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Changes set out by the government today will make recruiting board members of public institutions—including Ofcom, National Highways, the Civil Aviation Authority and the British Museum—quicker and more efficient, with the aim of securing the best possible talent.
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The government's strategy for improving child development and meeting the ambition that 75% of 5-year-olds in England have a good level of development by 2028.
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Speech delivered by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson at the Trades Union Congress annual conference in Brighton, 2025
The heirs and great-grandchildren of Jewish Belgian art collector Samuel Hartveld are set to receive a painting by Henry Gibbs currently in the collection of the Tate
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