NEU comments on school attendance
Commenting on new measures to tackle persistent absence from school, including an expansion of Attendance Hubs, Daniel Kebede, General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Monday, 8 January 2024 10:33
Yvette Cooper responds to reports Rishi Sunak wanted to cancel Rwanda scheme during leadership campaign
Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to reports that Rishi Sunak wanted to cancel Rwanda scheme altogether during leadership campaign, said...
Monday, 8 January 2024 10:32
UKHSA reminds parents of back-to-school advice
UK Health Security Agency reminds parents of back-to-school advice amid rising levels of winter illness in the new year.
Monday, 8 January 2024 09:49
Ofgem sets out prepayment meter expectations to energy bosses, as EDF, Octopus and Scottish Power meet regulator’s restart conditions
Energy supplier CEOs have been reminded of their responsibility to treat customers fairly when installing involuntary prepayment meters...
Monday, 8 January 2024 09:19
Public urged to remain vigilant as flooding continues in England
The Environment Agency is warning people to take care during the ongoing flooding...
Monday, 8 January 2024 08:46
Major national drive to improve school attendance
Driving up attendance and tackling persistent absence is at the centre of new stronger measures launched today as pupils return to school...
Monday, 8 January 2024 00:01
Phillipson: country faces “generational challenge” from school absence as one in four 12-year-olds risk missing half of a school year
Labour is set to unveil plans to tackle the “generational challenge” of children missing school after new data showed more than one in four current Year 7s could miss the equivalent of half an academic year...
Monday, 8 January 2024 00:01
UK invests in high-tech nuclear fuel to push Putin out of global energy market
The UK will become the first country in Europe to launch a high-tech HALEU nuclear fuel programme, strengthening supply for new nuclear projects...
Sunday, 7 January 2024 00:01
Government payments for communities affected by flooding
Flood-hit communities impacted by Storm Henk (2nd Jan – 8th Jan) can now apply for thousands of pounds from the government to help them recover...
Saturday, 6 January 2024 20:46
Lord Cameron answers Committee questions on Afghan resettlement
Today (Saturday 6 January) the Foreign Affairs Committee publishes a letter from Lord Cameron, the Foreign Secretary, to Alicia Kearns MP, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, on Afghanistan...
Saturday, 6 January 2024 00:01