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Researchers look to recruit 120 ex-footballers for study into dementia risk

Researchers will recruit 120 middle-aged, former professional footballers as part of a study investigating possible ways to reduce dementia risk among such ex-players. The £1.3 million BrainHope project will build on the discoveries of the Field ...

26 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Ofqual to review why some students still waiting for results

The exams regulator is to review why some students have been left waiting days for their results after education leaders criticised awarding organisations for leaving students in limbo. Hundreds of thousands of students received A-level, BTec ...

22 Aug 2022 at 19:03

Keegan delays four new T-levels amid quality concerns

The launch of four new T-levels is being delayed amid concerns about the quality of the qualifications on offer, Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has announced. Ms Keegan said the introduction of T-levels in hairdressing, barbering and ...

09 Mar 2023 at 12:19

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North Tipperary Beekeepers Association will hold a beginners course in keeping bees so sign up now!

It’s not rocket science, you know! people have been keeping bees for hundreds of years. In fact, our honeybees have been around for over 100 million years and man has been using their honey for thousands of years. Bees and honey had ...

19 Feb 2024 at 17:33

Government needs to act urgently to address ‘disappointing’ T-level uptake

The Government needs to act urgently to address the “disappointing” number of students starting T-levels, the Association of Colleges has warned. David Hughes, chief executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC), is calling on the ...

31 Oct 2023 at 20:28

Champion for apprenticeships and skills Robert Halfon ‘will be missed’

Robert Halfon – a “passionate” advocate for apprenticeships, further education and skills – will be missed from Parliament, sector leaders have said. The skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister is stepping down from ...

26 Mar 2024 at 17:49

College students face disruption as staff back strike action in pay dispute

College students in England could face strike disruption after staff voted in favour of action in a dispute over pay. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at 32 further education colleges in England have voted to ...

11 Oct 2023 at 15:50

Review to tackle ‘growing epidemic’ of vaping

The British Medical Association (BMA) will review the potential dangers of vaping in a bid to tackle the “growing epidemic” of e-cigarette usage. At its annual representative meeting in Liverpool on Wednesday, the BMA was ...

05 Jul 2023 at 12:58

College staff should have pay ‘matched’ with school teachers – Jacqui Smith

The skills minister has said she would like to see college staff pay matched with school teachers. Baroness Jacqui Smith, universities, skills and apprenticeship minister, apologised that the Government had not been able ...

12 Nov 2024 at 16:16

UK’s GP body votes to oppose use of physician associates in surgeries

The UK’s GP body has voted to oppose the use of physician associates (PAs) in doctor surgeries. The governing council of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) voted 61% in favour of opposing their role, citing patient safety ...

20 Sept 2024 at 18:02

Starmer: Training system funding to be ‘rebalanced’ to aid the young gain skills

The Prime Minister has announced that funding for the training system will be “rebalanced” to help young people gain skills. He told Labour’s annual conference that foundation apprenticeships will be launched as the ...

24 Sept 2024 at 17:01

Government must put right injustice of colleges having no VAT relief – leaders

The Government should put right the “injustices” of colleges having to pay VAT to ensure further education students no longer have fewer resources, sector leaders have urged. Plans to remove the VAT exemption for ...

02 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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