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Early sight of oral questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Sep 7

Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth): What recent estimate he has made of the number of people subject to the Loan Charge who have been declared bankrupt...

Monday, 6 September 2021 07:12

Targeted training for staff to teach early language and numeracy skills

Thousands of pre-school children will benefit from improved language, numeracy and personal, social and emotional skills...

Monday, 6 September 2021 01:29

Boosting hedgerows by 40% would create 25,000 jobs, new CPRE research reveals

Hedgerows could become champions of climate action and nature recovery, while contributing tens of thousands of jobs to hard hit local communities...

Monday, 6 September 2021 00:01

Inequalities in home learning experiences improved over the pandemic, says report

The quality of home learning in England improved substantially over the first year of the pandemic, with particularly big improvements for poorer children...

Monday, 6 September 2021 00:01

ASCL responds to IFS report on home learning experiences

Commenting on the report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies on home learning experiences during the coronavirus pandemic, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Monday, 6 September 2021 00:01

New report reveals Instagram's supply of antisemitic chaos to its users

As pre-legislative scrutiny of the Government’s Online Safety Bill begins this week, experts have warned that even the largest platforms have not yet got to grips with racism on their services...

Monday, 6 September 2021 00:01

Universal Credit cut would take £2.5 billion from the North and Midlands as Labour force vote in Parliament

The Labour Party are heaping pressure on the Government by forcing a vote this coming Wednesday on the planned cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credit...

Monday, 6 September 2021 00:01

Prospective parents to be given more choice over when to start a family

People across the UK will have more choice over when to start a family as the government sets out plans to increase the storage limits for eggs, sperm and embryos.

Monday, 6 September 2021 00:01

Citizens should have new 'minimum standards of access' to digital, says IPPR think tank

Digital access is now a requirement for modern day life. Prior to the pandemic people increasingly needed access to devices...

Monday, 6 September 2021 00:01

Health Secretary urges G20 to protect clinical trial pioneers and recognise vaccines

The rights of vaccine clinical trial volunteers must be safeguarded to help protect everyone against future health crises, Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will tell G20 health leaders...

Sunday, 5 September 2021 09:50