Politics

Starmer to pledge Ofsted ‘reform’ and thousands more teachers

Labour leader to commit to new ‘national excellence programme’ in conference speech

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Queen’s jubilee book for schools to cost £12m

The book will be sent to every primary school pupil next year

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Fake Covid jab consent form could ‘cost lives’, government warns

A bogus Covid vaccine consent form sent to headteachers which warns the jab could cause blindness, deafness and miscarriages…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Government urged to prioritise teachers amid fuel crisis

Union warns fuel shortage will cause ‘serious difficulties’ for education provision

James Carr
James Carr
News

Kate Green: Full text of Labour Conference 2021 speech

Labour activists heard from shadow education secretary Kate Green at the party’s annual conference this morning. Here is what…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Zahawi vows to ‘tackle harassment head on’ following anti-vax protests

Education secretary says protests are ‘outrageous’ and warned ‘no one should be stigmatised for their decision’

James Carr
James Carr


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The Education People’s Sarah Carpenter, Specialist Improvement Adviser for Maths, provides advice and guidance for teachers on how to…

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The Education People
Politics

Citizenship reforms, digital skills and careers advice: Starmer sets out his plan for schools

Labour announces raft of measures to be paid-for with money raised from lifting private schools’ VAT exemption

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Keir Starmer to pledge end to private schools VAT exemption – reports

Pledge echoes one made in 2019 manifesto under former leader Jeremy Corbyn

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Tutoring

Tutoring stand-off set to end as providers sign contracts

Three week contract dispute with Randstad comes to a close

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Covid

Union demands more ‘robust’ rules as sports event held amid Covid cases

Unions want stricter Covid curbs after one school with 33 cases sent pupils to a sports event while others…

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Schools

Ministers ponder pilot scheme for ‘mini-UTCs’ within schools

The Baker Dearing Trust is hoping to pilot what they call ‘UTC sleeves’ in ten schools

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter