Politics

Sir Kevan Collins joins the DfE board

Former EEF boss and catch up tsar will advise Phillipson on raising school standards

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Catherine McKinnell: 9 facts about the new schools minister

Roles have not been officially confirmed, but one of McKinnell’s colleagues has said she will cover schools brief

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Stephen Morgan and Janet Daby join DfE ministerial team

They join Bridget Phillipson, Catherine McKinnell and Jacqui Smith at the department

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

NCFE fined £300k for 2022 T-level exam fiasco

Awarding body has promised errors will not happen again

Samantha Booth
Anviksha Patel
News

Key stage 2 SATs 2024: Slight improvement in reading and writing

Slight rise in pupils meeting overall expected standard, but attainment not yet back to pre-pandemic high

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
SATs

Scaled scores for 2024 key stage 2 SATs announced

Department for Education publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter


Exclusions

Trust sponsor to trial youth hubs for at-risk pupils

Oasis charity says hub will provide therapeutic care and mentoring after-school for pupils at risk of exclusion

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Election 2024

Damian Hinds named shadow education secretary

Former schools minister and education secretary will shadow Bridget Phillipson’s new DfE team

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Attendance

Attendance: Map out bullying ‘hotspots’ to cut absence, says report

Schools found success when they identified areas where pupils did not feel safe

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Election 2024

No ‘quick and easy solutions’ to ‘major’ challenges, Phillipson warns schools

New education secretary tells school staff she will ‘listen, draw on your wealth of experience and act on your…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Catherine McKinnell appointed education minister

MP was shadow schools minister, but exact DfE role has not been confirmed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
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