by Sam | 3 Jun 2014 | Employment
Speaking at the annual conference of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers, Minister of State for Skills and Enterprise Matthew Hancock stressed the importance of Government apprenticeship reforms and reiterated his belief that giving more control to...
by Sam | 2 Jun 2014 | General Election 2015, Politics
The Independent has reported that the Labour Party is examining options of how it could increase funding for the NHS, in the event the party returns to power next year. Among the options examined are the following: Ring-fenced rise in NI contributions (as recently...
by Sam | 2 Jun 2014 | Health
Reports today suggest that the Labour Party is considering significantly increasing NHS spending should it win the next election. Further work is needed by the party to assess whether such a pledge would be deliverable, although options for paying for it are thought...
by Sam | 2 Jun 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Government announced last week that it has established 548 teaching schools, surpassing its 2010 commitment to establish a network of 500 teaching schools by March 2015 by almost a year. In all, 95 per cent of England’s local authorities are now covered by the...
by Sam | 2 Jun 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Oxford University research, published by the Nuffield Foundation, a charitable foundation which funds research and innovation in education and social policy, has found that private and voluntary (not-for-profit) nurseries and preschools catering for disadvantaged...
