The 2024 Autumn Budget brings a mix of positive investments and new challenges for the education sector. While schools and early years education are set to benefit from increased funding, universities and private education face rising costs due to higher National Insurance Contributions (NIC) and VAT on private school fees.
With universities facing increasing competition for student recruitment, the use of various incentives has begun to raise concerns about transparency, fairness, and the need for ethical recruitment practices.
Subcontracting plays a pivotal role in the landscape of further education, expanding the opportunities available to learners. However, it is also an area which is considered high risk with well-reported scandals, ghost learners and the loss of income to the sector. Consequently, for education providers (providers) choosing to engage delivery subcontractors, it is important to have adequate controls...
As part of its 2024 election manifesto, Labour has committed to the removal of several tax exemptions from private schools resulting in additional VAT costs and compliance obligations.
In the current economic climate, institutions within the education sector are under increasing pressure to secure and maintain essential funding. Ensuring compliance with funding rules is therefore critical for those accessing funds through the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) or Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs).
Insights from over 170 individuals across the UK public and social sector highlighted that the UK is on the cusp of a recruitment and retention crisis. Amid ongoing social and economic instability, how can we improve efforts to support our public sector workforce and effectively attract new talent?
Over 300 individuals from across the UK public and social sector told us that the UK is at a critical juncture. Amid on going social and economic turmoil, decisive action is needed now to support those most in need.
In today’s interconnected world, global digital connectivity is more pervasive than ever before. With technology developing at a rapid pace, and organisations embracing new digital solutions at an unprecedented rate, we are also witnessing a simultaneous rise in the scale and impact of cyber threats and attacks.
Against a backdrop of political uncertainty, unprecedented strike action and the prevailing cost of living crisis ‒ itself a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine among other factors ‒ many of the UK’s most vulnerable communities are at risk of becoming more marginalised and face more hardship.
A time of transformation.
Based on insight from more than 800 executives from 27 countries, we uncover what business leaders across the globe really think amidst a backdrop of inflation and economic instability, increasingly complex rules and regulations, growing energy prices and geopolitical tensions in our latest C-suite barometer 2023.
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