Whisky goes green thanks to UK government funding
Whisky and spirit lovers the world over will soon be able to enjoy their favourite tipple in the knowledge that they are helping to cut carbon emissions...
Monday, 17 August 2020 09:39
Millions of self employed to benefit from second stage of support scheme
Millions of self-employed people whose livelihoods have been affected by coronavirus will be able to claim a second payment of up to £6,570 from today...
Monday, 17 August 2020 00:01
Multi-million programme to boost pupil and teacher wellbeing in response to Covid-19
Schools and colleges will benefit from a new multi-million training programme run by mental health experts, to help improve how they respond...
Monday, 17 August 2020 00:01
Public encouraged to register for Covid-19 vaccine trials as 100,000 already sign up
Over 100,000 people have volunteered to take part in Covid-19 vaccine trials, helping to speed up efforts to discover a safe and effective vaccine...
Monday, 17 August 2020 00:01
Abrupt end to furlough scheme will allow up to 2 million sustainable jobs to be lost, finds IPPR
Up to three million jobs will still be on life-support from the “furlough” scheme when it ends in October, yet two thirds of these jobs would be sustainable in the long term...
Sunday, 16 August 2020 10:42
Up to a decade of progress on cancer at risk as a result of the pandemic, says think tank
New analysis by IPPR and the CF healthcare consultancy finds that survival rates for cancer could be set to drop significantly this year as a result of Covid-19...
Sunday, 16 August 2020 10:08
£5 million for social prescribing to tackle the impact of COVID-19
The National Academy for Social Prescribing has been awarded £5 million in funding to support people to stay connected and maintain their health and wellbeing following the COVID-19 pandemic...
Sunday, 16 August 2020 10:03
Government campaign launches to get children ‘back to school safely’
Tomorrow (Monday 17 August) the government launches its #backtoschoolsafely campaign to reassure parents and students that schools and colleges are ready for their return in September...
Sunday, 16 August 2020 10:00
Nick Gibb writes to all headteachers and college principals
Minister of State for School Standards Nick Gibb writes to all headteachers and college principals about A and AS level and GCSE results...
Saturday, 15 August 2020 21:20
Ofqual sets out the criteria for what will determine a ‘valid’ mock for appeals of GCSE, AS and A levels
Ofqual sets out the criteria for what will determine a ‘valid’ mock for appeals of GCSE, AS and A levels in England, summer 2020...
Saturday, 15 August 2020 15:29