Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The dispute was the longest in UK higher-education history, [7] involving 42,000 staff [8] and affecting over one million students. [9] It has been characterised as a "milestone" for "impending service sector strikes of the 21st century."
In December 2021, the Department for Education asked retired teachers to return to teaching in England from January. This was in anticipation of an increase in staff absence due to the Omicron Covid variant. [47] [48] The Department of Education in Northern Ireland made similar requests to recently retired teachers. [49]
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate systems under separate governments. The UK Government is responsible for England, whilst the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive are responsible for Scotland, [6] Wales [7] and Northern Ireland, respectively.
Here is a round-up of the key issues which the education secretary faces: ... Labour’s manifesto acknowledged that the current higher education funding settlement “does not work” for the ...
Text of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that imposes requirements for universities and students' unions to protect freedom ...
The 2022 annual Report on the Condition of Education [158] conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) for the U.S. Department of Education [159] indicates that, during 2019 to 2020, there was a 13% decrease in enrollment for eligible students aged three and four, from 54% to 40%.
Text of the Education Reform Act 1988 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. The Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) is legislation that introduced multiple changes to the education system in England and Wales , including the introduction of Key Stages and the National Curriculum .
A Department for Education previously existed between 1992, when the Department of Education and Science was renamed, and 1995, when it was merged with the Department for Employment to become the Department for Education and Employment. The current holder of Secretary of State for Education is the Rt. Hon. Bridget Phillipson MP and Susan Acland ...