CMA orders the AA and BSM driving schools to refund learner drivers over drip pricing
CMA orders more than £760,000 be repaid to customers – the first time it has used its new powers to secure money back for consumers The AA also fined £4.2 million after a mandatory £3 booking fee was not included in the upfront price – an illegal practice known as drip pricing Action is part […]
New tool for families and schools to cut stigma of child poverty
Parents and teachers will be supported to have important conversations with children about the challenges facing families in poverty, as the government today publishes a child-friendly version of its landmark Child Poverty Strategy. The new tool has been designed to give children a clear, reassuring and age-appropriate explanation of what poverty means, why some families […]
100 schools cutting bills with Great British Energy solar panels
First 100 schools across England have now installed Great British Energy solar panels and are cutting their energy bills with clean, homegrown power in total, around 250 schools will benefit from Great British Energy’s solar roll-out with millions to be reinvested into schools schools and colleges set to save up to an estimated combined £220 million over the lifetime of the solar panel Classrooms and pupils are benefitting from lower […]
Government launch antisemitism review into schools and colleges
The government has today (4 March) launched an independent review into how schools and colleges in England identify, respond to and prevent antisemitism, led by Sir David Bell. This is in addition to £7 million already invested across all education settings such as schools, colleges and universities, including £2.3 million allocated to Palace Yard and the […]
10-year plan to revitalise schools and colleges for every child
Hundreds of thousands more children and young people across the country will be learning in brilliant classrooms that are fit for the future, as the government launches a decade of national renewal for schools and colleges through its new Education Estates Strategy. For too long, millions have been poured into sticking-plaster repairs to deteriorating classrooms that fail to meet the needs of pupils learning […]
UK Government Ministers to meet with Northern Ireland schools ahead of East-West Council
East-West Council highlights connectivity and improving East-West trade. Intergovernmental meeting will highlight Connect Fund opportunities for community and voluntary groups. Joint school visit with NI Education Minister to highlight collaboration ahead of school twinning programme pilot scheme. UK Government Ministers are engaging with Northern Ireland schools to highlight the importance of East-West relations in the […]
Education Secretary sets timeline for RAAC removal in schools
Every single child in England to be learning in classrooms free from RAAC as the Education Secretary sets out timelines for removing Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) from all schools and colleges- calling time on the crumbling school estate. The government is rebuilding pride in our education system, setting out plans to permanently remove the dangerous concrete from […]