By Jan Cavelle
While the chancellor’s plans to merge national insurance with income tax, close the loop hole in civil service pay and further reduce the deficit makes sense, the government has provided a safe haven for education’s chronic second raters.
By Roger Thorpe
The last month has seen a flurry of commentary and advice from business leaders around our education system. Some of it repeats the annual bashing of school leavers, but overall it has been difficult to discern what problem we are actually trying to solve.
In a bid to boost international expansion, children’s video learning app Hopster has made two senior technical appointments – including the addition of a Made.com executive – and plans to grow its presence on Apple TV.
Economists have long proposed many channels through which education may affect growth, but with the UK’s universities being under threat from international rivals and global businesses starting to pick up speed, now might be time to start listening.
Shoosmiths’ commercial partner and digital law expert Laurence Kaye shares his thoughts on how SMEs can exploit the internet, web and mobile products and services
Happy that the last government has made education “boring”, but wanting less interference as a business owner, Richard Harris shares his thoughts with us ahead of the May general election.
Business accelerator Tech City UK has enhanced its Digital Business Academy, which provides free enterprise skills from BBC, O2, Microsoft, Twitter and more, following over 12,000 programme registrations from across the nation.
Ask a senior business leader whether MPs and the government know what is really needed to create a free-flowing and prosperous economy and you’ll probably get “no” most of the time. Technology business builder Adam Hale, of Fairsail, has shared his insight with us.
Subscription-based education service lynda.com, which helps people learn new skills through online videos produced by hired experts, has been bought by LinkedIn.
After much speculation, predictions and comment, George Osborne has delivered his last Budget before the May election. But for all the fanfare of ISAs and reducing the deficit, there was a worrying lack of talk around education and youth unemployment. Is there a sustained and long-term plan for the next generation
