West Coast marks new partnership model for rail
New trains, more seats, simplified fares and more frequent services on the West Coast Main Line...
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 08:01
ASCL: Review urged as A-level entries in English plummet
ASCL leader Geoff Barton today (Wednesday 14 August) warned that urgent action is needed to address an alarming decline in the take-up of A-level English...
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 00:01
Funding support for farm businesses announced by Lesley Griffiths
A new loan facility to help farmers who won't receive their BPS payment on day one has been announced today by Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths...
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 00:01
LGA responds to FSB pothole analysis
Responding to analysis by the Federation of Small Businesses showing that local authorities receive a pothole complaint every 46 seconds, the Local Government Association’s Transport spokesperson, Cllr Judith Blake, said...
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 00:01
Lib Dems: All school meals must be sugar free by 2022
Responding to the report by the Faculty of Dental Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons which calls for sugar free schools as a measure to tackle child tooth decay in England, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Judith Jolly said...
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 00:01
Labour announces radical shake up of higher education admissions system
Ahead of A-Level results day tomorrow, Labour has today (Wednesday 14 August) announced plans to radically reform higher education admissions by scrapping university offers based on predicted grades and implementing a new fairer system of post-qualification admissions...
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:30
ASCL response to Labour plans on university admissions
Responding to Labour’s plans to reform higher education admissions by implementing a new system of post-qualification admissions, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:30
UCU: Labour Party backs overhaul of university admissions system
The Labour Party will overhaul university admissions so students apply to university after they get their results, it has announced today...
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:30
The Sutton Trust responds to Labour's announcement on post-qualification admissions
Sir Peter Lampl, founder and chairman of the Sutton Trust, said...
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 22:30
Ofgem protects customers of failed supplier Solarplicity
Solarplicity Supply Limited, an energy supplier with around 7,500 domestic customers and less than 500 business customers, has ceased to trade...
Tuesday, 13 August 2019 15:15