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‘Nonsense’ to say Labour has not been leading on cost of living – Starmer

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said it is “nonsense” to claim his party has not been leading on the cost-of-living crisis. He also described Boris Johnson as a “bulls***er” when pressed to come up with a nickname for the Prime Minister. He was ...

12 Aug 2022 at 19:48

Meeting free childcare commitments ‘enormously big job’, says education minister

An education minister has warned it will be “an enormously big job” for the Government to meet its commitments on free childcare. From Monday the Government will fund 15 hours per week of free childcare for eligible working parents whose children ...

30 Aug 2024 at 09:54

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, ...

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 ...

30 Aug 2024 at 19:28

Ex-Covid adviser Sir Patrick Vallance takes seat in Lords as science minister

Former government chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has taken his seat in the House of Lords after being appointed to Labour’s top team. The 64-year-old, who played a key role during the Covid-19 pandemic, received a peerage to ...

18 Jul 2024 at 11:55

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 ...

15 Aug 2024 at 13:16

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 to fund the ...

12 Nov 2024 at 16:16

Sixth form teachers in 32 colleges will go on strike from November over pay

Sixth form college teachers in England will strike for three days this academic term over pay. The National Education Union (NEU) said its teacher members at 32 sixth form colleges will walk out on November 28, December 3 and ...

13 Nov 2024 at 17:35

England has highest proportion of adults ‘overqualified’ for their jobs – report

England has one of the highest rates in the developed world of workers overqualified for their roles, a report has suggested. Nearly two in five (37%) workers in England are overqualified for their current job, according to ...

10 Dec 2024 at 14:24

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

14 Aug 2025 at 13:04

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