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Government considers all options over ‘financial peril’ universities face

The Government will consider “all options” to deliver a more robust higher education sector amid reports of the “financial peril” facing universities, a minister has said. Baroness Jacqui Smith, universities, skills and apprenticeship minister, said ...

04 Sept 2024 at 13:49

Four-day working week will not be imposed on employers, says Government

A minister has warned four-day weeks will not “apply to everybody”, including teachers, as she vowed her Government would “encourage workers to be able to ask” for flexible working. Education minister Baroness Jacqui Smith did not say whether her ...

30 Aug 2024 at 19:28

More than one in four T-level students did not complete courses

More than a quarter of T-level students in England quit their course during their studies, figures suggest. Around 10,253 students began two-year T-levels in 2022 – but only 7,262 completed their course and were assessed, according to data ...

15 Aug 2024 at 13:16

Universities ‘on notice’ they could face penalties over free speech – minister

Universities have been put “on notice” that they could face penalties if they fail to uphold free speech, the education minister said as new protections for academic freedom came into force. Skills minister Baroness Jacqui Smith has said ...

05 Aug 2025 at 10:16

Students accepted on UK degree courses reaches record high – Ucas

The number of students accepted on to UK degree courses has risen to a record high this year, Ucas figures show. A total of 439,180 applicants have gained a place at university or college – up 3.1% on the same point last year, according ...

14 Aug 2025 at 16:13

More than one in four students who start T-level courses do not complete them

More than a quarter of students in England who started T-level courses did not complete them this summer, figures suggest, but the drop-out rate has fallen. About 16,081 students began two-year T-level courses in 2023, but just 11,724 ...

14 Aug 2025 at 13:04

Minister refuses to give ‘details’ as migrant returns to France due to start

A minister has refused to say how many people will be returned to France this week under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal with Paris. Baroness Jacqui Smith said she would not be giving “details” on the number of migrants ...

15 Sept 2025 at 09:54

Number of young people not in work, education or training ‘a scandal’ – minister

It is “an absolute scandal” that the number of young people not in employment, education or training is close to a million, a minister has said. The number of so-called “neets” aged 16 to 24 remains more than 940,000, latest ...

20 Nov 2025 at 18:08

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