Joint targeted area inspections to focus on early help for children and families
Ofsted, CQC and HMICFRS have published guidance for the thematic focus on early help for families, as part of their programme of joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs)...
Friday, 7 October 2022 09:56
3D printing at record scale and AI for steelmaking among tech awarded share of £14 million government funding
£14 million awarded to projects that harness digital technology to drive energy efficiency, productivity and growth across key manufacturing industries...
Friday, 7 October 2022 09:48
Government plans “completely out of step with public opinion” as clear majority call for benefits to be uprated by inflation - JRF
Polling by YouGov for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation this week found that 61% of the public agreed that benefits should go up in line with inflation...
Friday, 7 October 2022 08:23
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Oct 6
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Amendments tabled for committee stage in the Lords as at Oct 6...
Friday, 7 October 2022 07:20
Avanti West Coast placed on short-term contract to drastically improve services
The Department for Transport has placed Avanti West Coast on a short-term contract and challenged it to deliver the urgent increase in services required...
Friday, 7 October 2022 07:16
Blog: Improving wellbeing support for pupils through senior mental health lead training
Our school has always been proactive in supporting pupils’ mental health and wellbeing, so we welcomed the opportunity to formalise our practice through the DfE’s senior mental health lead training...
Thursday, 6 October 2022 16:51
Ed Miliband commenting on the National Grid’s Winter Outlook Report
Ed Miliband MP, Labour’s Shadow Climate Secretary, commenting on the National Grid’s Winter Outlook Report, said...
Thursday, 6 October 2022 16:18
Guidance published on the Government Economic Service Sandwich Student Placement Scheme
This scheme is only open to students in their penultimate year of undergraduate study and who are on track for a 2:1 or 1st class degree...
Thursday, 6 October 2022 15:55
Welsh Government written statement: Two-year review of minimum unit price for alcohol
Lynne Neagle MS, Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing: On 2 March 2020, a minimum unit price of 50p was introduced for alcohol sold in Wales to help tackle alcohol-related harm by reducing the amount of alcohol drunk by hazardous and harmful drinkers...
Thursday, 6 October 2022 15:24
Date set for 2023-24 Scottish Budget
The 2023-24 Scottish Budget will be published on 15 December 2022, the Deputy First Minister John Swinney has confirmed following agreement between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee...
Thursday, 6 October 2022 13:55