Labour further education reforms: AoC responds
Labour have today proposed a series of further education reforms at the Association of Colleges’ Annual Conference & Exhibition. In response, Julian Gravatt, Deputy Chief Executive of the Association of Colleges, said...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 16:00
ASCL welcomes Labour pledge to end forced resits
Commenting on today’s announcement by shadow education secretary Angela Rayner that Labour would end the policy of forced GCSE English and maths resits in further education...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 16:00
European Parliament: Road tolls: provisional deal on easier payment and better collection of fees
EP and Council negotiators agreed on rules to improve tracing of drivers who fail to pay road tolls and to ease use of one on-board device when driving across the EU...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 15:27
Chief Inspector publishes his report on the Home Office’s management of asylum accommodation provision
Inspectors examined resources, policies, processes and performance in respect of the provision, by the Home Office, of asylum accommodation...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 15:01
Higher education expert to review TEF
Former VC of Loughborough University to review gold, silver and bronze ratings process to universities...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 15:00
Top college leaders to help strengthen further education sector
New National Leaders of Governance announced today to help improve college best practice across the country...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 14:59
Government must address housing “blacklist” created by lenders’ “no DSS” policy
The Committee is today publishing correspondence with Ross McEwan, CEO of NatWest, on concerns about restrictions on mortgage lending to landlords whose tenants are in receipt of housing benefit and Universal Credit...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 14:49
EU will make it easier for cities to enforce their air quality policies
More and more cities in Europe are trying to impose restrictions on highly contaminating vehicles...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 14:47
REA: Energy Minister confirms that power provided to grid should not be provided for free
During BEIS Oral Questions in the House of Commons today, Energy Minister Claire Perry stated that power produced from technologies such as solar PV “should not be provided to the grid for free.”
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 14:44
Fertilisers/cadmium: Parliament and Council negotiators reach provisional deal
New rules easing access to the EU single market for fertilisers made from organic or recycled materials and setting limits for cadmium were agreed on Tuesday...
Tuesday, 20 November 2018 14:29