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Equality of early years access must be a priority for the next government, Alliance warns following new Ofsted/ONS data

Commenting, Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance, said...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 11:35

Stephen Kinnock MP responds to Conservative MP admitting the Tories have broken every manifesto pledge on migration over the past 14 years

Stephen Kinnock MP, Labour’s Shadow Immigration Minister, responding to Conservative MP Danny Kruger admitting the Conservatives have broken every manifesto pledge on migration over the past 14 years, said...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 11:32

IFS: Should the pensions lifetime allowance be reintroduced and, if so, how?

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged that a Labour Government would reintroduce the pensions lifetime allowance...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 09:13

SRC: Middling May Leaves Retailers Hoping Sunnier Days are Ahead

Total sales in Scotland increased by 0.1% compared with May 2023...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:01

BRC: Mild recovery for retail sales in May

UK Total retail sales increased by 0.7% year on year in May, against a growth of 3.9% in May 2023...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:01

Deltapoll/NEU poll finds majority support for extending Free School Meals to all primary school children

In a poll of over 1000 parents in England, commissioned by the National Education Union and conducted by Deltapoll, we asked for their thoughts about free school meals...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:01

Nearly one million people only £10 a week away from poverty as political leaders urged to set out their plans for tackling hardship ahead of tonight’s election debate - JRF

As Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer prepare to debate this evening, new analysis from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has found that alongside millions of people already in poverty, further millions are “teetering on the edge”...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:01

ASCL comment on Deltapoll/NEU survey showing parents support extension of free school meals

Responding to a survey from Deltapoll/NEU, which shows the vast majority of parents recognise the health and educational benefits of free school meals and support the scheme’s expansion...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:01

IFS: Painful set of choices facing incoming government on school spending

The number of pupils with the highest levels of assessed special educational needs has increased by over 60% since 2015...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:01

ASCL comment on IFS report on pressures on school funding

Responding to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which highlights a growing list of pressures on school funding, Pepe Di’Iasio, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Tuesday, 4 June 2024 00:01