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CSJ: School suspensions hit record levels

Commenting on today’s Government release of the latest school exclusions and suspension data – for Spring term 2023 – Beth Prescott, Education Lead at the Centre for Social Justice, said...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 12:29

Deputy Prime Minister's speech on economic security - Apr 18

Delivered by the Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 12:13

Government and Bank of England respond to Treasury Committee report on quantitative tightening

The Treasury Committee has published responses from the Government, Bank of England and Debt Management Office to its report on the programme of active quantitative tightening (QT) undertaken by the Bank of England following a period of quantitative easing (QE)...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 11:22

Labour demands answers over allegations of fraud related to Conservative MP

Anneliese Dodds, Labour Party Chair, has written to Conservative Party Chairman, Ric Holden, questioning the apparent lack of action in relation to “disturbing” allegations against Mark Menzies MP...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 11:21

NAHT responds to stats showing record number of termly school suspensions

Commenting after new figures out today showed school exclusions and suspensions increased year on year between the 2022 and 2023 spring terms, Paul Whiteman, general secretary at school leaders’ union NAHT, said...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 11:00

Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England

This publication presents statistics on suspensions and permanent exclusions across state-funded schools...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 10:59

Tesco launch 'Best of British' section online in biggest success yet for campaign backed by Henry Smith MP

Henry Smith MP has hailed the decision of Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket, to become the latest retailer to support the campaign he is backing which called on supermarkets to implement an online ‘Buy British’ button...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 10:55

ASDA Lowestoft workers announce strike dates

Asda workers have had enough, warns GMB Union...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 10:53

IFS: Raising revenue from closing inheritance tax loopholes

The Spring Budget introduced a new relief in inheritance tax...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 10:00

ASCL comment on Progress 8 in wake of Covid pandemic

Commenting on the Department for Education’s decision that there will be no replacement to Progress 8 in 2024/25 and 2025/26 school performance tables because of the cancellation of Key Stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic...

Thursday, 18 April 2024 09:56