by Sam | 13 Jun 2014 | Education & Children's Services, General Election 2015
In a surprise announcement, BBC News has reported that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, acting in his capacity as Liberal Democrat leader, has said that his Party’s 2015 General Election manifesto will state that all English schools should have qualified...
by Sam | 3 Jun 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Telegraph has reported that over half of free schools have been established in areas with staunch support for the Labour Party, which will be as much as two-thirds when more free schools open in September. The paper suggests parents in Labour-leaning areas are...
by Sam | 2 Jun 2014 | Creative Industries, media and technology
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told Health Services Journal this week that the NHS can withstand the financial squeeze it faces during the next parliamentary term by adopting new technologies and making care safer. “We’re only scratching the surface when it comes to...
by Sam | 13 May 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Labour have angered teaching unions by announcing plans to introduce tests for pupils aged between five and 11 if it wins the next election. The National Union of Teachers has voted to boycott such tests, but Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt has said: “It’s...
by Sam | 2 May 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Over half of England’s 164 grammar schools are seeking to rewrite their admissions codes to give priority to pupils from deprived backgrounds. The move has been sparked by Sutton Trust research showing only 2.7% of grammar school places went to pupils eligible...
