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Extract from Lords repeat of a statement on Energy Security Strategy - Apr 27

Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con): Will my noble friend look closely at the possibilities for energy from waste...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 07:24

Oral answer (Lords) on West Coast Main Line - Apr 27

Lord Snape asked the Government what plans they have, if any, to replace Avanti Trains as the principal operator on the West Coast Main Line...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 07:19

Rapidly rising energy costs could negatively impact education and hamper recovery efforts, say school leaders

Today (Thurs 28 Apr), school leaders’ union NAHT are releasing the results of a survey of its members on the rising energy costs their schools are facing...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 00:01

New HEPI paper: Defend – don’t defund – proven qualifications for school leavers

In a new paper published by the Higher Education Policy Institute,Holding Talent Back? What is next for the future of Level 3...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 00:01

UCL: Teenagers’ wellbeing seems to have little effect on GCSE performance

Pupils who feel particularly joyful do not do any better in their GCSEs than their peers who do not feel as happy, according to UCL research led by Professor John Jerrim...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 00:01

PAC: ‘Spend to save’ on women in the criminal justice system

In a report today the Public Accounts Committee says “it is clear to us” that implementing the 2018 Female Offender Strategy “has been a relatively low priority for the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and was so even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic”...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 00:01

MPs urge radical reforms to negligence compensation system that costs NHS billions each year

The Government should remove the need to prove clinical negligence from NHS compensation claims when things go wrong in a radical overhaul of a system which last year paid out £2.17 billion, say MPs...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 00:01

UK needs to get serious about its future as a services economy, and the challenges that brings, says Resolution Foundation

The misplaced view that our economic competitiveness is narrowly built on banking, and that it should be based on manufacturing, distracts from building on our advantages in a wider range of industries...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 00:01

National Audit Office publish report on Children in custody: secure training centres and secure schools

The opening of the first secure school, intended to improve the life chances of children in custody, has been delayed by approximately three years, according to the National Audit Office...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 00:01

NASUWT: Teachers experiencing unsustainable mental and physical toll

Restoring the morale and health of the teaching profession must be the Government’s number one education priority if they want the best for children and young people...

Thursday, 28 April 2022 00:01