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New interactive online assessments tool aims to support Key Stage 2 pupils’ reading and maths progress

From today (Monday 2nd September), schools can benefit from a new online assessment product for Key Stage 2 reading and maths, which is designed to help teachers save time and engage pupils effectively...

Monday, 2 September 2024 09:15

UK Steel News - New report: Opportunity for Government to reduce electricity prices to uplift steel industry

Today, UK Steel is launching a report on industrial electricity prices, demonstrating that a sizable gap remains between what UK steelmakers and their European competitors pay...

Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01

13% of drivers don’t leave enough space in front when following a learner – AA Driving School

“Leave extra room around learners” warns AA Driving School, after one in ten admit they don’t leave enough space when following a car with L plates...

Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01

IFS: Free childcare for the under-2s will mean big savings for some parents – but wider impacts are anyone’s guess

September will, for the first time, see some children under age 2 entitled to a free childcare place in England...

Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01

Early Years Alliance warns of expansion uncertainty without further support as second phase begins

Commenting, Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance, said...

Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01

Over £4.3m for community projects in Wales

A church in Swansea, a football club in Denbighshire and volunteer centre in Powys are among the 38 projects to receive a share of more than £4.3m support from the Welsh Government...

Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01

Landmark Moment As NHS Kicks Off First Ever RSV Jab Rollout

The NHS has started vaccinating people against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), for the first time in its history...

Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01

Single headline grades scrapped in landmark school reform

Single headline grades for schools will be scrapped with immediate effect to boost school standards and increase transparency for parents...

Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01

First category c prison issued with an urgent notification following a decade of systemic failure and decline

The Chief Inspector of Prisons has written to the Secretary of State to invoke an urgent notification (UN) for improvement at HMP Rochester after a damning inspection found decrepit conditions...

Sunday, 1 September 2024 22:26

Public now think access to private health services a necessary expense for households like them​ - Joseph Rowntree Foundation

For the first time the British public have deemed it necessary to set aside a budget for having to pay for some health treatments privately, reflecting challenges accessing some NHS services ...

Sunday, 1 September 2024 10:14