ASCL responds to IPPR report on support services for vulnerable pupils
Commenting on the IPPR report ‘The New Normal: The future of education after Covid-19’, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Friday, 9 October 2020 00:01
LGA statement on IFS report on end to universal credit increase
Responding to the Institute for Fiscal Studies report warning about the impact of scrapping the £20 a week increase in Universal Credit, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board, said...
Friday, 9 October 2020 00:01
NEU comments on UCL research into impact of COVID-19 on primary schools
Commenting on research published by the International Literacy Centre at UCL showing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on primary schools and pupils in the most disadvantaged areas of England...
Friday, 9 October 2020 00:01
LGA responds to AA report on council road repairs
Responding to analysis by the AA on road repairs carried out by councils, Cllr David Renard, Transport spokesperson at the Local Government Association, said...
Friday, 9 October 2020 00:01
NEU comment on EPI report into UKs education response to COVID-19
Commenting on the report by EPI, Education policy responses across the UK to the pandemic: Kevin Courtney, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Unions, said...
Friday, 9 October 2020 00:01
Labour condemns ‘smash and grab raid’ on struggling businesses
Labour condemns ‘smash and grab raid’ on struggling businesses: Over £1 billion being clawed back by Government - including £340 million in areas with local restrictions - despite businesses facing a fight for survival...
Thursday, 8 October 2020 22:30
Matt Hancock’s speech at NHS Providers’ virtual conference
Speech by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock’s at the NHS Providers’ virtual conference this afternoon...
Thursday, 8 October 2020 19:39
Jo Stevens responds to news of redundancies at the National Trust
Jo Stevens MP, Labour’s Shadow Culture Secretary, responding to news of redundancies at the National Trust, said...
Thursday, 8 October 2020 16:08
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme statistics: September 2020
Time series and statistics as at 31 July on the CJRS, including analysis by scheme size, sector, geography and on flexible furlough...
Thursday, 8 October 2020 16:07
‘MPs raise the roof opposing planning overhaul’ – says CPRE, the countryside charity
Commenting on the House of Commons debate today on the government’s planning proposals, Tom Fyans, campaigns and policy director at CPRE, the countryside charity, said...
Thursday, 8 October 2020 13:49