UK support to UNRWA and Palestinian refugees continues
British Ambassador Chris Rampling hosted a Palestinian networking reception at Dar el Nimer Cultural Centre, in the presence of Palestinian Ambassador Ashraf Dabbour...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:12
National Audit Office report on The apprenticeships programme
The Department for Education has some way to go before it can demonstrate that the apprenticeships programme is achieving value for money...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Government’s reforms have seen number of new apprentices plummet – Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Education, responding to the National Audit Office report on apprenticeship programmes, said...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
LGA: Council tax will fail to protect adult social care services this year
Council tax rises in 2019/20 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further cutbacks to the care that millions of older and disabled people rely on every day, the Local Government Association reveals today...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
New survey highlights damaging impact of funding cuts on sixth form students ahead of this year’s “make or break” spending review
Funding cuts and cost increases are damaging the education of sixth form students in schools and colleges according to the results of a survey published today...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Windrush: Home Office failed in duty to protect people's rights says PAC
The Windrush scandal demonstrates a combination of a lack of concern about the real-world impact of the Home Office’s (the Department) immigration policies...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
EEF: New initiatives to improve teacher retention, including study to find out most effective training routes
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has launched three new initiatives focused on improving teacher retention – including a large trial looking at the effectiveness of different teaching training routes - it was announced today..
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
LGA responds to NAO report on apprenticeships
Responding to the NAO’s report on apprenticeships, LGA skills spokesman Cllr Mark Hawthorne MBE, said...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Care homes getting worse in one in three local councils – urgent action needed to end inadequate standards of care, says older people’s charity
The quality of care homes has worsened in the last year in more than a third of local authorities (37%) Independent Age has found...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01
Lib Dems: Tories failing to fund adult social care
Responding to the reports from the LGA that council tax rises in 2019/20 will not bring in enough money to prevent the need for further cutbacks to adult social care, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson Judith Jolly said...
Wednesday, 6 March 2019 00:01