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Pupils falling behind to get help in English and maths – Schools White Paper

All pupils in England at risk of falling behind will be offered targeted support, the Government announced on Monday. In the long-awaited Schools White Paper, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has set out his vision for schools over the next decade, ...

28 Mar 2022 at 01:25

P&O chief executive to be quizzed by MPs over sackings

The chief executive of P&O Ferries is to be quizzed by MPs on Thursday over the controversial sacking of nearly 800 workers without notice amid continued protests over the dismissals. Peter Hebblethwaite will appear before a joint hearing of the ...

24 Mar 2022 at 01:25

City

Cost-of-living support not targeting benefits claimants, OBR warns Chancellor

The poorest in society are less likely to enjoy the benefits announced in the spring statement last week because the support packages focused so heavily on those in work, according to the Government’s own economists. Officials from the Office ...

28 Mar 2022 at 16:55

New Ofcom chair Lord Michael Grade to appear before DCMS select committee

Newly announced Ofcom chair Lord Michael Grade is due to appear in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee for a “pre-appointment scrutiny”. Lord Grade will receive a grilling from MPs which may include questions on the ...

31 Mar 2022 at 03:55

Raising average GCSE scores will ‘disadvantage the disadvantaged’ – Lord Baker

One of the architects of GCSEs has criticised Government plans in the Schools White Paper, published on Monday, to raise the average GCSE score in maths and English from 4.5 to 5 by 2030. The White Paper said pupils who were falling behind ...

30 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Grant Shapps unveils measure to ease flights chaos

New aviation recruits will be permitted to begin training before passing security checks to ease flight disruption, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced. Passengers have faced chaos in recent weeks, with flights cancelled and ...

27 Apr 2022 at 12:55

Government pays out £62m to cover fraudulent loans, officials reveal

Banks have found that £850 million was borrowed by fraudsters from a Government-backed loan scheme that was launched during the pandemic. The British Business Bank said that while estimates of fraud range into the billions, the ...

27 Apr 2022 at 17:55

UK faces recession before inflation can be controlled, MPs told

The UK will probably have to go through a “mild recession” if not worse before inflation comes back to a more manageable level, top economists have warned MPs. London School of Economics professor Charles Goodhart said that ...

11 May 2022 at 18:25

MPs urge Government to set up body to tackle fraud

The head of an influential group of MPs has said the Government might have missed an opportunity by not bringing fraud investigations into one law enforcement agency. Mel Stride, who chairs the Treasury Select Committee, ...

28 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Focus on poorer pupils removed as National Tutoring Programme target

The removal of a target to help disadvantaged pupils from the National Tutoring Programme is “outrageous” and “cynical”, a social mobility expert has said. In an email sent to school leaders and tuition partners seen by ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:55

Buy-to-let landlords facing cladding bills ‘makes no sense’, ministers warned

Landlords have warned the Government that getting buy-to-let landlords to pay for cladding removal “makes no sense”. Ben Beadle, chief executive of the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA), has urged ...

31 Jan 2022 at 01:26

City

MPs call for probe into leaking of ‘market-sensitive’ information before Budget

Politicians on an influential committee have accused the Government of leaking market-sensitive information in the run-up to the last Budget. MPs on the Treasury Select Committee criticised leaks of details ...

27 Jan 2022 at 01:25

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