New group to boost support for disabled students
The Universities Minister announced that a new group will be created to improve support for students with disabilities in higher education...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 13:04
NEU comments on Teacher Workforce and Class Sizes
The latest data on the school workforce in England will give teachers and parents further cause for concern...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 12:58
Committee writes to Justice Secretary amid Government lack of plan for prisons
The Chair of the Justice Committee, Bob Neill MP, has today written to the Secretary of State, David Gauke, criticising the Government’s lack of a plan for dealing with the prisons crisis and seeking more detail about its strategy...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 12:21
Affordable Housing supply boost as Homes England receives longer term funding for strategic partners
Homes England welcomes a £1 billion funding boost for its Strategic Partners, which is to be announced by Communities Secretary Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP at the Chartered Institute of Housing today...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 11:45
UK becomes first major economy to pass net zero emissions law
New target will require the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 11:44
NEU comments on CBI report on getting young people ‘work ready’
Commenting on the CBI’s latest report, Dr Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, said...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 11:30
Commons to debate the ending of the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans
As you will see when we send out the business later, there will be a debate in the Commons next Thursday, July 4th on the subject of "Ending the Sale of New Petrol and Diesel Cars and Vans"...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 11:21
Retention rates worsen for new teachers say ASCL
Commenting on teacher retention rates published today by the Department for Education, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 11:09
Securing a Western Rail Link to Heathrow: Officers of All Party Parliamentary Group meet Rail Minister to promote the campaign
On Wednesday 27 June, Tan Dhesi MP for Slough (Labour) and Richard Benyon MP for Newbury (Conservative) met with the Rail Minister, Andrew Jones MP, in Parliament to discuss the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group for a Western Rail Link to Heathrow...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 10:11
ASCL: Nearly 120,000 more secondary pupils in large classes
Commenting on class size statistics published today by the Department for Education, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Thursday, 27 June 2019 10:10