by Staff Writer | Jul 3, 2021 | Briefing
A REPORT BY THE National Audit Office (NAO) has found that while government funding per pupil has remained virtually unchanged since 2014, a new national funding formula has contributed to a shift in the balance of funding from more deprived schools to less deprived...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 2, 2021 | Briefing
ENHANCING CHILD WELL-BEING benefits society as a whole and is key to fostering prosperity. However, improving policies to help children thrive will require better data on their needs and lived experiences, according to a new OECD report. Measuring What Matters for...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 2, 2021 | Briefing
TURKEY’S WITHDRAWAL from the landmark Istanbul Convention on women’s rights has been condemned as “setting the clock back ten years” on women’s rights in the country. The convention provides a legal framework to protect women from violence and promote gender...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 1, 2021 | Briefing
THE LEADING GLOBAL INSTITUTE on health inequalities – the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) – has published a new framework, which includes new bold and ambitious recommendations on how to reduce health inequities and build back fairer from the COVID-19 pandemic...
by Agency Reporter | Jul 1, 2021 | Briefing
STEPCHANGE DEBT CHARITY says that new Money and Credit data from the Bank of England, showing a return to net borrowing by UK households, should give pause for thought about the wider state of household finances. Following an eight month run of aggregate net reduction...
by Agency Reporter | Jun 30, 2021 | Briefing
ALMOST 24,000 CHILDREN of EU families have been waiting more than three months for their right to remain in the UK to be decided, according to new UK Home Office figures – and 285 have faced uncertainty for more than a year. They are among more than 100,000 EU...
