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New Sutton Trust report shows parents worried about "hidden" costs of school

Almost a third (30%) of professional parents know someone who has used ethically dubious tactics to get their children into a good school...

Thursday, 13 September 2018 00:01

New analysis of secondary school choice in England published by the EPI

The Education Policy Institute (EPI) will on Thursday 13th September publish a new piece of analysis, Secondary School Choice in England...

Thursday, 13 September 2018 00:01

ASCL comment on Sutton Trust’s Parent Power report

Commenting on the Sutton Trust’s report ‘Parent Power 2018’, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Thursday, 13 September 2018 00:01

Increases in land value should be shared with local communities, say MPs

Extra funding for new local infrastructure and affordable housing could be raised by wide-ranging reforms to how the increase in value of land resulting from public policy decisions is captured...

Thursday, 13 September 2018 00:01

LGA responds to Land Value Capture report

Responding to a report on Land Value Capture published by the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, the Local Government Association’s Housing spokesman, Cllr Martin Tett, said...

Thursday, 13 September 2018 00:01

More 'no deal' technical notices to be published today

Today the UK Government will publish the next batch of technical notices, designed to inform businesses and citizens on the steps they will need to take in the unlikely event the UK leaves the European Union without a deal.

Thursday, 13 September 2018 00:01

Policing Minister answers questions in the Commons on NAO report on financial sustainability of police forces

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (Lab) (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Office if he will make a statement on the National Audit Office’s report...

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 18:40

Savers to earn 50p for every £1 saved thanks to Help to Save

Hardworking people on low incomes are set to benefit from a new government savings account that offers a 50% bonus...

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 18:36

UK and Texas medical centre agree partnership to drive life sciences innovation

The UK’s life sciences industry received a major boost today as the Department for International Trade (DIT) agreed a landmark ‘BioBridge’ collaboration with the world’s largest medical complex...

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 18:29

Cancer is a growing global threat and prevention is key, UN study shows

More than 18 million new cases of cancer are expected this year and it’s estimated that 9.6 million people will die from various forms of the disease in 2018...

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 18:25