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Ofqual: Grading continues as normal this summer in England

Marking and grading are happening as normal this summer and this will continue in future years...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:47

ASCL comment on adjustments to GCSE grading standards

Responding to Ofqual’s announcement of adjustments to grading for GCSE French, German and computer science, Julie McCulloch, Director of Policy at the Association of School and College Leaders, said...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:45

Minister Morgan Response to Suspensions and Exclusions Statistics

Statement from Minister Stephen Morgan in response to the Department for Education’s suspensions and permanent exclusions statistics in England for the academic year 2022/23...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 09:43

Work and Pensions Secretary slams labour market stats as ‘truly dire’ and affirms mission to Get Britain Working again

The ‘truly dire’ state of the labour market has been revealed today with the number of people classed as economically inactive has spiralled to 9.4 million, as the Work and Pensions Secretary reaffirms her Plan to Get Britain Working again...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 08:41

Written statement (Wales): Cabinet portfolios - Jul 17

Vaughan Gething MS, First Minister: I am this evening announcing changes to my Ministerial team...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 07:47

Early sight of oral questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care - Jul 23

Alice Macdonald (Norwich North): What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of the NHS dental contracting framework....

Thursday, 18 July 2024 07:14

NFER: Shifting career motivations are not to blame for worsening teacher shortages

NFER has published a new analysis feature which explores the under-studied question of how shifting career motivations might be contributing to the teacher supply challenge...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 00:01

ASCL comment on NFER report on worsening teacher shortages

Responding to analysis from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), which states that increasingly uncompetitive pay...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 00:01

UK off track for Net Zero, say country’s climate advisors

The Climate Change Committee’s assessment is that only a third of the emissions reductions required to achieve the country’s 2030 target are currently covered by credible plans...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 00:01

Turning point for social care as the sector launches a Workforce Strategy

The launch of a new Workforce Strategy for adult social care in England today is being hailed as a turning point for care – as new data shows the sector still has a vacancy rate around three times higher than the wider economy...

Thursday, 18 July 2024 00:01