Skills for Care to develop workforce strategy for adult social care – as new report shows a year of ‘green shoots’ and ongoing challenges
Skills for Care has published its annual State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce in England report - and announced plans to develop a new and comprehensive workforce strategy for adult social care...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
Should policymakers use the 60th anniversary of the Robbins Report to announce a major new review of higher education? HEPI published new Policy Note
The Robbins report of October 1963 has been compared in importance to the Beveridge Report (1942)...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
IFS: Adult skills spending down by a third since early 2000s – but it’s about much more than funding levels
Since its peak in 2003–04, total public spending on adult skills has fallen by 31%...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
Reactions to New adult social care workforce plan
In response to a Skills for Care report on England’s adult social care workforce, Miriam Deakin, director of policy and strategy, NHS Providers, said...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
Government sets out next steps to create ‘smokefree generation’ and tackle youth vaping
People of all ages are being invited to take part in a public consultation seeking views on plans to crack down on youth vaping by reducing the appeal, affordability and availability of vapes to our children...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
Scottish Government: Healthcare awareness campaign launched
An awareness campaign has been to launched to make sure people know the best place to go for healthcare over the winter...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
Culture Secretary meets media bosses to discuss AI’s impact on journalism
Artificial intelligence’s impact on the delivery of accurate and trustworthy news will be up for discussion today (Thursday 12 October) at roundtables led by Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer and attended by key figures in the UK’s media sector...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
New National Parks in Scotland
Communities and organisations are being invited to submit their proposals to become Scotland’s next National Park...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
ASCL comment on EPI report showing widening disadvantage gap
Commenting on the Education Policy Institute’s annual report, which shows that the attainment gap between poorer pupils and their peers continued to widen in 2022, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Thursday, 12 October 2023 00:01
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in Marrakech for IMF Annual Meetings
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt will be in Marrakech, Morocco on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 October this week for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Annual Meetings...
Wednesday, 11 October 2023 22:30