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Yorkshire Regional Seminar - Change of date
Due to the General Election, the Yorkshire & Humber regional seminar has been postponed from 9th Dec to Wed 15th January at North Yorkshire County Council. Invitations to follow!
education
02.12.2019
Boris Johnson was in Devon last week as part of the campaign trail, with several visits covered by local newspaper Devon Live He visited Chulmleigh Academy in North Devon and was quizzed on ‘years of underfunding that rural schools…have...
25.11.2019
The educational publication, TES, covers the news that funding problems and falling pupil numbers are increasing the strain on small schools with less than 150 students Teachers’ union, the National Association of Headteachers, held its annual conference last week,...
04.11.2019
The Oxford Mail reports that Layla Moran MP has said that schools are still ‘penny-pinching’ to cover basic supplies despite billions of pounds of promised funding The Oxford West and Abingdon MP is also the Liberal Democrat spokesperson for...
28.10.2019
The RSN is calling on government to produce a fully funded, comprehensive rural strategy. In this strategy there are a number of areas which we believe are linked, and need to be addressed to produce a vibrant rural community. One...
17.09.2019
This analysis presents data taken from the Annual Population Survey of the proportion of employees and self-employed that received job related training in the preceding 4 weeks (employees and self employed aged 16-64). The analysis shows the results of the...
16.09.2019
This analysis presents data taken from the Annual Population Survey of the proportion of population aged 16-64 with NVQs. The analysis shows the results of the survey both currently and with a historical benchmark. Local authority class and classification averages...
02.09.2019
02 September 2019 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (26 August - 1 September) On Monday 26,...
19.08.2019
Tes reports on comments by the Shadow Further Education Minister, Gordon Marsden, who has warned that Brexit could lead to communities being excluded from further education Marsden told the education publication that the impact Britain leaving the European Union...
22.07.2019
The Guardian and The Times report that the number of small schools in England has halved since 1980 Small schools in rural and village environments are twice as likely to have closed than in urban areas. According to...
08.07.2019
Farming UK reports that the Countryside Alliance questioned Conservative leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt on the future of rural policy Hunt promised to ‘fast track’ the delivery of rural broadband and said that rural post offices would...
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Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Vulnerability
Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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