ASCL comment on mobile phone ban during school day
Commenting on reports that the Education Secretary will announce guidance requiring that pupils should not use mobile phones during the school day, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Monday, 2 October 2023 09:48
Liz Kendall responds to the trail of the Chancellor’s speech
Liz Kendall MP, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the trail of the Chancellor’s speech...
Monday, 2 October 2023 08:56
Steve Reed responds to water companies wanting a £156 bill rise for consumers
Steve Reed MP, Labour’s Shadow Environment Secretary, commenting on water companies wanting a £156 bill rise for consumers, said...
Monday, 2 October 2023 08:52
Newly appointed UK Trade Commissioner for APAC visits Taiwan
Newly appointed UK Trade Commissioner for Asia Pacific visits Taiwan to strengthen trade and investment links...
Monday, 2 October 2023 08:14
AQA report calls for improvement in numeracy, literacy and digital fluency skills
Numeracy, literacy and digital fluency are the skills that will future-proof our young people and should be the focus for policymakers, according to education charity and assessment expert organisation AQA...
Monday, 2 October 2023 00:01
Three university leaders reveal their hopes for the next election
In a new report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (http://www.hepi.ac.uk) being launched at a fringe event at the Conservative Party Conference, three university leaders in England set out their views...
Monday, 2 October 2023 00:01
Environment Secretary's statement on water company business plans
Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey said: “Major improvements are needed to deliver clean and plentiful water now, and in the future..."
Monday, 2 October 2023 00:01
Chancellor to announce National Living Wage boost and benefits reform to ‘make work pay’
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will tomorrow (2 October) address Conservative Party conference in Manchester where he is expected to announce a plan to make work pay with a wage boost...
Sunday, 1 October 2023 22:30
Minister for the Armed Forces meets defence leaders and military chiefs in Central Asia and Mongolia
The Minister for the Armed Forces James Heappey visited Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia this week to meet with defence leaders and military chiefs...
Sunday, 1 October 2023 18:28
FCDO to recruit more armed forces veterans
The FCDO will implement new measures to increase the number of staff employed with military backgrounds. ..
Sunday, 1 October 2023 18:23