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Cuts and caps to benefits have always harmed people, not helped them into work

Keir Starmer’s government is expected to announce a host of cuts to sickness and disability support in the coming days. The UK’s ageing and increasingly unwell population has led to what has been described as “unsustainable” and “indefensible” spending on benefits.

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Labour’s first budget: redistribution away from the rich after over a decade of Conservative rule

Labour’s first budget in 14 years appears to have avoided the Halloween nightmares that many predicted. Yes, the overall tax burden is at its highest level since 1948, but this budget’s tax and spend distribution is such that it spreads both the pain and the benefit. Most of the pain…

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School summer holidays in England should be cut to four weeks, report says

Experts to also recommend longer half-term breaks in proposed overhaul of school calendar ‘in place since Victorian times’

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What Angela Rayner's speech tells us about Labour's potential to curtail short-termism in UK politics

With no apparent irony, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak recently announced he was cancelling HS2 – one of the UK’s largest long-term infrastructure projects – under the 2023 Conservative party conference strapline, “Long-term decisions for a brighter future”. He did so after a week of repeatedly saying he would not be…

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Most secondary schools do not prioritise poorer pupils for admission – study

Affluent parents have the resources to ‘buy admission to popular schools’ through the housing market, a report has suggested.

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Benefit reforms have pushed many into part-time, low-paid jobs – IFS

Those encouraged to move into work often remain on meagre wages, paying little in tax and still receiving in-work benefits, the think tank found.

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Colleges and sixth forms to bear brunt of funding squeeze, “stark” IFS report warns

Early years education, colleges, sixth forms and universities will all face a difficult few years ahead, experts have warned.

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Early years education and colleges to bear brunt of funding squeeze – IFS

Early years education, colleges, sixth forms and universities will all face a difficult few years ahead, experts have warned.

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Universal free school meals would make a huge difference to the cost-of-living crisis – here's how

The UK government’s recent autumn statement set out several measures to help people with rapidly rising prices. These including increased benefit payments and an extension to the energy price cap, although at a less generous rate than currently guaranteed.

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Teaching recruitment struggles continue as schools are forced to use non-specialists

The National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) says the use of non-specialist teachers could have a negative impact on learning for pupils

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£2 taken from households in ‘stealthy’ freezes for every £1 in tax cuts – IFS

By 2025–26, freezes will take away £2 for every £1 given to households through the headline personal tax cuts, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.

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Teacher quitting rates higher in English secondaries than in Wales, report shows

But the rate was lower in England for primary school classroom teachers, the National Foundation for Educational Research said.

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Childcare meant women almost twice as likely to break lockdown rules

‘Our findings surprised us because previous studies into compliance have shown that men are much more likely to break the law than women,’ researcher says

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Educational disadvantage gap virtually unchanged in 20 years, says report

The pandemic has significantly worsened overall outcomes as well as widening inequalities, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said.

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UK families ‘nearly £9,000 worse off than in comparable countries’

A report by the Resolution Foundation and LSE found the incomes of the poorest UK households are 40% behind counterparts in similar economies.

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Large for-profit nursery groups are becoming more common – with negative consequences for parents and the sector

High-quality early education and childcare can have a positive impact on children’s wellbeing and life chances. The ability to combine work and care can benefit the whole family. But, for many parents, childcare costs are a significant drain on household income, and COVID-19 made childcare problems for families worse.

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