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They said private school VAT would set off a school places crisis. Now we know they were wrong, writes Bridget Phillipson | LBC
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (846+ words) 4pm - 6pm4pm to 6pm 4pm - 7pm4pm to 7pm Every parent wants a good local school where their child can thrive, close to home and with the support they need to succeed. That's why it's so encouraging that more families than ever before received an offer at…...
Prince George to follow in his father's footsteps and will attend Eton College | LBC
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (404+ words) 1pm - 4pm1pm to 4pm Prince George will attend Eton College from the autumn, following in the footsteps of his father the Prince of Wales, Kensington Palace has said. George, 12, who made an appearance with his family at the Trooping the Colour ceremony at…...
Starmer's social media ban will set children free | LBC
1+ week, 1+ day ago (593+ words) 6am - 10am6am to 10am As a teacher, I never looked at a pupil spending four or five hours a day'locked in on'social media and thought, 'What a wonderful expression of childhood freedom,' writes education expert Avnee Morjaria I spent years teaching in secondary…...
Funding boost for after-school clubs ahead of expected social media ban | LBC
1+ week, 2+ day ago (881+ words) 7am - 11am7am to 11am The Government has announced a funding boost for after-school clubs ahead of an expected under-16s social media ban. The "132. 5 million-backed programme will fund activities to keep children occupied and help them build new skills. Activities could include music groups,…...
Teens know a social media ban won't stop everyone - but still think it's worth doing | LBC
2+ week, 1+ day ago (937+ words) 10am - 1pm10am to 1pm Young people's experiences must guide online safety policy, writes Jonny Bunt If you have a young person in your life, the question of how to keep them safe online is likely never far from your mind. Technology and the…...
Bridget Phillipson hits back at suggestion private school closures linked to VAT insisting 'more have opened than closed' | LBC
2+ week, 5+ day ago (789+ words) 7pm - 10pm7pm to 10pm State of London Debate 7: 30pm - 9pm7: 30pm to 9pm Speaking to Tonight with Andrew Marr, the Education Secretary rejected the suggestion that an increasing number of private schools are going under financially after Labour introduced a 20% VAT charge on fees in January. "In…...
The real reason manufacturers are cutting back on apprenticeships | LBC
2+ week, 6+ day ago (771+ words) 1pm - 4pm1pm to 4pm Industry's lack of faith in government to deliver the right skills support should set alarm bells ringing in Whitehall, writes training expert Gareth Jones. Engineering and manufacturing leaders revealed the toughest "skills' picture yet in the latest annual In-Comm…...
The youth unemployment crisis is destroying young people's confidence | LBC
3+ week, 1+ day ago (684+ words) 7am - 10am7am to 10am 6am - 10am6am to 10am It's time for us to connect the dots between policy, young people and employers to solve the youth unemployment crisis, writes Roman Dibden This week, the number of young people outside education, employment or training surpassed one million....
Parents being driven out of jobs by lack of flexible working, TUC warns | LBC
3+ week, 1+ day ago (574+ words) 4am - 7am4am to 7am 11pm - 6am11pm to 6am A lack of flexible working is driving parents out of jobs, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned. The body said that research among 500 parents of children under the age of seven showed that one in three have…...
Young people are doing everything right and getting nowhere, writes James Hanson | LBC
3+ week, 3+ day ago (842+ words) 7am - 10am7am to 10am 7am - 11am7am to 11am No one alive in Britain today has endured a tougher upbringing than Gen Z It's official: young people aren't snowflakes. Among the many significant findings in Alan Milburn's review into so-called NEETs, the 16 to 24-year-olds not in employment,…...