by Sam | 10 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Schools Minister David Laws MP has said that the government’s plans to give free meals to all infant school pupils in England will happen on time. This was in response to the Chairman of the Education Committee, Graham Stuart MP, who said schools would struggle...
by Sam | 7 Mar 2014 | Whitehouse News
Sad as it is to admit but nothing excites public affairs consultants like the prospect of a General Election. Most political lobbyists have something of the obsessive about them, a positive thing when working in politics itself, obviously, but more of a problem when...
by Sam | 7 Mar 2014 | Whitehouse News
Carl Thomson talks about the repercussion for politics in the rest of the UK if Scotland votes ‘yes’ in the independence referendum in a blog post on The Huffington Post. To view Carl’s article, please click here.
by Sam | 7 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) have raised concerns about Ofsted. ASCL, which represents headteachers and senior management, has claimed that Ofsted has significant problems with its system of inspection for state schools in England and should...
by Sam | 6 Mar 2014 | Economy, Outsourcing, Third Sector
A survey by New Philanthropy Capital has found that nearly a quarter of the public believe charities are becoming too involved in delivering state services. 23% said that delivering public services that “should” be delivered by the state is one of the main things...
