National Audit Office report on Investigation into the implementation of IR35 tax reforms
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) learned key lessons from the initial roll-out of IR35 tax reforms in the public sector, but faces new and challenging risks in implementing the regime more widely, according to the National Audit Office...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
Student drug use: reducing harm and tackling supply - New taskforce to help universities understand and address drug-use
Universities UK (UUK) has today announced new work, in partnership with Unite Students, GuildHE and Independent HE...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
The financial skills of disadvantaged children are ‘years behind’ their more advantaged peers, says new report from UCL
The financial skills of 15-year-olds from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds are similar to 11-year-olds from the most advantaged backgrounds, shows a new report by UCL researchers...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
EPI Report: Tories failed disadvantaged children for sixth year in a row, say Lib Dems
A new report from the Education Policy Institute released today has shown that no progress has been made on narrowing the disadvantage gap for GCSE students since 2015...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
RAC: 2020 saw jump in number of provisional licence holders caught without insurance
The number of provisional driving licence holders caught behind the wheel without insurance jumped by 16% to 14,618 in 2020...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
IFS: Government uses high inflation as cover for hitting students, graduates and universities
The government is quietly tightening the financial screws on students, graduates and universities...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
NAHT comments on EPI report into disadvantage gap at GCSE and sixth-form
Commenting on a new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) , funded by the Nuffield Foundation, which examines the disadvantage gap in education...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
NAHT comments on report into financial skills of disadvantaged pupils
Commenting on a report by UCL researchers for financial advice provider St James's Place, into the financial skills of disadvantaged children, James Bowen, director of policy for school leaders' union NAHT, said...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
ASCL comment on EPI report highlighting the need to improve outcomes for GCSE, college and sixth form students in poverty
Commenting on the EPI report highlighting the need to improve outcomes of GCSE pupils in poverty and close the disadvantage gap for college and sixth form students...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01
Flexi-job apprenticeship scheme to boost recruitment in key sectors
New flexible apprenticeships will soon be available to create opportunities for more people to earn while they learn in industries that boost the economy...
Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:01