“Heart-breaking and wrong” that a million children under 4 growing up in poverty - JRF
Almost 3 in 10 children in families, where the youngest child is aged under five (28%) or primary school age between 5 and 10 years (29%), have experienced poverty and many will continue to experience hardship during the cost of living crisis...
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
A quarter of students at risk of dropping out of university due to cost of living crisis, new research by the Sutton Trust shows
New research by the Sutton Trust, published today, highlights the serious impacts of rising living costs on students, with a quarter (24%) of students saying they are less likely to finish their degree as a result of the cost of living crisis....
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
Achieving all-MAT system quickly not possible without resource, policy solutions and building capacity - NFER
Rapidly achieving an all-multi-academy trust (MAT) system – such as the Government’s previously stated ambition for all schools to be in a ‘strong’ MAT with at least 10 schools in England by 2030 – is not possible...
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
ASCL comment on JRF annual poverty report
Responding to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s annual poverty report, which shows that there are 3.9million children living in poverty in the UK...
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
ASCL comment on NFER report on the transition to an all-MAT system
Responding to the National Foundation for Educational Research’s report that states the government’s plan to have all schools in a multi-academy trust (MAT) by 2030 is not possible...
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
IFS: Scottish Government faces major medium- and long-term budget challenges
New analysis by IFS researchers shows the stark funding challenges facing the Scottish Government, and the public services it is responsible for, over the next five years and beyond...
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
Thérèse Coffey: Farmers central to food production and environmental action
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has today (Thursday 26 January 2023) set out detailed plans for the nation’s farming sector...
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
New £14million investment proposed by Mayor to accelerate cultural reform of the Met Police
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today set out proposals for £14.2million of new funding to raise standards, improve performance and rebuild the trust and confidence of all of London’s communities in the Met Police service...
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
NAHT comments on new research by National Foundation for Educational Research on proposals for all schools to join multi-academy trusts
Responding to a new survey by the National Foundation for Educational Research, which found that the government's previously stated ambition for all schools to be part of a multi-academy trust by 2030 is unrealistic...
Thursday, 26 January 2023 00:01
Michael Gove updates Parliament on levelling up progress
Written statement by Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...
Wednesday, 25 January 2023 20:53