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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

ONS employment figures - Marsha de Cordova responds

Marsha de Cordova MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Disabled People, commenting on this morning ONS employment figures, said...

Tuesday, 13 August 2019 11:55

Concerns Welsh students will miss out on popular Erasmus + international exchange programme

The Welsh and Scottish Governments have raised serious concerns about the impact of a ‘no-deal’ Brexit on the popular Europe-wide international student exchange programme Erasmus+...

Tuesday, 13 August 2019 11:22

Fourth quarter of productivity falling - John McDonnell responds

John McDonnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Chancellor, responding to four successive quarters of negative productivity growth, said...

Tuesday, 13 August 2019 11:21

Tens of thousands of deaf children are being let down - Steve Reed

Steve Reed MP, Labour’s Shadow Minister for Children, commenting on new analysis by the National Deaf Children’s Society, which shows deaf children are falling behind at every stage of school, said...

Tuesday, 13 August 2019 00:01