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Meanwhi l e,t heLi bDemshav es ai dt heywi l l s pend£7bnov ert he ns t ead,moneys houl dbedi r ec t edt owar dsens ur i ngt eac herpayi s s ameper i odt opr ot ec tc as hperpupi l ,f undedbyr ai s i ngc or por at i on I c ompet i t i v e.Wehav ehi s t or i c al l ys eenmanyc y c l esoft eac her s t axt o20%. l eav i ngt hepr of es s i ont ogethi gherpai dj obsi not heri ndus t r i es s ewher e.Fundi ngs houl dal l owt eac herpayt obeasc ompet i t i v e Comment i ngont heannounc ement s ,Bal j i nderKul l er ,whohasov er el hatofot heri ndus t r i esandal l owt hes t at usoft hi spr of es s i on, 15y ear s ’ ex per i enc ei neduc at i onr ec r ui t ment ,andi snowManagi ng ast c hs eemst ohav ebeenunder mi nedbyf undi ngc ut s ,t obeel eDi r ec t orofonl i nes uppl yt eac herpor t al ,TheSuppl yRegi s t er ,s ai d: whi v at ed. ” “ I t ’ senc our agi ngt os eet hatbot ht heLabourpar t yandLi ber al Dem“ As t r ongec onomywi t ht hr i v i ngbus i nes s esi sk eyatat i mewhen oc r at shav er ec ogni s edt hei mpor t anc eofawel l f undededuc at i on wes eekt or emai nanat t r ac t i v ec ount r yofbus i nes s .UKc or por at i on s y s t em f orourc hi l dr enandt hef ut ur eoft hi sc ount r y . ” t axr ec ei pt ss ur gedt oar ec or dhi ghdur i ngt hepas tf i nanc i al y ear pi t et hemai nr at ef al l i ngf r om 30% i n2008t o19%.Unl es st he “ Ihav epr ev i ous l ybeenv er yv oc al aboutt hei mpac tt hatf undi ngc ut s des emai nsc ompet i t i v e,wer i s kj eopar di s i ngt hes t r engt hoft hi s hav ehadont heabi l i t yofs c hool st oat t r ac tandr et ai nt hes t af ft hey UKr r ev enues t r eam. ” need,wi t ht heNat i onal Audi tOf f i c ees t i mat i ngs c hool swi l l hav et o c ut£3bnf r om budget sby201920t omeetr i s i ngc os tpr es s ur es . ” “ Leader smus twal kat i ght r opet os t r i k eabal anc ebet weenens ur i ngt hatt axr ec ei pt sr emai ns t r ong–andt henens ur i ngt hatf unds “ Des pi t ec l ai msf r om t heCons er v at i v est hathi ghs c hool f undi ngi s edi r ec t edc ar ef ul l yt obenef i tt heeduc at i ons ec t or . ” “ ati t shi ghes tonr ec or datmor et han£40bi l l i oni n2016t o2017and ar i ss ett or i s et o£42bi l l i oni n2019t o2020” ,t hef ac tt hatmor et han eas ef r om Bl ues k yPR 500s c hool headt eac her shav ewr i t t ent oTher es aMayac c us i ngher Rel ofpus hi ngBr i t ai n’ seduc at i ons y s t em t obr eak i ngpoi ntmak esi t c l eart hats omet hi ngmus tbedone. ”

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Speci alEducat i onf orAdul t s&Chi l dr en

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Pr i mar yEducat i on

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Secondar yEducat i on

TheRES For um I nt r oducesaVi r t ual Educat i onPr ogr amme:RES For um Lear ni ngLab TheRESFor um Lear ni ngLabwi l l equi pHRpr of es s i onal swi t ht hek nowl edget hey needt obec omel eader si ngl obal mobi l i t y . TheRESFor um,ani ndependentc ommuni t yf ori nt er nat i onal HRandmobi l i t ypr of es s i onal s ,haspar t ner edwi t hc or por at et r ai ni ngpr ov i der ,Knowl edgeAny wher e,t odel i v er av i r t ual educ at i onpr ogr ammet oi t s1, 300+member s . TheRESFor um’ sneweduc at i onpr ogr amme,RESFor um Lear ni ngLab,wi l l ar m memberor gani s at i onswi t ht hek nowl edget heyneedt omanagei nt er nat i onal as s i gnment sands ol v egl obal HRi s s ues .Ser v i ngasac ent r al i s edl ear ni ngpl at f or mf oral l t opi c sr el at edt ogl obal mobi l i t y ,RESFor um Lear ni ngLabwi l l gi v emember st heoppor t uni t yt ol ear nandobt ai nc er t i f i c at i onont opi c si nc l udi ngi nt er nat i onal c ompens at i onand benef i t s ,i nt er nat i onal HRandgl obal mobi l i t y .Thei nf or mat i onpr ov i dedbyRESFor um Lear ni ngLabwi l l bedel i v er edt hr oughac l oudbas eds of t war epr ogr am t hatc anbeac c es s edf r om v i r t ual l yanymobi l edev i c e-al l owi ngmemberor gani s at i onsandpr of es s i onal st oi ns t ant l yr et r i ev et hei nf or mat i ont heyneedf r om anyl oc at i onort i mez one. “ Pr of es s i onal enr i c hmentandt hepur s ui tofk nowl edgear ec ent r al t ot hef oundi ngmi s s i onofTheRESFor um.Wi t hRESFor um Lear ni ngLab,wec anf ur t herourv i s i onof bui l di ngani nt er nat i onal k nowl edgenet wor kc ent r edar oundt het opi c swi t hi ngl obal mobi l i t yanddel i v erenhanc edv al uet oourmember s , ”s ai dTheRESFor um Par t ner ,Dav i d Ens er Chi efEx ec ut i v eOf f i c erofKnowl edgeAny wher e,Char l i eGi l l et t e,s ai d:“ Wi t ha c l oudbas edt r ai ni ngLear ni ngLab,TheRESFor um wi l l beabl et oex t endi t sv as t k nowl edgei nal l t hi ngswi t hi ngl obal mobi l i t yt oi t sdi v er s enet wor kofi nt er nat i onal memberor gani s at i onsl i k ei tnev erhasbef or e.Wear eex c i t edt ohav et heoppor t uni t yt o wor kal ongs i deTheRESFor um ast heyc ont i nuet oi nnov at eandpr ov i det houghtl eader s hi ppr oduc t sands er v i c esi ni nt er nat i onal HR. ” Thef i r s tpr oduc t ,i nt endedf orent r yl ev el pr ac t i t i oner sands uppl i erbus i nes sdev el opmentpr of es s i onal s ,wi l l bel aunc hedi nAugus t2017.Thi swi l l bef ol l owedupwi t ha s ec ondpr oduc tt ar get edatgl obal mobi l i t ypr of es s i onal st obel aunc hedi nDec ember 2017. Rel eas ef r om Per v as i v ePR

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Leader shi pEducat i on

Teacherr ecr ui t ment :t r adebodyandschooll eader s’uni on col l abor at eonnew CodeofConduct TheNat i onal As s oc i at i onofHeadT eac her s( NAHT)andt he As s oc i at i onofPr of es s i onal St af f i ngCompani es( APSCo) hav eunv ei l ednewgui danc ef ort hei rr es pec t i v emember s ar oundt eac herr ec r ui t ment . NAHT’ smember swi l l beof f er edgui danc eonwor k i ngwi t h t eac hers uppl yandr ec r ui t mentc ompani es ,andwi l l bei nt r oduc edt oAPSCo’ snewCodeofConduc tf ori t sEduc at i onr ec r ui t mentmember s .APSCohaswor k edc l os el ywi t ht he NAHTt opr oduc et hi sCode,whi c hs et southowpr of es s i onal r ec r ui t mentc ons ul t anc i eswi l l c onduc tt hems el v esandwhat s c hool sandac ademi esc anex pec tf r om APSCo’ smember s . Comment i ngont henews t andar ds ,Samant haHur l ey ,Di r ec t orofoper at i onsatAPSCo,s ai d: “ Wor k i ngi nc onj unc t i onwi t ht heNAHTonournewEduc at i on CodeofConduc twi l l enabl eust ohel pi mpr ov et heper c ept i onandunder s t andi ngofpr of es s i onal r ec r ui t mentf i r msand howt heyoper at e.I tal s oof f er st heoppor t uni t yt ogi v ehead t eac her sr eas s ur anc ear oundwor k i ngpr ac t i c esandf ees , hel pi ngt obus tmy t hsandmanaget heex pec t at i onsofal l i nv ol v ed. ” “ APSCo’ seduc at i onr ec r ui t mentmember sar epr of es s i onal or gani s at i onsc ommi t t edt ohel pi ngens ur ei mpr ov ed

educ at i onal out c omesf orpupi l st hr ought hepr ov i s i onofex c el l entt eac hi ngs t af f .Fort hi sr eas on,APSCoi sk eent o c ont i nuet owor kwi t ht heNAHTt oens ur et hats c hool l eader shav eac l earr out et oac c es s i ngqual i t yeduc at or sonan ongoi ngbas i s . ” Rus s el l Hobby ,gener al s ec r et ar yofs c hool l eader s ’ uni on NAHT ,s ai d: “ Wek nowt hatt her ei sac r i s i si nt eac herr ec r ui t ment . Sc hool sac r os st hec ount r yar ef i ndi ngi thar derandhar der t of i ndt het eac her st heyneed,wi t hnear l yhal fofs c hool s us i ngr ec r ui t mentagenc i est of i l l per manentr ol es ,ashi ghl i ght edi nNAHT’ sl at es tr ec r ui t ments ur v ey . ” “ Sc hool sneedt obeabl et or el yonr ec r ui t mentagenc i es t hatac ti napr of es s i onal ,openandc os tef f ec t i v eway .The newl ands c apei nt eac hi ngr el i esons uc hagenc i es ,s oi ti s c r uc i al t hatt heyadher et ot hehi ghes tc odesofc onduc t . Thi si swhywehav ewor k edwi t hAPSCoont hei rc odeof pr ac t i c e,s omet hi ngwear ebac k i ngupwi t hgui danc et o member st oday .Sc hool sar emi ndf ul oft hef ac tt hatt heyar e s pendi ngpubl i cmoney ,andmus tdot hi sr es pons i bl y .Thi s c odeofpr ac t i c ei ss omet hi ngal l agenc i ess houl dl ookt o. ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ues k yPR

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Fur t herEducat i on

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Hi gherEducat i on

Uni ver si t yOfExet eri mpr ovessust ai nabi l i t y pr act i cewi t honl i neboar dpor t al ,Boar dPacks TheUni v er s i t yofEx et eri sus i ngt heBoar dPac k sonl i ne boar dpor t al t oi mpr ov es us t ai nabi l i t ypr ac t i c eswi t hi nt he Bus i nes sSc hool . Boar dPac k si saboar dmeet i ngmanagementpor t al f r om t ec hnol ogyf i r m eShar e,andi sus edt oi mpr ov ei nf or mat i on s har i ngatas eni orl ev el ,s pec i f i c al l yont hepr epar at i onof boar dpac k sf ormeet i ngs .

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