LSIS Policy Update No. 24
Posted: 9 October 2009
Welcome to LSIS Policy Update Number 24, compiled by Ben Margulies. This issue of the regular policy news roundup covers the dates 21 September to 5 October 2009. Ben writes:
In this issue, we have warnings on Train to Gain funding for small providers from the ALP; new Local Employment Partnership targets; Gordon Brown's pledges on school spending at Labour conference; a Hefce review on HE standards, finding "no systemic failure"; and a Demos paper calling for more autonomy at the front line of public services. Also, the latest on the ongoing debates around the end of academic selection in Northern Ireland, and several new funding initiatives.