Sprightlier Scottish retail sales buoyed by early Easter
Total sales in Scotland increased by 2.8% compared with March 2023...
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:01
BRC: Early Easter gives sales a boost
UK Total retail sales increased by 3.5% year on year in March, against a growth of 5.1% in March 2023...
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:01
IFS: Sure Start greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results
New research from IFS finds that Sure Start – England’s first large programme to provide holistic support to families with children under 5 – generated big improvements in the educational performance of children from low-income backgrounds...
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:01
Early Years Alliance responds to new IFS research on positive impact of Sure Start
Commenting Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance, said...
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:01
ASCL comment on IFS report on impact of Sure Start
Responding to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS)...
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:01
NEU comments on the IFS report looking at the importance of Sure Start Centres
Commenting on new research from the Institute of Fiscal Studies showing the beneficial impact Sure Start centres have on children and the support they offer to families, Niamh Sweeney, Deputy General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:01
Crackdown on water companies sees millions of pounds worth of fines pumped back into local water projects
Up to £11 million in water company fines and penalties will be reinvested back into a new Water Restoration Fund (WRF), Environment Secretary Steve Barclay announced today...
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:01
NAHT responds to IFS report on links between Sure Start access and GCSE attainment
Responding to a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which found children living near Sure Start centres during the first five years of their live performed better in GCSEs...
Tuesday, 9 April 2024 00:01
Reeves: I will take on the tax dodgers to fund our NHS
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves will tomorrow [9 April] pledge to raise over £5 billion a year to fund Labour’s pledges for the NHS and breakfast clubs, as she unveils the party’s new plan to crack down on tax dodgers...
Monday, 8 April 2024 22:30
Labour announces partnership with business to provide medtech for children with diabetes
Labour has tonight (Monday 8 April) announced a new partnership with Virgin Media O2, so that every child with type 1 diabetes can benefit from the latest technology...
Monday, 8 April 2024 18:30