https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions<\/a>.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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The Integrated Review Refresh, which this government published in March 2023, sets out in clear terms the UK\u2019s policy towards China.<\/p>
The UK is a world-leading destination for foreign students, including from China, where they add to the academic richness of UK universities. However, a key part of the International Education Strategy is diversification. Universities must ensure they have appropriate processes in place to manage the risks associated with dependence on a single source of funding, whether that is from a single organisation or a single country. The Office for Students (OfS), the regulator of higher education in England, monitors the risk of over-reliance on overseas income at a sector level.<\/p>
<\/p>
The department recognises concerns about overseas interference in the higher education sector and regularly assess the risks facing academia. The department has acted to remove government funding from Confucius Institutes in the UK. The department will continue to take steps to significantly strengthen the UK\u2019s protections from overseas interference in our higher education sector, helping to safeguard intellectual property and sensitive research.<\/p>
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 will introduce increased transparency and the monitoring of certain overseas funding received by higher education providers in England. The protection of individuals\u2019 rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK is taken very seriously. Attempts by foreign powers to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK will not be tolerated.<\/p>
<\/p>
The department has committed, in the Integrated Review Refresh, to review the full set of legislative and other provisions designed to protect the academic sector, in order to identify what more can be or should be done.<\/p>"}
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The Integrated Review Refresh, which this government published in March 2023, sets out in clear terms the UK\u2019s policy towards China.<\/p>
The UK is a world-leading destination for foreign students, including from China, where they add to the academic richness of UK universities. However, a key part of the International Education Strategy is diversification. Universities must ensure they have appropriate processes in place to manage the risks associated with dependence on a single source of funding, whether that is from a single organisation or a single country. The Office for Students (OfS), the regulator of higher education in England, monitors the risk of over-reliance on overseas income at a sector level.<\/p>
<\/p>
The department recognises concerns about overseas interference in the higher education sector and regularly assess the risks facing academia. The department has acted to remove government funding from Confucius Institutes in the UK. The department will continue to take steps to significantly strengthen the UK\u2019s protections from overseas interference in our higher education sector, helping to safeguard intellectual property and sensitive research.<\/p>
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 will introduce increased transparency and the monitoring of certain overseas funding received by higher education providers in England. The protection of individuals\u2019 rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK is taken very seriously. Attempts by foreign powers to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK will not be tolerated.<\/p>
<\/p>
The department has committed, in the Integrated Review Refresh, to review the full set of legislative and other provisions designed to protect the academic sector, in order to identify what more can be or should be done.<\/p>"}
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The Integrated Review Refresh, which this government published in March 2023, sets out in clear terms the UK\u2019s policy towards China.<\/p>
The UK is a world-leading destination for foreign students, including from China, where they add to the academic richness of UK universities. However, a key part of the International Education Strategy is diversification. Universities must ensure they have appropriate processes in place to manage the risks associated with dependence on a single source of funding, whether that is from a single organisation or a single country. The Office for Students (OfS), the regulator of higher education in England, monitors the risk of over-reliance on overseas income at a sector level.<\/p>
<\/p>
The department recognises concerns about overseas interference in the higher education sector and regularly assess the risks facing academia. The department has acted to remove government funding from Confucius Institutes in the UK. The department will continue to take steps to significantly strengthen the UK\u2019s protections from overseas interference in our higher education sector, helping to safeguard intellectual property and sensitive research.<\/p>
The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 will introduce increased transparency and the monitoring of certain overseas funding received by higher education providers in England. The protection of individuals\u2019 rights, freedoms, and safety in the UK is taken very seriously. Attempts by foreign powers to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK will not be tolerated.<\/p>
<\/p>
The department has committed, in the Integrated Review Refresh, to review the full set of legislative and other provisions designed to protect the academic sector, in order to identify what more can be or should be done.<\/p>"}
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The Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme, which is part of the department\u2019s education recovery response, has played an important role in improving children\u2019s language and communication skills following the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>
<\/p>
In September 2023, the Education Endowment Foundation published an independent evaluation of the programme\u2019s impacts in 2021/22. This demonstrated that children who received the programme made on average the equivalent of four months\u2019 progress in language skills, compared to children who did not receive NELI. Pupils eligible for free school meals made additional progress on average of seven months. It is rare to see this sort of impact from an educational programme on a national level, which is a fantastic testament to all those involved in delivering it to children over the last three years.<\/p>
<\/p>
Since the programme was launched in 2020, just over 11,100 schools, over two thirds of all primaries, have signed up to deliver NELI. To increase the reach of the programme, the department has confirmed it will be funding all registered schools to continue delivering the programme in the 2023/24 academic year. To promote awareness and encourage uptake, the delivery partner will be engaging all registered schools through a mixture of regular communications, support, and targeted outreach. Furthermore, the department is working with the supplier on steps to engage and promote NELI to all schools this academic year and currently scoping activity for the 2024/25 academic year and beyond.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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The Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme, which is part of the department\u2019s education recovery response, has played an important role in improving children\u2019s language and communication skills following the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>
<\/p>
In September 2023, the Education Endowment Foundation published an independent evaluation of the programme\u2019s impacts in 2021/22. This demonstrated that children who received the programme made on average the equivalent of four months\u2019 progress in language skills, compared to children who did not receive NELI. Pupils eligible for free school meals made additional progress on average of seven months. It is rare to see this sort of impact from an educational programme on a national level, which is a fantastic testament to all those involved in delivering it to children over the last three years.<\/p>
<\/p>
Since the programme was launched in 2020, just over 11,100 schools, over two thirds of all primaries, have signed up to deliver NELI. To increase the reach of the programme, the department has confirmed it will be funding all registered schools to continue delivering the programme in the 2023/24 academic year. To promote awareness and encourage uptake, the delivery partner will be engaging all registered schools through a mixture of regular communications, support, and targeted outreach. Furthermore, the department is working with the supplier on steps to engage and promote NELI to all schools this academic year and currently scoping activity for the 2024/25 academic year and beyond.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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The Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme, which is part of the department\u2019s education recovery response, has played an important role in improving children\u2019s language and communication skills following the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>
<\/p>
In September 2023, the Education Endowment Foundation published an independent evaluation of the programme\u2019s impacts in 2021/22. This demonstrated that children who received the programme made on average the equivalent of four months\u2019 progress in language skills, compared to children who did not receive NELI. Pupils eligible for free school meals made additional progress on average of seven months. It is rare to see this sort of impact from an educational programme on a national level, which is a fantastic testament to all those involved in delivering it to children over the last three years.<\/p>
<\/p>
Since the programme was launched in 2020, just over 11,100 schools, over two thirds of all primaries, have signed up to deliver NELI. To increase the reach of the programme, the department has confirmed it will be funding all registered schools to continue delivering the programme in the 2023/24 academic year. To promote awareness and encourage uptake, the delivery partner will be engaging all registered schools through a mixture of regular communications, support, and targeted outreach. Furthermore, the department is working with the supplier on steps to engage and promote NELI to all schools this academic year and currently scoping activity for the 2024/25 academic year and beyond.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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The Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme, which is part of the department\u2019s education recovery response, has played an important role in improving children\u2019s language and communication skills following the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>
<\/p>
In September 2023, the Education Endowment Foundation published an independent evaluation of the programme\u2019s impacts in 2021/22. This demonstrated that children who received the programme made on average the equivalent of four months\u2019 progress in language skills, compared to children who did not receive NELI. Pupils eligible for free school meals made additional progress on average of seven months. It is rare to see this sort of impact from an educational programme on a national level, which is a fantastic testament to all those involved in delivering it to children over the last three years.<\/p>
<\/p>
Since the programme was launched in 2020, just over 11,100 schools, over two thirds of all primaries, have signed up to deliver NELI. To increase the reach of the programme, the department has confirmed it will be funding all registered schools to continue delivering the programme in the 2023/24 academic year. To promote awareness and encourage uptake, the delivery partner will be engaging all registered schools through a mixture of regular communications, support, and targeted outreach. Furthermore, the department is working with the supplier on steps to engage and promote NELI to all schools this academic year and currently scoping activity for the 2024/25 academic year and beyond.<\/p>
<\/p>
<\/p>"}
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The department\u2019s expenditure, including consultancy fees, is published each year in the Annual Report and Accounts and is available on GOV.UK. The most recent Annual Report for the 2021/22 financial year, is accessible at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-consolidated-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022<\/a>.<\/p>The department does not split out external recruitment consultant from other consultant spend.<\/p>
External recruitment agencies and search firms are an important resource which support the Civil Service's ability to recruit and to find talented people, in the right places, with the right capabilities to deliver for the people of the United Kingdom. The Civil Service has developed a number of commercial frameworks which provide transparency, high quality services and value for money.<\/p>
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