UK Schools News
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Children 'would not share Chancellor's boasts on economy'
Commenting on the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers'... -
England’s vulnerable students losing grants ‘by stealth’
Some of England's most disadvantaged students have effectively lost 10% of their study grant 'by stealth' in just...
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Early-years education series: Are our children ready to learn?
This is the second article in our series on Early-years education. Here Janette Cook-Hannah, a Headteacher talks... -
Early-years education series: Evidence-based policies
In the first report from our Early-years education series, Wendy Ellyatt, Founding Director and CEO of the Save Childhood...
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UK education lags behind international rivals
The United Kingdom's education system is outside the world's top 20 in the major subject areas and has seen no improvement in the... -
Schools urged to follow admissions code
The Chief Schools Adjudicator, Dr Elizabeth Passmore, has called again for all admission authorities in England to comply fully with the...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
The risks to health and environment are too great and they pose a knock-on risk to long-term sustainable agriculture and tourism industries. There...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
I totally agree with everything you say. Also,there seem to be a lot of 'pro' experts speaking to us but we are a little lacking on those experts for...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Resources available to liaise and build bridges between primary and secondary care services are being unceremoniously cut back to the hilt. Due to...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Age UK published a report recently showing the catastrophic situation many old people are in today. An estimated 800,000 frail old people cannot...
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Early diagnosis
The government is putting pressure on GPs to increase the number of patients diagnosed with dementia. But why? But there is no evidence that an...
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(NL) Research & Innovation - Technology Strategy Board TSB - Healthcare
Priority Areas Healthcare spend is rising as populations increase and age There is potential for government support in UK healthcare...
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Interview: Anna Morris, Senior Policy Manager, Carers Trust
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Interview: David Badcock, Head of R&D;, Addaction
- Interview: Fred Turok, Chairman, UK Active
- Interview: Jamie Waterall, National Lead for NHS Health Checks, Public Health England
Editor's Feature
Karen Grewcock Head of Category Food and CateringESPO
Serving up practical advice ahead of the provision of free school meals for under 8s
A lack of catering staff, not enough dining room space and sourcing enough ingredients to triple the number of meals served per day are just some of the concerns currently...
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