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The article presents answers to questions raised to His Majesty's Government concerning scheme to train prisoners, Education Act 1996, and home education. Topics discussed include Restart Dogs Programme funded through Amenities Fund of prisoners, formal review of Section 571 of the Education Act 1996 not conducted by the department, and government aid to support children who are home educated.

The article focuses on a research study by the Sutton Trust, examining the potential negative impact of the United Kingdom government's expansion of the early childhood education system on child development and quality. Topics discussed include disparities in access for poor children, insufficient government funding for providers, and the need for England's early years system to learn from international best practices to become a global exemplar.

The article focuses on the annual Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) report on education spending, and mentions increase in cost of living being braced by United Kingdom. Topics discussed include uncertainty faced by schools with growth of cost faster than inflation, challenges of increasing energy bills and teacher recruitment and retention faced by schools, and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education.

The article offers insight to written questions and their answers in Great Britain House of Commons. Topics discussed include school sports and physical activities; statutory requirement to have a trained mental health professional or counsellor in every school in England; and assessment made of the impact that the outbreak of COVID-19 has had on the lagged funding mechanism used by the Education and Skills Funding Agency and on the Further Education sector.

The article offers insight to written questions and their answers in Great Britain House of Commons. Topics include Review of Post-18 Education and Funding; encourage awareness, and uptake of apprenticeships, supported internships and traineeships among young disabled school-leavers; and campaigns to encourage better ventilation in schools to tackle COVID-19.

The article offers insight to parliamentary debate in Great Britain House of Commons. Topics include Alex Cunningham asked the plans of government to fund school catch-up education in the COVID-19 pandemic; the comments of Robin Walker on amending the school system for the recording of pupil absences; and the comments of Daisy Cooper on remote education.

The article offers insight to parliamentary debate in Great Britain House of Lords. Topics include the comments of Baroness Barran on funding for arts and creative development in secondary schools; the comments of Lord Taverne on number of schools practising religiously selective admissions; and the views of Lord Rogan on making teaching a more attractive profession.

The article offers insight to education and children's questions that were asked in Great Britain Parliament. Topics discussed include funding reductions for arts courses; COVID-19 management in schools; and food standards in school. It also informs on higher education and COVID, and COVID closures and BTEC qualifications.

The article focuses on college application data on enrolments on courses for the forthcoming academic year by the end of January 2019 and 2020. Topics include government's plans they have to pledge funds to the Global Partnership for Education, and secondary schools are equipped to help new pupils with basic literacy.

The article focuses on assessment of adult education funding for colleges facing financial difficulties following the COVID-19 outbreak. Topics include lowering the reconciliation threshold for Education and Skills Funding Agency grant funded Adult Education Budget (AEB) adult skills, and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on the further education reforms.

The article offers insight to "2020 Annual Report on Education Spending in England" by Jack Britton, Christine Farquharson, Luke Sibieta, Imran Tahir and Ben Waltmann, Institute for Fiscal Studies, 3 November 2020. It mentions that medium-term challenges facing providers as they respond to substantial changes in student numbers, as well as the loss of learning and increased inequalities that are likely to have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic and its lockdown.

The article discusses about a House of Commons debate regarding the spending of the Department for Education on adult education, post-16 education, further education and colleges. Topics discussed include the need for reskilling the United Kingdom's (UK's) workforce; objectives for non-qualification provision in adult education; and concerns about access to education for adults and the funding challenges faced by the education sector.

The article deals with oral questions to the British Department for Education on how the department would ensure that schools received equitable levels of funding under the national funding formula. Topics discussed include the plan of the government to invest more in schools and high needs as confirmed by Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson and measures to be undertaken to ensure equitable opportunity for young people.

The article presents answer to question raised to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions concerning plans of the government to reform Universal Credit to provide access to students benefits, and mentions financial support for students that comes from learner loans and grants.

The article focuses on the written ministerial statement on education and children in the House of Commons heading in green, and mentions government aid to colleges and improvements to facilities. Topics discussed include allocation of capital to primary and secondary schools, decision for colleges and schools on investing in energy efficiency measures, and School Rebuilding Programme to refurbish or rebuild buildings.

The article focuses on a report from the Public Accounts Committee on failure of spending on education by the Great Britain Department for Education (DfE) designed to develop workforce skill in England. Topics discussed include need of employers to lead on identification of skills needed and training of staffs, views of Dame Meg Hillier, committee chairman, on the spending, and need of improvement for apprenticeships system for small employers.

The article discusses the House of Commons Education Select Committee expressing disappointment at the Government's response to its report on post-16 qualifications. It discusses about concerning the defunding of Applied General Qualifications (AGQs) in favor of T Levels, a two year qualification for 16-19 year olds designed in collaboration with employers; issues regarding the awareness, dropout rates, lack of data on student progression; and the Department for Education & defunding of AGQs.

The article discusses the Scottish government's decision to withdraw funding for further education colleges, leading to potential course cancellations and staff layoffs; and financial challenges faced by Scottish colleges, and the measures being taken by colleges in response to the funding cuts.

The article focuses on the government's commitment to providing funding for school building improvements. Topics include funding allocations for academies, sixth-form colleges, and voluntary-aided schools, as well as concerns about neglect and inadequate funding leading to unsafe learning environments.

The article presents answer to question raised to the Chancellor of the Exchequer concerning potential merits of allocating funding to education colleges and mentions plans of the government set out to support economic stability.

The article reports that Michael Fabricant, Member of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, has asked Secretary of State on increasing university for medical students, and mentions government aid to medical school places in England.

The article focuses on appearance of Gillian Keegan, Secretary of State for Education, before the Education Select Committee, and mentions views of Keegan on passion for apprenticeship. Topics discussed include special education needs to be looked after by Claire Coutinho, the Parliamentary Under Secretary, need of improving childcare, and government aid to education to make sure about service for families.

The article focuses on the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) Annual Report on education spending in England in 2022, and mentions contribution of Robin Walker, chair of the Education Select Committee, for the same. Topics discussed include question asked in Great Britain Department of Education (DfE) on policy to pass the IFS test, challenges faced by secondary head teachers, and declining expenditure on education by the government.

The article reports on support from the Open University (OU) to be received by colleges in England to develop higher technical educational offering, and mentions aim to support people to secure job with increased wage and grow economy in the area.

The article focuses on the government aid to education for colleges and schools in England to spend on energy efficiency upgrades with an aim to save on bills to manage energy consumption. Topics include views of the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan on increased energy prices across the world due to Russian invasion of Ukraine, guidance to support schools to reduce carbon emission, and views of Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, on the same.

The article focuses on the report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies which focuses on the impact of economy of cost-of-living crisis on education, and mentions investment of the government on apprenticeships and political capital. Topics discussed include failure of Great Britain. Department for Education's (DfE) spending on developing workforce skills in England, impact of COVID and Russian invasion of Ukraine, and views of Lord King, former Governor of the Bank of England, on the same.

The article presents views of David Hughes, the Association of College's (AOC) Chief Executive, on engagement of AOC on efforts of the Labor Department on skills investments in the economy, and mentions role of the investment on the colleges.

The article presents views of Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, on report of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on failure of government aid for education, and mentions inadequate investment of the government in colleges.

The article discusses report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) on financial loss faced by education since 2010 due to COVID-19 pandemic, child poverty and increased cost of living. Topics discussed include failure of Great Britain Department of Education (DfE) spending on developing workforce skills in England, government funding into colleges, and Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) average spending by the government.

The article reports on investment announced by the Government and the Office of Students to improve college facilities and teaching for students. Topics discussed include funding for higher education providers for specialization in science, business and agriculture, investment awarded to Yeovil College in facilities and equipment for aerospace engineering teaching, and funding for the University of Plymouth to improve teaching capacity.

The article presents the views of several organizations in the education sector in England, on the new Prime Minster Rishi Sunak and his ministerial appointments. It explores the views of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP), on boosting skills; Jane Hickie, Chief Executive of AELP, on the appointment of Robert Halfon in the Department for Education; and Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, on the inadequate government funding.

The article presents the findings of an ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) survey which suggests that almost all schools and colleges in England are likely to face the prospect of having to make cuts, due to rising costs and insufficient government funding. Topics include reducing teaching staff and increasing class sizes; reducing curriculum options; and reducing the number of teaching assistants.

The article presents delegated legislation related to education in Great Britain. Topics discussed include the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 (Further Implementation etc.) Regulations 2019, Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Amendment (No.2) Regulations 2019, and St. Mary's Music School (Aided Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2019.

The article informs that Great Britain Schools Minister, Robin Walker has confirmed reforms to initial teacher training courses, following consultation feedback from the sector. It mentions that the measures would also require training providers to ensure that all courses had an evidence-based curriculum, be subject to quality assurance checks.

The article informs that the United Kingdom Department for Education has confirmed its re-endowment of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) grant to put it on a long-term footing and continue its work as an independent evidence broker, evaluating and spreading best practice across English schools, nurseries and colleges. It mentions it will continue its work widening access to evidence-informed programmes through the Accelerator Fund over the next three years.

The article reports the latest statistics from the Department for Education, Great Britain showing an increase in the disadvantage gap at Key Stage 2, the desperate need for more government funding for education and the widening of the attainment gap between disadvantaged children.

The article presents several consultation published by British government agencies since the start of September 2017. Topics include short inspections of good schools by Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills; analysis of and response to the high needs national funding formula by Department for Education; and government response to primary school pupil assessment by Department for Education.

The article offers insight to the consultation "Implementing the Direct National Funding Formula" published in Great Britain. It mentions that the Department for Education is seeking views on its approach to implementing the direct National Funding Formula (NFF) for mainstream schools, and follows summer 2021 consultation, Fair School Funding for All: Completing our reforms to the NFF.

The article informs on the United Kingdom Government's levelling up agenda. It mentions the Government spent money supporting the economy, and education in the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the war in Ukraine has highlighted the chronic under-funding of the Armed Forces for decades. It also mentions about the recognition of the role of adult skills in levelling up.

The article focuses on Prime Minister of Great Britain Boris Johnson's spending for schools recovery program to fulfill the damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It mentions that children and young people are to be offered up to 100 million hours of tuition to help them catch up on learning lost during the pandemic. It also mentions that the fund is to be invested in tutoring courses for disadvantaged school children.

The article focuses on several policy papers published in the previous issues of journal including "The civil service apprenticeship strategy", "sexual harassment in education", and "further funding in England". Topics include how the Civil Service will deliver against the apprenticeship target for 2021-2022, and further education providers are allocated funds from different sources depending on the type of courses they provide.

The article focuses on a speech on Government favored tutoring programmes by Paul Whiteman, General Secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT). Topics include government need to provide greater funding and flexibility to schools, and teachers and school leaders are working long hours in schools.

The article reflects on the comments of Great Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson on recovery support package to help children and young people to catch up on missed learning and development due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It mentions that the extensive programme of catch-up funding would equip teachers with the tools and resources they would need to support their pupils.

The article informs on Great Britain governments School Supplementary Grants (SSGs), designed to ease the financial burden of the Health and Social Care levy, guaranteeing all new teachers a salary and simultaneously safeguarding other areas of school budgets. It mentions the Department for Education advised schools to discuss with their local authority any increases as part of the top-up funding paid from local authorities' high needs budget.

The article reflects on the comments of Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders on the report of the House of Commons Committee of Public Accounts, Financial Sustainability of Schools in England. It mentions d it was not only the Public Accounts Committee that was frustrated by the Department for Education's "blithe insistence" that schools had never had it so good, school leaders had to live with the reality of severely straitened budgets.