Ofgem SIF: £22.9m to support ambitious, transformational projects
UKRI has announced 18 successful projects in cycle five of the OFGEM SIF have secured a total of £22.9 million in funding.
Half of England’s maintained nursery schools unable to balance budgets as funding review looms
A recent survey reveals that many of England’s 376 maintained nursery schools face severe financial struggles.
University to launch defence technology courses
New courses to train students in national security and defence technology threats are set to be launched by Bournemouth University.
Middle classes are bearing the brunt of Labour’s private school raid
Labour pitched its VAT raid on private schools as a way to level the playing field.
24 universities and colleges awarded investment to boost student places and strengthen UK defence industry
Thousands more young people will be equipped with the skills needed for a career in the defence sector as the Government awards £80 million to 24 universities and colleges across England.
Schools should ‘self-fund’ building projects, says ex-DfE property boss
Suggestion comes amid reports that school buildings funding will be diverted into defence budget.
Nearly three-quarters of nursery schools to cut costs amid pressures
Many maintained nursery schools are struggling to stay afloat, research shows – at a time when the government is talking up early years’ role in getting children school-ready.
Grants of up to £50k on offer for new ‘early education partnerships’
New partnerships between primary schools and early years settings will be given grants of up to £50,000 to improve reception readiness.
Three colleges land share of £80m defence skills fund
Three FE colleges have won a share of an £80 million government fund to increase defence-related education places and improved facilities.
Treasury reviewing college free meals freeze but offers no VAT decision timetable
The Treasury is “actively looking into” a controversial freeze to free meals funding for college students, while ministers are continuing to review FE’s long-running VAT dispute without committing to a decision timetable.
Government to cut university teaching grant by £100 million
Coming reduction in funding for high-cost subjects and access programmes ‘extraordinarily frustrating’, says Universities UK leader.
Scotland: Old school asbestos clear-up to cost council more than £2.5m
A council is facing a bill of amore than £2.5m to remove "extensive asbestos" discovered in two of its former schools.
Universities UK sets goal to secure £100bn doubling of external investment into UK innovation by 2035
Universities UK is today setting an ambition to help double the level of external investment flowing into UK university innovation by 2035.
Government must start treating higher education like the investment in the future of our country it is
Vivienne Stern MBE, Chief Executive of UUK, and Amira Campbell, President of the NUS (National Union of Students), discuss how there needs to be a re-evaluation of who pays for higher education, moving towards a model that recognises its value to society.
Tarnished towers: Fixing England’s broken higher education system
Tarnished Towers: Fixing England’s Broken Higher Education System, provides a comprehensive examination of the university crisis.
Are parents happy with early years childcare? MPs hear evidence on affordability and safeguarding
The Committee has been investigating the access, affordability and quality of early years provision, among other issues including the safeguarding of children in early years settings.
Struggling academy trust with £9m deficit names new CEO
The academy trust in the largest financial hole in England has named its new chief executive, days after the resignation of its last boss.
CITB launches fast-track apprenticeship ‘hub’ grants
A construction skills quango has launched an “accelerated apprenticeships” grant programme that will fund its network of 20 training “hubs” first promised in late 2024.
CMA investigation to inform Government's Early Education and Childcare Review that will consider funding rates, confirms minister
Findings from the Competition Markets Authority investigation (CMA) into childcare costs will inform the Government’s Early Education and Childcare Review, which is currently underway, the minister for Early Education, Olivia Bailey, told Nursery World.
Early years support key focus of Government’s £1.8bn SEND intervention programme
Support for under-fives is a key focus of a new government programme designed to increase access to early intervention support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), new Department for Education guidance reveals.