by Chris Rogers | 10 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The Welsh Government has launched a new education strategy designed to raise performance in Wales’ weakest schools in a bid to drive up standards and bridge the gap with the rest of the UK. Schools Challenge Cymru will see an extra £20 million a year invested into...
by Chris Rogers | 10 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Labour Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt MP has called for children to be taught ‘attentiveness’ skills to help combat the influence of social media. Hunt said children “need to learn the ability to concentrate for sustained periods.” Hunt added...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Economy
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have found that there is a lack of evidence to justify additional public spending on childcare. All three main Westminster parties have made commitments to increase funding for childcare, but the think tank warns that “little is...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Feb 2014 | Economy
The UK’s economic recovery has become “entrenched”, a leading think tank has said as it increased its forecast for growth in 2014 to 2.5%. The National Institute of Social and Economic Research also said it expected unemployment to fall below 7% by...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Feb 2014 | Politics
The Labour Party will next week set out its detailed proposals for public service reform, according to The Guardian. Ed Miliband will use a speech to describe what Labour’s approach to public services will be should they win the next election, backed up by a...
