Young people in England should not receive state benefits unless they take part in education, employment or training, say MPs.

Paying higher rates of benefits to young people to keep them in education, employment or training will eradicate social exclusion and lead to savings in policing and the treatment of addiction, MPs said today.

A NEW nursery set up by a team from a former childcare facility is due to be up and running within weeks.

A NEW nursery set up by a team from a former childcare facility is due to be up and running within weeks.

A NEW nursery set up by a team from a former childcare facility is due to be up and running within weeks.

CANBERRA, April 7 (Reuters) – The Australian government’s leading index of employment fell for a third straight month in April after seven consecutive monthly rises, pointing to a possible pause in jobs growth, data showed on Wednesday. However, it was too early to confirm a slowdown, which would need six consecutive monthly falls, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations …

The cuts to universities recently announced by the Brown government are another step in the ongoing process of marketisation of higher education. The forthcoming stages will be increased top-up fees, a wave of mergers between colleges, and an even more elitist method for funding the sector.

‘Education policy will influence my support’ Melanie Viney, 37 Mother of two, from Edgbaston. Works part time as an NHS manager The constituency: Birmingham Edgbaston: Labour seat, held by Gisela Stuart by 2,349 votes (16,465 for Labour; 14,116 for Conservatives). In the last election: voted Conservative. This time: “We have another round of redundancies coming up in our hospital and people are …

Since 1948, Britain has supported the principle of social solidarity through state pensions, healthcare, education and other public services provided by society as whole. This idea is now under threat.

Nurseries are pulling out of the Government’s free nursery places scheme forcing parents to pay full costs or look for new childcare places.

The introduction of new style technical schools designed to train youngsters for careers like building and engineering will lead to a two-tier education system, teachers are set to warn.

State nursery schools are considered by many to be the cream of the education system. But funding changes could put many of them at risk Fran Munby is seriously worried. And with good reason, to judge from the budget cuts that are facing the nursery school she runs. St Thomas Children’s Centre Nursery, which Ofsted says provides an “outstanding” education to 80 children in one of the most …

Education bosses are being urged to explain why a school bus was allowed to set off in “horrendous” weather conditions before crashing and killing a 17-year-old pupil.