Courts must close due to Covid safety fears, says justice union
All courts across England and Wales must temporally close to protect staff from escalating coronavirus cases, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has said...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 14:06
NEU Launch Remote Education Hub
The National Education Union has launched an innovative online resource to support education staff delivering remote education to students during lockdown...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 13:36
Covid-19 absence rates higher for school support staff than teachers, GMB analysis shows
Vaccine access must be ‘urgent priority’ as official figures show 33,000 support staff workers absent due to covid in December...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 13:34
NAHT comments on child poverty in response to Children’s Commissioner call
Responding to a call by the Children’s Commissioner today to end child poverty in the UK, Paul Whiteman, general secretary of school leaders’ union NAHT, said...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 13:29
NEU comments on Pause on Lateral Flow Testing
Commenting on the Department for Education’s decision to pause testing in schools and colleges, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 12:57
LGA responds to £148 million to cut drugs crime announcement
Responding to government funding of £148 million for cutting drugs crime and new investment in drug prevention and treatment services, Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Chairman of the Local Government Association’s Community Wellbeing Board, said
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 12:34
USwitch: Drivers reveal their 10 biggest worries about buying an electric car in 2021
With so many questions being raised around the demand, cost, and maintenance of electric vehicles, here at Uswitch, we surveyed 1,000 drivers to find out their biggest worries about buying an eco-friendly motor...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 12:17
Tories face growing backlash over post-brexit touring visas - SNP
SNP MP and former Runrig band member, Pete Wishart, has again urged the Tory government to u-turn on its decision to scrap performers’ touring visas post-Brexit...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 11:48
Welfare expert warns Tory plans to cut universal credit is "not the right thing to do"
The SNP has repeated calls for the UK government to maintain the £20 boost to Universal Credit and extend it to legacy benefits...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 11:19
Nick Thomas-Symonds responds to Priti Patel's admission that she disagreed with the Government’s Covid-19 border policy in a meeting with Conservative supporters last night
Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to Priti Patel's admission that she disagreed with the Government’s Covid-19 border policy...
Wednesday, 20 January 2021 11:18