education
10 Jan 2022
North Yorkshire rural schools need fairer funding deal
The Northern Echo reports on warnings from an education authority that funding is set to “remain challenging” for a number of schools in the short-term, despite the government providing lump...
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22 Nov 2021
Help to Grow: Digital – Stakeholder Toolkit
What is Help to Grow? In the March 2021 Budget, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the new, UK-wide ‘Help to Grow’ scheme, to help small businesses across the UK...
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15 Nov 2021
3,835 UK Schools are in Postcodes with No Access to Full Fibre
ISPreview reports that new data from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Schools Minister, Robin Walker MP (Con), has revealed that 3,835 schools are in postcodes “that...
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18 Oct 2021
Schools in rural areas receive gigabit broadband boost
The Evening Standard reports that more than a thousand schools in rural areas have been hooked up to hyperfast gigabit broadband The investment boost from the Government is designed to...
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12 Jul 2021
Schools Funding Consultation
The Department for Education opened a consultation on 8th July exploring School Funding with the Government claiming it will be made simpler, fairer and more transparent as the Government ‘levels...
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12 Jul 2021
Rural Commission sets out radical actions for rural North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire’s Rural Commission, the first of its kind nationally, has set far-reaching recommendations in a report published last week by North Yorkshire Council The report calls for the levelling...
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01 Jun 2021
Call for information – difficulties caused by the pandemic to Early Years Education providers
NationalWorld (a company who cover the whole of the UK) have undertaken data analysis on Early Years Education providers during the first six months of the pandemic They have found...
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01 Jun 2021
Call on Government to support young people living in rural areas with transport costs
A parish council is calling on the Government to provide more financial support for young people living in rural and isolated areas required to travel to receive their post-16 education,...
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24 May 2021
Rural Review of the Queen’s Speech 2021
At the State Opening of Parliament on Tuesday 11 May, the Government, through the Queen’s Speech, set out its priorities and programme for the coming session including the legislation it...
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06 Apr 2021
Hundreds of free qualifications on offer to boost skills and jobs
An estimated 11 million adults now have the opportunity to gain a new qualification for free, designed to help them to gain in-demand skills and secure great jobs Almost 400 qualifications are...
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