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 | 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...
by Sam | 31 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
It’s been reported that legislation to make causing emotional cruelty to children a criminal offence will be announced at the Queen’s Speech, with parents punished by up to ten years in prison. The bid follows a campaign for a ‘Cinderella Law’ by Robert Buckland...
by Sam | 31 Mar 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Margaret Hodge, Chair of the Public Accounts Committee has criticised the Government’s decision to approve plans to spend £45 million on a new free school in central London. Labour MP Margaret Hodge dismissed the 500-place Harris Westminster Sixth Form as...
