DHSC has “overseen years of decline in the NHS’s cancer and elective care”, say MPs in report
In a report today the Public Accounts Committee says the Department for Health and Social Care “has overseen years of decline in the NHS’s cancer and elective care waiting time performance...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
EEF research published: Evidence review finds sending personalised letters or texts can help improve pupil attendance, but wider evidence is weak
Sending parents of students who are persistently absent personalised letters or texts can help improve attendance, according to a new evidence review published by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) today...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
NHS Providers: Response to the Public Accounts Committee's report 'NHS backlogs and waiting times in England'
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report ‘NHS backlogs and waiting times in England’, the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery said...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
NFER: Youngest primary school pupils’ reading development most affected by Covid shutdowns
A new report from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) shows the negative impacts on reading progress from Covid partial school closures was greatest among Key Stage 1 pupils, particularly those in Year 1...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
ASCL comment on EEF review of school attendance strategies
Commenting on the review by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) of approaches to improving pupils’ school attendance, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
ASCL comment on NFER report into learning progress during partial Covid school closures
Commenting on the National Foundation for Education Research report into the impact of partial school closures during the coronavirus pandemic...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
The pandemic is a wake-up call: We need a new approach to Resilience and Wellbeing – Lords Committee
This is the major conclusion of the House of Lords COVID-19 Committee which has today published its legacy report, concluding its work examining the long-term implications of the pandemic on various aspects of our lives...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
NAHT comments on NFER report into impact of Covid on primary school pupils’ progress
Commenting on a new report by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), looking at how primary school pupils’ progress was affected by Covid partial school closures...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
SNP demand windfall tax on company profits to tackle cost of living crisis
The SNP will lead a debate in the House of Commons today (Wednesday) calling for a broad-based windfall tax on the excess profits of major companies...
Wednesday, 16 March 2022 00:01
PM to warn of ‘far reaching consequences’ of Russian invasion on Gulf visit
The Prime Minister will meet leaders in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh today [Wednesday 16th] for talks on energy, regional security and humanitarian relief, as he galvanises global action on the crisis in Ukraine...
Tuesday, 15 March 2022 22:30