Election 2024

Phillipson will write to school staff to ‘reset relationship’

Recruitment campaign also ‘expanded’ – but no details, and nothing yet on 6,500 pledge timeline or pay plans

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Home education

Support services: ‘Rebuild it all around schools’

Variation in support for home educated children shows Labour’s uphill battle to rebuild services around schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Former schools minister Jacqui Smith returns to DfE in Lords role

Ex-home secretary will get a peerage and join Bridget Phillipson’s team

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

‘The proudest day of my life’: Phillipson’s full speech to DfE staff

Education secretary says she has ‘greatest job in government’, but warns of ‘scale of the challenge ahead’

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Election 2024

Who is Bridget Phillipson? 8 facts about the new education secretary

What we know about the minister handed the keys to the Department for Education

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Funding: ‘Functioning’ schools ‘won’t be immediate priority’

Ex-education adviser warns of ‘very difficult conversations’ on teacher pay

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson


Election 2024

Election 2024: Education winners and losers

Your Schools Week guide to how the famous education faces did in last night’s general election

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Election 2024

Stop teachers quitting to help hit recruitment target, Labour told

Election analysis: New government’s key pledge is to recruit 6,500 teachers, but how and when?

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Election 2024

Starmer pledges to ‘repair our public services’ after historic victory

Incoming prime minister promises ‘mission of national renewal to rebuild our country’ after Labour landslide

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Governance

Promised national governor recruitment campaign in limbo

Sector leader hopes Labour government will rekindle plan for hiring push

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Election 2024: Education secretary Gillian Keegan loses her seat

Loss in Chichester to the Lib Dems comes amid disastrous night for the Tories

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Election 2024: ‘The British people have chosen change’ – Phillipson

Labour government will be powered by ‘belief that tomorrow could not just be different from today, but better’ says…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker