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LGA responds to Children’s Commissioner report on school attendance

Responding to the second report on school attendance by England’s Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, DBE

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:01

£481m injection in the UK’s world-class research and innovation infrastructure

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today announced a £481 million investment in major research and innovation infrastructure over the next three years...

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:01

Government responds to PAC report on the financial stability of the HE sector

A Department for Education spokesperson said: “Despite the challenges faced by universities and colleges in recent years, the most recent reports from both the NAO and the OfS..."

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:01

Boost for freight as Government unveils major new plan to bolster supply chain

Millions of people across the UK will be encouraged to kickstart a rewarding career in logistics, with the Government unveiling a multi-million-pound new plan to bolster the supply chain...

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:01

Health and Social Care Secretary to set out his vision for the year ahead

The Health and Social Care Secretary, Sajid Javid, will set out his ambition to ensure every pound of taxpayer’s money is well spent in the health and care system...

Wednesday, 15 June 2022 00:01

Over eight million households to get new cost-of-living payment from 14 July

More than eight million households across the whole of the UK will get a cash payment from July to ease cost of living pressures, as the Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey sets out detailed plans today...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 22:30

Statement by President von der Leyen on meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Bennett

Thank you for the warm welcome I receive here in Jerusalem. And indeed, the European Union and Israel share ties and unique bonds because we have a shared history...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 21:58

New approach agreed on programme to restore and renew the Palace of Westminster

Members of the Commons and Lords Commissions have approved a new approach for how the programme to restore and renew the Palace of Westminster should be governed and delivered...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 21:34

Remarks by the Prime Minister for the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands

The Prime Minister’s remarks made at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire during a remembrance service to mark the 40th anniversary of the liberation of the Falkland Islands...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:14

NEU responds to EPI analysis on the teaching workforce 

Commenting on an analysis of the post-pandemic school workforce, published today by the Education Policy Institute, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...

Tuesday, 14 June 2022 16:05