by Sam | 9 Jun 2014 | Education & Children's Services
From today, there will be a new two-stage inspection process whereby inspectors will check on the quality of training and the trainees’ teaching in the summer term. This will be followed by a second stage in the autumn term when Ofsted inspectors will see new teachers...
by Sam | 14 May 2014 | Uncategorized
The Labour Party has claimed that the number of foreign nurses working for the NHS has increased whilst the number of training places for the profession has been cut. Labour has said that the number of EU nurses and midwives who registered to work in the UK last year...
by Chris Rogers | 14 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services, Transport
The HS2 rail link is to have a dedicated further education college to train engineers. The Government said the college, which will be the first new Further Education College in more than two decades, will deliver the specialised training and qualifications needed for...
by Chris Rogers | 13 Jan 2014 | Economy
New Government statistics have revealed that more than 800 mandarins and “quangocrats” earn over £100,000 each costing the taxpayer more than £100 million a year. Official figures show that 819 civil servants and officials are earning up to £330,000 a year...
by Chris Rogers | 8 Jan 2014 | Economy
A Treasury Minister has signalled that the Government is looking at a substantial hike in the national minimum wage, following reports that the Prime Minister is personally pushing the issue. Financial Secretary Sajid Javid said in a speech that there was a...
