Six schools to work with House of Lords on climate change
Students at six schools from across Britain will join forces with a cross-party group of peers scrutinising government policies on climate change and the environment.…
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Urgent action needed to tackle and prevent youth unemployment
@LordsYouthUnemp – Skills for every young person: Lords Youth Unemployment Committee report Reforms to Further Education funding, the apprenticeship levy, the skills system, careers guidance…
Cuts led to vulnerable children “crisis”: Restore support to 2010 levels, peers tell ministers
@LordsPublicSCom – More than a million vulnerable children in England are being damaged and their life chances reduced by cuts to early years and youth support…
Young people invited to get involved in Lords climate change work
Peers have launched a search for students to work with and advise them on scrutinising government policies on climate change and the environment (@UKHouseofLords). Schools…
Vulnerable children: Regulators and Children’s Commissioners among witnesses as Lords committee resumes inquiry
Peers will hear from independent children’s commissioners from around Britain and Ofsted’s chief inspector when the House of Lords Public Services Committee resumes its inquiry into vulnerable children and…
Education ministers to give evidence to Youth Unemployment Committee
Tomorrow, Tuesday 13 July 2021, the House of Lords Youth Unemployment Committee will be taking evidence from two ministers from the Department for Education (@EducationGovUK).…
Vulnerable children: Sir Kevan Collins, ex-education recovery tsar, speaks to Lords committee
Sir Kevan Collins, former Education Recovery Commissioner who resigned after the government announced catch-up funding one tenth the amount he recommended, will give evidence to…
Vulnerable children: Andrea Leadsom to be quizzed by Lords committee
Former cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom, (@AndreaLeadsom) along with other expert and local government witnesses, will give evidence to the House of Lords Public Services Committee…
How effective is the careers advice given in schools?
@LordsYouthUnemp ask How effective is the careers advice given in schools? At what age should young people begin to be taught about careers? Are young…
Education and Health Secretaries urged to address lack of digital skills and equipment hampering effective delivery of online healthcare and teaching services
In letters sent today (18 Jun) to the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt. Hon. @GavinWilliamson CBE, MP and the Secretary of State for…