HE funding: past, present and options for the future
Date: 16.08.2018There has been a big shift in the way government funds higher education (HE) from up-front grants to student loans....
READInsights
Keep up to date with the latest developments in education in schools. Not only the facts, but how schools are responding to them.
Debate on spending of the Department for Education
Date: 27.06.2018This Debate Pack provides background on Department for Education spending. It covers spending on schools, further and higher education....
READReview of Post-18 Education and Funding
Date: 27.06.2018On 19 February 2018, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced in a speech that there would be a “wide-ranging review into post-18 education” led by Philip Augar. The review is to look at how future students will contribute to the...
READHigher education tuition fees in England
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons briefing looks at the history of tuition fee rises, discusses the rationale for the rises and their impact, gives statistics on fee levels, fee income and funding of higher education and outlines current...
READ16-19 education funding in England since 2010
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides a summary of how funding for 16-19 education in England has changed since 2010....
READFaith Schools FAQs
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons Library briefing discusses what makes faith schools in England different. It answers FAQs and provides key statistics....
READInitial teacher training in England
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons Library Briefing provides information on initial teacher training (ITT) in England, including the different ITT routes, the sources of financial support for trainees, and recent policy developments....
READThe Office for Students
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons library briefing gives information on the new higher education body the Office for Students (OfS). It gives background to the establishment of the body, sets out the functions of the body and discusses the new...
READTeacher recruitment and retention in England
Date: 27.06.2018This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the recruitment and retention of teachers in England, including Government initiatives to increase teacher supply. The briefing also gives an overview of attempts to...
READIndependent schools (England)
Date: 27.05.2018An overview of the topics Members commonly encounter relating to fee-paying independent schools in England...
READT Levels Reforms to Technical Education
Date: 27.05.2018This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides an overview of proposals to reform the system of technical education in England, including the introduction of T Levels....
READHome education in England
Date: 27.05.2018This briefing sets out the current position relating to home education in England and provides brief information on recent issues raised concerning home education. It covers England only....
READFurther Education Post-16 Area Reviews
Date: 27.05.2018This House of Commons Library briefing provides information on the area reviews of post-16 education and training which were conducted between September 2015 and March 2017....
READSummer-born children starting school
Date: 27.05.2018This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of the flexibility for parents of summer-born children in England to request for their children to be admitted to school outside of their normal age group, and potential...
READSchools
Date: 27.04.2018This Commons Library briefing page has been prepared in advance of an Opposition Day Debate on a motion about schools. This will take place on Wednesday 25 April 2018 in the Commons Chamber....
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