by Sam | 8 Apr 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Olly from PSI: There are 22 non-Ministerial Government agencies in England, from HM Revenue and Customs to the Food Standards Agency to Ofsted. These bodies have a significant amount of power but, as their names suggest, they are mostly independent from Ministerial...
by Sam | 8 Apr 2014 | Education & Children's Services
Thousands of schools will need to improve their kitchens in order to introduce Nick Clegg’s policy of providing free meals for infant school children, according to figures attained by the BBC. Through a series of freedom of information requests, the BBC found...
by Sam | 7 Apr 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Children from poor families should be given priority places at primary schools as part of a drive to close the gap between rich and poor, according to HM Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw. Sir Michael said the school admissions code in England should be overhauled...
by Sam | 4 Apr 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
The flagship childcare policy set out by the SNP has been dealt a major blow after official figures revealed a significant shortfall in the tax revenues it had been forecast to bring. The Scottish Parliament Information Centre said there are not enough mothers in...
by Sam | 4 Apr 2014 | Transport
Ed Miliband MP has suggested Labour is considering bringing some rail franchises back into public ownership. The Labour leader said he was in favour of “innovative solutions” when it came to the railways, and cited the East Coast Mainline as a good example...
