by Sam | 2 Apr 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
A new study has claimed that private schools contribute £11.7 billion to Britain each year, making them significant for the country’s gross domestic product than the BBC or Liverpool’s economy. Research conducted by the consultancy Oxford Economics found that...
by Sam | 2 Apr 2014 | Economy, Education & Children's Services
Figures by the Higher Education Funding Council show that the number of overseas students undertaking higher education courses in England has fallen for the first time in nearly three decades. The analysis found the most significant decrease was among those from India...
by Sam | 2 Apr 2014 | Welfare
Liberal Democrat President Tim Farron is pushing for his party to withdraw its support for the spare room subsidy, branded by Labour as the “bedroom tax”. Farron, who is not in the Government and his on the left of the Party, claims the policy has caused...
by Sam | 2 Apr 2014 | Politics
A report by the consultancy Deloitte, leaked to The Daily Mirror, has concluded that cuts to current health service would reduce funding to GP surgeries by £1.5 billion (17%), in real terms, by 2017. The report also warned that the UK’s ageing population means...
by Sam | 1 Apr 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Teenagers in England are ‘significantly above average’ in terms of their problem-solving skills, according to the results of international tests. Following a slew of disappointments in international school tests, the latest global rankings from the OECD...
