Children’s Secretary Ed Balls today announced an investigation to tackle poor information to parents of children with special educational needs, the failure of some Local Authorities to comply with their SEN duties and lack of … (2008/0281)
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Posts on ‘December 13th, 2008’
BALLS ANNOUNCES NEW ACTION AND INVESTMENT OF £38 MILLION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
CHILDREN’S PLAN: ONE YEAR ON
Vision for 21st century children’s services … (2008/0282)
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ED BALLS GIVES CASH BOOST TO NATIONAL CHALLENGE SCHOOLS
85 authorities share £41m in initial funding … (2008/0283)
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TACKLING KNIVES ACTION PROGRAMME – SIX MONTHS ON
The number of teenagers admitted to hospital for knife or sharp instrument wounding in the nine Tackling Knives Action Programme police force areas in England fell by 27 percent according to new figures published today. (2008/0284)
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NEW BLUEPRINT FOR WORLD CLASS CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S WORKFORCE
PLAN TO IMPROVE RECRUITMENT, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS, HEALTH WORKERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS … (2008/0285)
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GOVERNMENT WELCOMES NEW BUSINESS TASKFORCE TO BRING EXPERTISE FROM THE BOARDROOM TO THE CLASSROOM
A new top-level Employer Taskforce is being launched by the Government today to spearhead a fresh drive to boost education by bringing more business expertise into the … (2008/0286)
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INTERIM CHAIR FOR BECTA ANNOUNCED
Schools Minister Jim Knight today announced the appointment of Graham Badman as the interim Chair of Becta from 1 January … (2008/0287)
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Crisis blows £250m hole in university funding
The global economic downturn has wiped at least £250m from the leading British universities’ endowment funds, a Guardian survey has revealed.
The universities of Cambridge and Oxford, whose endowments were valued at £907m and £680m respectively in July, are understood to be the biggest losers.
Cambridge’s fund plummeted £84m in the year up to July - before [...]
Oxford rugby team get diversity lessons
Oxford University’s under-21 rugby squad is being sent on a cultural diversity course after a row over racism and antisemitism.
Three weeks ago pictures emerged of team members “blacked up” and wearing loincloths for an African-themed party named the Safari Bop.
A week earlier, one of the players had invited students to the squad’s “bring [...]
Agony aunts to cheer up UK’s children
They are more used to dealing with questions such as: “I only want an affair with him but he hesitates – what do you think?” But now a group of the media’s so-called agony aunts have put themselves forward to help a government initiative to improve the welfare of children and parents.
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