Politics

James Cleverly becomes third education secretary in two days

MP for Braintree succeeds Michelle Donelan, who left after 35 hours

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Education secretary Michelle Donelan resigns after less than two days

‘No way’ Boris Johnson can remain in post, says Donelan

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Schools minister Robin Walker resigns

Resignation leaves third vacancy in DfE ministerial team

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth and Tom Belger
Politics

Children’s minister Will Quince resigns ‘from job I love’

Quince says standing down ‘pains me greatly’ but had ‘no choice’ after being misled by Number 10

John Dickens
John Dickens
Teacher pay

New chancellor Zahawi dodges backing his own call for bigger teacher pay rises

Former education secretary will wait for review pay body proposals, but warns ‘important thing is fiscal discipline’

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

Michelle Donelan: 11 facts about the new education secretary

The ex-universities minister has stepped up to succeed her former boss Nadhim Zahawi

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


Politics

Donelan appointed education secretary as Zahawi made chancellor

Dramatic reshuffle follows wave of resignations from Tory MPs over Johnson’s latest scandal

John Dickens
John Dickens
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Finding a different route into teaching

Louise is a teaching assistant and has an ambition to become a qualified teacher. Through online distance learning, she…

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Exams

Key stage 2 SATS: 59% achieve ‘expected standard’ as maths and writing plunge

Results drop to lowest levels since 2016 after Covid disruption, but silver lining as reading improves

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams, Schools

‘Shambles’: Heads wait hours for SATs results as Capita portal crashes

Leaders waiting since 7.30am say delays ‘completely unacceptable’, as national statistics website also goes down

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Scaled scores for 2022 key stage 2 SATs announced

DfE publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Ex-DfE adviser and ESFA boss appointed in Ofqual board shake-up

New board members to bring ‘invaluable insight’, says regulator chair

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth