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DVSA issues driving test update with more learners now passing their tests
5+ day, 58+ min ago (350+ words) Learner pass rates are at the highest level since the pandemic, with 9 consecutive months over 50 per cent. The DVSA has confirmed 48 per cent of learner drivers are failing their tests - being denied a driving licence in the process. The DVSA…...
Number of apprenticeship take-up plummets
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (291+ words) (Image: Monty Rakusen via Getty Images) The number of apprenticeships being taken up by people in the West Midlands have dropped sharply. Figures contained in the West Midlands State of the Region 2026 report showed thousands fewer opportunities were taken up…...
DWP confirms new '16 hours a week' rule for benefits claimants
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (329+ words) The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed ambitious plans to offer benefits claimants 16-hour to 35-hour work placements to get them off welfare. Opening Shift is a new DWP and retail industry work experience programme for 18 to 24-year-old NEETs,…...
New classroom rule in England under Andy Burnham but some schools ignoring it
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (385+ words) New classroom rule in England under Andy Burnham - but some schools ignoring it A new ban is now in force in schools in England under the Labour Party government - but it is up to each individual school whether they follow…...
New rules for SEND kids in England as parents rush to make EHCP applications
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (401+ words) One headteacher has described the volume of requests for EHCPs as “unreal” The proportion of children with special needs plans to double to one in 10, with families rushing to secure support before the Labour Party government bring in changes. One…...
New school uniform rule being rolled out in England from autumn term
1+ week, 2+ day ago (305+ words) A new school uniform law is being rolled out across England this autumn term. Labour Party g overnment officials have previously confirmed the major rule change for schools, which limits branded uniform requirements. Under the new legislation, there is now…...
Long wait for Birmingham learner as hopeful says: 'God knows when I'll get one"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (527+ words) Taking a driving test can be an anxiety-filled experience (stock image)(Image: Getty Images/Westend61) Learner drivers in Birmingham are waiting up to six months to secure a slot at their preferred city test centre. In one case known to BirminghamLive,…...
Andy Burnham government orders schools to stop 'unfair' rule from September
1+ week, 5+ day ago (257+ words) New rules are in place around uniforms.(Image: Getty Images) Schools are being ordered to end "unfair" rules targeting parents from the start of the new school term. Instructions from the government around uniform rules aim to ease cost-of-living pressures…...
6 new school rules coming into force in England from September
1+ week, 6+ day ago (721+ words) All the new school rules coming into force across England this September under new Labour Party Prime Minister Andy Burnham have been revealed – and one can save parents £50. The Department for Education will set all state schools in England an…...
Schools to clamp down harder on parents over 'unfair' rules from September
2+ week, 4+ day ago (371+ words) Schools are likely to take a tougher stance.(Image: Rob Browne) Schools are likely to take a much tougher stance over a controversial rule from September. It serves as a warning to families over term-time holidays. Parents who take their…...