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Refocus ‘levelling up’ strategy and funds, peers tell government

‘Left behind’ places will be “short-changed” and inequality will grow if money for the NHS, schools and councils is not protected and ‘levelling up’ plans are not better targeted, peers have warned...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

ASCL comment on EPI’s teacher pay report

Commenting on the report of the Education Policy Institute (EPI) which finds that after a surge in teacher numbers following the pandemic...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

NAHT comments on Sutton Trust call to prioritise early years in education recovery plan

Commenting as the Sutton Trust set out their priorities for the education recovery plan, calling for early years to be at the heart of recovery, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, said...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

ASCL comment on Sutton Trust’s call for early years to be at the heart of education recovery

Commenting on the call by the Sutton Trust to put the development and wellbeing of pre-school children at the heart of the education recovery plan, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

"30% of COVID-related spending on education in England due to come from existing budgets" says IFS

The government has committed to spend about £4.3 billion on education in England in response to the pandemic over the two years 2020–21 and 2021–22...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

NASUWT: Pay system should recognise and reward teaching as a high status profession

Commenting on the EPI’s report into teacher pay, Dr Patrick Roach, NASUWT General Secretary, said...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

Great British Railways: for the passenger

A quarter-century of fragmentation on the railways will end as they come under single, accountable national leadership, as the Government today (20 May 2021) unveils a new plan for rail which prioritises passengers and freight...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

ASCL comment on IFS findings over Covid-related funding for education

Commenting on the briefing note from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) which finds that 30% of Covid-related spending on education in England is due to come from existing budgets...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

NEU comments on IFS report on Covid-related spending

Commenting on a briefing note from the Institute for Fiscal Studies detailing how 30% of Covid-related spending on education in England is due to come from existing budgets...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01

NAHT comments on EPI report on local pay and teacher retention

Today (20 May 2021), The Education Policy Institute (EPI) published its report “Local pay and teacher retention in England...

Thursday, 20 May 2021 00:01