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PM’s pupil catch up pledge: EPI analysis shows £10bn-£15bn funding boost needed for education recovery

New analysis released today [Tuesday 20 April] by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) shows that a multi-year funding package of £10-15 billion is required to meet the Prime Minister’s pledge to make up the lost learning seen by pupils as a result of the pandemic...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

Match success cleaning up power sector across UK economy to stay on track for net zero, says new report by Green Alliance

Green Alliance’s latest Net zero policy tracker, which is monitoring progress on cutting emissions during this parliamentary term...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

Labour leader pledges to back the next generation of British entrepreneurs, as new analysis shows the rate of business start-ups falling in every English region

Labour Leader Keir Starmer is today pledging to back the next generation of British entrepreneurs, as new research shows the rate of new business creation has fallen in every English region since 2016...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

ASCL comment on EPI education recovery funding analysis

Commenting on the Education Policy Institute’s analysis showing that a multi-year funding package of £10bn-£15bn is needed for education recovery, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

New major study by Natural England shows importance of nature in hitting net zero

Researchers from Natural England have developed a picture of the impact that different UK habitats can have in taking carbon out of the atmosphere and helping us hit net zero by 2050...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

Police generally responded well to exceptional circumstances of pandemic, says HMICFRS report

Overall the police service responded well to the challenge of policing the COVID-19 pandemic, a report published today has said...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

NEU comments on EPI report on Education Recovery

Commenting on the Education Policy Institute’s analysis paper of its preliminary research findings on education recovery, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

Labour responds to Education Policy Institute’s report on education catch-up funding

Kate Green MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the Education Policy Institute’s report on the funding needed to deliver on the Government’s education catch-up promises, said...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

Consultation launched to create new flexible apprenticeships

Sectors including the creative, agriculture and construction industries will soon be able to offer more flexible apprenticeship opportunities...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01

NAHT comments on EPI report into funding needed for education recovery

Commenting on a new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) released today (Tuesday 20 April 2021) showing that a funding package of £10-15 billion is needed from government to meet their education recovery pledge...

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 00:01