NAHT comments on school funding as government confirms increased school core funding rates
Commenting as the government today confirms core funding for schools via the National Funding Formula, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...
Monday, 19 July 2021 14:59
Second round of Prime Minister’s school rebuilding programme launched
50 new schools will be able to build new and improved facilities as part of major government programme...
Monday, 19 July 2021 14:58
NAHT comments on government announcement re: performance data and accountability this year
Commenting as the government today announce what school performance data they will use for accountability this year, after a disrupted year due to Covid, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders' union NAHT, said...
Monday, 19 July 2021 14:56
ASCL comment on school performance tables decision
Commenting on the government’s decisions over school performance tables in 2021/22, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Monday, 19 July 2021 14:54
Families facing "a summer of stress" from childcare costs and availability - Tulip Siddiq
Tulip Siddiq MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children and Early Years, responding to Coram’s Holiday Childcare Survey 2021 showing a 5% rise in childcare costs since 2019 and a “postcode lottery” in availability, said...
Monday, 19 July 2021 14:06
NAHT comments on increased number of home-educated children during pandemic
Commenting on a new report by the BBC which shows that the number of families registering their children for home education rose by 75% during this school year...
Monday, 19 July 2021 13:52
Stephen Kinnock responds to Foreign Affairs Committee recommendations on Myanmar
Stephen Kinnock MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Asia and Pacific, responding to the Foreign Affairs Committee recommendations on Myanmar, said...
Monday, 19 July 2021 13:49
Keir Starmer speech on today’s lifting of all lockdown restrictions
Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, delivering a speech on today’s lifting of all lockdown restrictions, said
Monday, 19 July 2021 13:12
Read-out from today's Downing Street Lobby briefing (not for publication)
A Downing Street spokesman today told lobby correspondents that Boris Johnson will hold a press conference at 5pm from Chequers...
Monday, 19 July 2021 12:30
A new way forward for posties and others who have workplace pensions
A new type of pension scheme, with the potential to provide better retirement outcomes and stability, will move a step closer today...
Monday, 19 July 2021 12:15