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Robin Walker MP, chairman of the influential Commons Education Committee, explains what hell be demanding to know from ministers when theyre called in to answer crucial questions about the RAAC scandal.

Academy trusts and councils should 'get off their backsides' and fill out a survey on RAAC, the education secretary has said.

Worcester Cathedral overflowed with friends and family who had gathered to say their goodbyes to former councillor Andrew Roberts.

All UK regions are experiencing a childcare recruitment crisis, according to research from the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

Tributes flood in for hardworking champion Andy Roberts and his "lifetime of service" to Worcester.

The Wells Gray Visitor Information Centre hosted the North Thompson Arts Council ‘Art Walk’ August 4 - 6. Smoke from nearby Wells Gray Park and Adams Lake wildfires and the hot weather didn’t detour visitors from strolling through canopied booths to view beautiful photography, paintings, hand knitted knomes, jewelry and wooden crafts, and art class demonstrations. Locals and tourists took the opportunity to explore the creative talent displayed and purchase pieces and engage with the talen...

A council-sponsored camp to help 14 to 18-year-olds ‘find their drag voice’ has been postponed.

Providers are urging the government to “wake up” to the challenges facing early years providers, following the publication of an education select committee inquiry into support for the sector.

Plans to expand the number of subsidised childcare places for working parents in England ‘should not come at the expense of quality’, report says.

The Education Committee says it is vital the government gets the funding rates right.