[PDF] Top 20 House of Commons Library: Briefing paper: Number SN04223, 21 December 2018: Research & Development spending

... Textiles, clothing and leather products Transport and storage services Casting of iron and steel Wood&paper products Sewerage & waste management Non-ferrous metals Other non-metallic mineral products Other ... See full document

... • substantial academic or applied and technical qualifications; • non-qualification activity, such as work experience; and • the study of English and maths where they do not hold a GCSE 9- 4 (reformed grading) or A*-C ... See full document

... May 2018, the Secretary of State recognised the pressures inherent in the accountability system and consequently he set out some principles for a clear and simple accountability ... See full document

... March 2018 debate in Parliament, the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, set out that the Government did not plan to introduce any new subjects at GCSE level during the current Parliament, although it was open to a BSL ... See full document

... The Resolution Foundation considered the FSM eligibility issue in a blog post published on 11 January 2018: So far all families [on Universal Credit] are entitled – because very few working families with children ... See full document

... White Paper, "The Future of Higher Education", that graduates enjoy different returns from different courses and according to the institution ...Recent research found a 44 percentage point difference in ... See full document

... Not all disadvantaged pupils currently attract funding. Some schools do not focus funding on disadvantaged pupils appropriately or use the most cost-effective interventions, and, in any event, the evidence base is still ... See full document

... This paper retains the distinction between the terms for two ...The spending data are regularly ...this paper is therefore consistent for its entire length, other than the break in 2011-12 detailed ... See full document

... public spending could improve the economic efficiency of higher education more generally by taking the financial pressure off direct support for institutions, allowing maintenance loans to be expanded to cover the ... See full document

... The second substantive change was to remove the reference to local authorities having to monitor the “physical and emotional” development of children along with their educational development. Lord Soley ... See full document

... This briefing paper provides more information on these policies and more recent developments in the provision of PE and sport in ...physical development of ... See full document

... We will establish new institutes of technology, backed by leading employers and linked to leading universities, in every major city in England. They will provide courses at degree level and above, specialising in ... See full document

... From 2018-19, loans of up to £25,000 will be available to any English student without a Research Council living allowance who can win a place for doctoral study at a UK ... See full document

... One such attempt is a major annual research project funded by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, which estimates Minimum Income Standards (MIS) for different household types in the UK. This involves in- depth ... See full document

... These reforms have been designed to reduce overall welfare spending and to provide incentives for benefit recipients to take up employment. They have reduced the amount of household income that it is possible to ... See full document

... school. Research suggests that this is because children from poorer backgrounds have less access to economic, social, and cultural resources, such as high-quality primary school education and private tuition, ... See full document

... Advice for schools on Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges sets out more direct information for schools and colleges on how to deal with incidents and allegations. The Government ... See full document

... school. Research suggests that this is because children from poorer backgrounds have less access to economic, social, and cultural resources, such as high-quality primary school education and private tuition, ... See full document

... We will establish new institutes of technology, backed by leading employers and linked to leading universities, in every major city in England. They will provide courses at degree level and above, specialising in ... See full document

... The number of applicants who lived in Scotland (and hence were not liable for variable fees at institutions in Scotland) increased by 2% in 2006, compared to a 4% fall among those living in ... See full document