01
Labour leader Keir Starmer will today pledge to shatter the ‘class ceiling’ in Britain and undertake radical reform of the education system to prepare young people for work and life
Labour leader Keir Starmer will today pledge to shatter the ‘class ceiling’ in Britain and undertake radical reform of the education system to prepare young people for work and life...
Wednesday, 5 July 2023 22:30
Labour plans to tackle inequality 'positive' but investment in schools and public services will be vital says NAHT
Responding to Keir Starmer's pledge that a Labour government would smash the 'class ceiling' and reform education, Paul Whiteman, general secretary at school leaders’ union NAHT, said
Wednesday, 5 July 2023 22:30