Students sitting exams and other assessments next year will benefit from a package of exceptional measures to make them as fair as possible and manage the disruption caused by Covid-19, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson announced today (Thursday 3 … read more
Plans to ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening have been unveiled by the Environment Secretary today (3 December), in the start of a renewed push by government to strengthen the UK’s position as a world leader on animal welfare. T… read more
Press release Ofsted’s return to inspection in 2021 will happen in phases, with no graded inspections for education or social care providers planned before the summer term. Following the Secretary of State’s announcement today, Ofsted is abl… read more
Russia held a meeting at the UN today on what Russia claims is the status of the implementation of the Minsk agreements. This meeting was a transparent attempt to present a false and misleading narrative regarding the conflict in eastern Ukraine. W… read more
The Foreign Secretary spoke this week at the virtual NATO Foreign Ministers’ meeting on the future of NATO. He underlined the strengths of the Alliance and the need for it to evolve to meet new challenges and take action against malicious state activi… read more