Education catch-up plans of all four UK governments fail to offer pupils the support they need, report finds
A new report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), funded by the Nuffield Foundation, finds that the education catch-up plans of all four UK nations offer insufficient support for pupils, and are unlikely to address the scale of learning loss following the pandemic.
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
ASCL comment on university application statistics
Commenting on the UCAS undergraduate application analysis, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
UK music chief says economy opening roadmap must include live music events
UK Music Chief Executive Jamie Njoku-Goodwin is urging Boris Johnson to include live music in his roadmap out of Covid-19 restrictions to save jobs and help music drive the UK’s post-pandemic recovery...
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
‘No return to business as usual’: Starmer sets out ‘a new chapter for Britain’ based on security and opportunity
Keir Starmer will declare that there can be “no return to business as usual” and the “failed Conservative ideology” that left Britain exposed to the pandemic, as he spells out...
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
Kate Green responds to Education Policy Institute’s report on education reopening and catch-up support across the UK
Kate Green MP, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, responding to the Education Policy Institute’s report Education reopening and catch-up support across the UK, said...
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
£18.5 million to be spent on tackling long COVID through research
People experiencing the longer-term effects of long Covid will benefit from £18.5million to fund research projects to help better understand the causes...
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
Nursing applications in England up by over a third to 48,830
Health and Care Ministers have welcomed the latest figures out today showing the number of applications to undergraduate nursing courses this year...
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
Interim findings from Covid-19 React-1 study published
The interim findings from the ninth report of REACT-1, one of the country’s largest studies into COVID-19 infections in England, have been published...
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
NAHT responds to EPI report on education recovery
The Education Policy Institute published its report, “Education reopening and catch-up support across the UK”. It found that all education recovery plans are “insufficient”.
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01
Mayor announces £5m plan to support safe reopening of Central London
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today announced proposals to invest £5m to support the eventual reopening of central London, including a brand-new drive to attract visitors...
Thursday, 18 February 2021 00:01