Schools will soon find it easier to manage their teachers and help ensure they are performing to the best of their abilities.Ministers today published new arrangements for teacher and head teacher appraisals in maintained schools in England, and for dealing with underperforming teachers

The impact of growing childcare costs and reduced public support means that low income families in 2015 will have to find over 60% more of their own cash for childcare compared with 2006, new research published today by the Social Market Foundation finds

The government has been urged to do more to boost career development in the UK and curb the growth of youth unemployment

The Institute for Learning (IfL) has expressed concerns about proposed teacher training reforms and the implications of HE and FE funding changes for initial teacher training (ITT)

 ACEVO has welcomed the Government's  firm commitment to create a Social Investment Wholesale Bank,

 Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan outlines the new funding awarded to Citizens Advice Bureaux in the Pre-Budget Report.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office, Liam Byrne, has announced a new 'Innovators Council' made up of creative thinkers from public services, charities and businesses to help drive public service reform

The Government today announced proposals to tighten up part of the formula used to allocate the Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF) - a three-year, £1.5bn Fund to turn around long term unemployment in the most disadvantaged communities.

Reducing the costs universities face will enable them to focus more of their resources on world-class teaching and research

Education Secretary Michael Gove today announced he was scrapping the existing ICT curriculum.In its place, he will introduce new courses of study in Computer Science