Schools Minister Nick Gibb questioned by Education Committee on school closures and plans for reopening
Schools Minister Nick Gibb will face questions from the Education Committee on the science behind school closures, plans for reopening and how the DfE is protecting the most vulnerable children during the COVID-19 outbreak...
Friday, 22 May 2020 10:38
WMCA’s training boost for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Thousands of local people are to benefit from a new programme to help them land jobs created by the forthcoming Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games...
Friday, 22 May 2020 10:37
Call for concept notes for the British Embassy Tel Aviv “COVID-19 Enabling Fund”
Funding opportunities for COVID-19 related activities. Deadline 5 June 2020...
Friday, 22 May 2020 10:35
Charities encouraged to bid for £15 million Tampon Tax Fund
Organisations supporting women and girls are today invited to apply for a share of £15 million from the Tampon Tax Fund...
Friday, 22 May 2020 10:34
Plans announced for London’s Covid-19 recovery
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick, have today announced plans for how the capital’s transition out of the Covid-19 crisis will be managed....
Friday, 22 May 2020 10:32
"This week has seen the cynicism of teaching union leaders exposed," says former Ofsted inspector
Article for ConservativeHome by John Bald, a former Ofsted inspector who is Vice President of the Conservative Education Society...
Friday, 22 May 2020 10:18
Labour calls for an investigation in Serco over “alarming” data privacy breach after email addresses of 300 contact tracers are shared
Labour has demanded an investigation after a mistake by outsourcing firm Serco led to the email addresses of almost 300 contract tracers being shared...
Friday, 22 May 2020 09:27
£60 million savings on new Hinkley Point C grid link
Energy regulator Ofgem has confirmed its decision to cut the proposed cost of the Hinkley-Seabank project by £60m, saving consumers money on their bills...
Friday, 22 May 2020 09:26
IFS BRIEFING: Cash borrowing by the public sector was £89 billion in April 2020, far more than in any previous month on record
This morning, the Office for National Statistics published its monthly public finance release for April, giving us an initial snapshot of the public finances under lockdown...
Friday, 22 May 2020 09:24
Contactless and Oyster cards reinstated on more than 1,000 buses
Transport for London (TfL) announced today that it will begin the phased re-introduction of the requirement for passengers to touch in on buses with their contactless, Oyster or concessionary card...
Friday, 22 May 2020 09:22