Politics

Quince appointed schools minister as caretaker roles confirmed

Brendan Clarke-Smith gets children's brief in shake-up following mass resignations

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

School attendance hits five-month low, workforce absence soars

Nearly one in 10 secondary school teachers were off last week, DfE estimates

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies, Politics

Labour plans to curtail academy freedoms in schools bill amendment

Opposition seizes on government infighting - finally revealing its own plans for academies

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

September 2022 Ofsted inspection changes: What schools need to know

Curriculum grace period ends - but new grade descriptor 'will prevent cliff edge'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

‘A new low’: Chartered College lodges complaint over swearing minister

Sector leader writes to government as fellow Conservative MP accuses Andrea Jenkyns of 'appalling conduct'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

School reforms up in air as Johnson turmoil wipes out ministers

Uncertainty reigns after spate of ministerial resignations and PM's decision to quit

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Grammar schools ratings topple as new Ofsted regime bites

Kent school that controversially opened satellite site in 2015 among those downgraded

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

‘Be teachers not campaigners’ urges Ofsted chief

Amanda Spielman tells teachers to maintain their 'own impartiality'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Will Quince back at the DfE less than two days after resignation

Ex-children's minister returns to a more senior role, but no clarity on brief yet

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker