New IEA research warns against "penalising" the self-employed
The self-employed have been particularly hard-hit during the Coronavirus...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
Ofsted: COVID isolation having detrimental impact on children’s education and welfare, particularly the most vulnerable
Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector today praised education and social care staff for their hard work and resilience against all the odds, as Ofsted published the third and final set of reports looking at the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and young people...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
Regulator sets out how students can register concerns
New guidance issued by the Office for Students (OfS) has outlined how it will continue to respond to students, staff at universities and members of the public who have concerns that a university may be breaching its registration conditions...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
New plans set out to transform procurement, providing more value for money and benefitting small business
New plans to overhaul procurement rules, cutting red tape and making it easier for smaller businesses to win government contracts have been launched today...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
UK leads the way in a ‘new age of accountability’ for social media
Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden and Home Secretary Priti Patel will today announce the government’s final decisions on new laws to make the UK a safer place to be online...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
NEU comments on Ofsted report on Covid Isolation
Commenting on the inspectorate’s third and final set of reports on the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on children and young people, Nansi Ellis, Assistant General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
ASCL comment on Ofsted autumn visits report
Commenting on Ofsted’s latest briefing on its autumn visits, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
Oxfam report warns number of people living in poverty set to increase - Preet Gill responds
Preet Kaur Gill MP, Labour’s Shadow International Development Secretary, commenting on an Oxfam report warning that the number of people living in poverty is set to increase sharply for the first time in decades unless action is taken, said...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
Jo Stevens comments on the Government's online harms paper response
Jo Stevens MP, Labour's Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, commenting on the Government's Online Harms White Paper response, said...
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01
DCMS Committee chairman gives reserved welcome to online harms changes
Today marks a major step forward in law that will see powerful tech companies held to account. Credit is due to the work of the DCMS Committee
Tuesday, 15 December 2020 00:01