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LGA responds to Ofsted report on supporting SEND in mainstream schools

Responding to today’s Ofsted report which states that some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools are not getting enough help to support their learning and development...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 13:50

ASCL backs major overhaul of university admissions

The Association of School and College Leaders has backed a major overhaul of the university admissions system to end the current ‘pantomime’ around offers and admissions...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 13:02

Ministerial Appointment (DEFRA)

The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Rt Hon Lord Benyon as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 13:00

Animals to be formally recognised as sentient beings in domestic law

Introduction of the Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill as part of the Government's Action Plan for Animal Welfare...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 12:51

Community policing needed to prevent post-lockdown crime surge - Lib Dems

Liberal Democrats have renewed calls on the Government to restore community policing and youth services, as new official figures show that police-recorded crime was down by 8% in 2020...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 12:48

Peter Kyle responds to proportion of criminal cases collapsing due to victim issues reaching all-time high

According to new statistics released today, the proportion of criminal cases failing due to victims dropping out of the process has reached 26.4%...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 12:47

ASCL responds to Ofsted report on SEND support in mainstream schools

Commenting on the report from Ofsted that some pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) in mainstream schools are not getting enough help to support their learning and development...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 12:46

Kate Green delivers Labour's opening in the Queen’s Speech debate on: A bright future for the next generation

Kate Green MP Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, delivering Labour’s opening in the Queen’s Speech debate on: A bright future for the next generation, said...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 12:32

NAHT comments on Ofsted report into supporting SEND in mainstream schools

Commenting on a new research report released by Ofsted today (Thurs 13 May) into supporting SEND in mainstream schools, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 12:07

Guidance: Carbon Budgets (updated)

A carbon budget places a restriction on the total amount of greenhouse gases the UK can emit over a 5-year period. The UK is the first country to set legally binding carbon budgets...

Thursday, 13 May 2021 12:05