Call for new Civil Contingencies Select Committee Department for Education had no plan for exams in the event of a national emergency such as a pandemic, new FOI reveals Call for measures to break government groupthink New Minister for Resilience and Recovery at Cabinet level required Overhaul “narrow” SAGE to improve advice The Government is being urged to establish a ‘Civil Contingencies’ Select Committee to ensure “continuous oversight” of preparation for future pandemics and emergencies.

@EducationGovUK had no plan for #exams in the event of a national emergency such as a pandemic, say @ReformThinkTank  The Government is being urged to establish a ‘Civil Contingencies’ Select Committee to ensure “continuous oversight” of preparation for future pandemics and emergencies.

Bridget Phillipson MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has today called for the National Audit Office (NAO) to launch an inquiry into the Job Retention Bonus scheme and whether it is good value for money. 

Degree classification On Thursday 16 January, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) published student statistics for 2018/19 which covers a wide range of topics.

More money, fewer problems? The case for targeted education spending Drastic variation in finances mean the Government’s plans to ‘level up’ school funding will not close the gap between struggling schools and those with healthy bank balances.