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Demand for primary school places is falling. As most school funding is based on pupil numbers, this will impact schools finances. @educationgovuk hasn't yet provided the support needed to help schools handle the financial risks of falling demand. ➡️ nao.org.uk/reports/respon…

Inner London primary schools to be hit by 11% fall in pupils by 2030 National Audit Office says ministers need a plan to close or shrink classrooms as schools will struggle financially ft.com/content/696346…

ChatGPT v Gemini face-off #AI #ChatGPT #Gemini tomsguide.com/ai/i-put-chatg…

The Chief Executive of the Financial Reporting Council on why it is sometimes better to "explain" than "comply" #Governance ft.com/content/7e588d…

DfE White Paper to call for all schools to be in academy trusts tes.com/magazine/news/…

"More UK graduates are working in non-graduate jobs and earning non-graduate wages - not because of an oversupply of graduates, but an oversupply of graduates relative to the numbers of well-paid professional jobs" Stagnation is the issue. #HigherEd ft.com/content/649d3c…

Watchdog at risk of becoming empty shell as government loses interest in #audit reform #Governance cityam.com/mark-kleinman-…

Amazon vouchers and personalised tours in the competition for primary school pupils. #London londoncentric.media/i/184437718/am…

Gemini v Copilot head-to-head #AI zdnet.com/home-and-offic…

It's looking a lot like (Last) Christmas - and earlier with mince pie sales too. #ChristmasCreep ft.com/content/e255e7…

Today's Budget will ease cost of living pressures next year – but it backloads the fiscal repair job to eve of next election ⤵️ buff.ly/PBAWLKZ

Top 20 UK university deficits by absolute size #HigherEd thetab.com/2025/11/20/rev…

Number of unfilled primary school places in England hits record high: most significant shrinkage in London's primaries ft.com/content/9be6a0…

An FT explainer on how bad the OBR productivity downgrade will be for Reeves. In passing it, mentions how higher inflation can mean stealth public spending cuts. #Budget ft.com/content/655bcc… via @ft

"Hackers targeted JLR months before cyber attack that halted production" The FT on the recent #cyberattack on JLR. The article notes the need for resilience planning. #CyberSecurity ft.com/content/49a499…

UK banks seeking to reduce exposure of their loans to struggling UK #HigherEd with security being taken and cost-cutting turnaround plans. ft.com/content/87525b…

Why you should never use free online PDF converters #DataProtection #CyberSecurityAwareness howtogeek.com/why-i-never-us…

@KieranMaguire Those #excel #charts need some TLC You don't need the horizontal axis and gridlines - unnecessary clutter when you have data labels You should put the data labels "inside end" and bold in white You could reduce the gaps to improve comparison Maybe a bar chart would be better

Summary of Spurs finances under Daniel Levy. When he first joined the board Spurs revenues substantially lower than the leading clubs, that gap has decreased by 2024.

As primary school numbers decline in #London and demand for #SEND places rises, Southwark repurposes two schools for SEND. Lambeth and Westminster work on similar plans. ft.com/content/78de27…

Our analysis of #GCSEresultsday2025 is now out. 🔸 Grades are up very slightly from last year 🔸 The gender gap in grading is closing 🔸 Entries to triple science are down and double up 🔸 Re-take entries are up, but grades remain low vist.ly/445nm