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Williamson and Gibb re-appointed in post-Brexit reshuffle

Gavin Williamson will continue in the role of education secretary following a reshuffle that saw a number of his…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Williamson to scrap 5,000 qualifications, but BTECs review delayed

A consultation on plans to remove funding for more than 5,000 legacy qualifications at level three and below has…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Revealed: £120k ‘cost-cutter’ savings at case study school were already being implemented

Cost-cutting measures that saved £120,000 at an academy singled out as a success story of Lord Agnew’s controversial resource…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News, Politics

Government’s ‘obsession’ with phonics is driven by need to help working-class white boys

The underperformance of white working-class boys in England’s education system is what has driven the government’s “obsession” with reading…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Agnew launches ‘rapid feedback’ school spending comparison service

The government is launching a “rapid feedback” service to compare similar schools based on how frugal they are. And…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

‘We are not convinced’ – leaders’ union ASCL won’t back #PauseOfsted campaign

The Association of School and College Leaders will not back calls for school staff to stop working as Ofsted…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker


News

DfE property firm’s boss got £30k bonus, despite missed value-for-money target

The boss of the Department for Education’s property company received a £30,000 bonus last year, despite the organisation missing…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Special school with ‘serious, widespread’ safeguarding failures to get a new sponsor

A residential special school in Worcestershire will be moved to a new academy trust after inspectors identified “serious, widespread”…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Catholic trust’s ‘inoperable’ ban on 11-plus tests lifted

A ban which prevented a Catholic academy trust’s 19 primary schools from hosting 11-plus exams has been lifted after…

James Carr
James Carr
News

DfE consults on new music education blueprint

The government is to fine tune its national plan for music this autumn to ‘level up’ the opportunities offered…

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

DfE’s teacher job website carries only half of available positions

The Department for Education’s free-to-use Teaching Vacancies website is failing to advertise more than 55 per cent of available…

James Carr
James Carr
News

Councils failing on SEND provision risk takeover from government commissioners

Councils failing to improve their SEND provision after repeated warnings from inspectors risk being taken over by government commissioners….

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker