by Chris Rogers | 13 Sep 2013 | Education & Children's Services
The Institute of Education (IOE) has published research which found that children who read for pleasure are likely to do significantly better at school than their peers. The research examined the effect of reading for pleasure on cognitive development over time, found...
by Chris Rogers | 13 Sep 2013 | Education & Children's Services
The Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has launched an initiative called The Great Education Debate to attempt to build a consensus among policy makers, education professionals, parents and employers about the future of education in England. The debate...
by Chris Rogers | 11 Sep 2013 | Education & Children's Services
The Government have announced that adoptive parents in England whose children need therapy will have access to a £19.3 million support fund from 2015. This funding will be aimed at helping children who may have suffered abuse and neglect. It follows calls from the...
by Chris Rogers | 11 Sep 2013 | Outsourcing, Welfare
Speaking to the House of Commons Liaison Committee yesterday, Prime Minister David Cameron has stated that the Government are considering striking off companies with ‘broken cultures’ who hold Government contracts, in the wake of the current investigation...
by Chris Rogers | 11 Sep 2013 | Employment, Welfare
The Office for National Statistics this morning published their latest monthly labour market statistics, covering the quarter May – July 2013. The figures show that unemployment fell by 24,000 on the previous quarter, and now stands at 2.49 million, with the...
