Uniform policies banning Afro hair ‘likely to be unlawful’, says watchdog The Equality and Human Rights Commission will publish guidance for schools to ‘ensure hairstyle policies are not unlawfully discriminatory’
Who is Gillian Keegan? 11 facts about the new education secretary Rishi Sunak has been forming his first frontbench team
Gillian Keegan becomes fifth education secretary in four months She replaces Kit Malthouse, who departed the role earlier today
Funding, reforms and Michaela: Malthouse’s first (and last?) education questions Education secretary says he’ll provide evidence of pressures so new PM can decide the ‘priorities of the government’
School cuts campaign is back as unions warn of £2bn shortfall Move attempts to put school funding higher up new PM’s in-tray, with analysis suggesting shortfall equates to 38k fewer teachers
What will become of the endangered ‘Tory teacher’? ‘The Conservatives must return to being the party of social justice’
DfE faces legal challenge over how it handles pupil data Campaign group says department has ‘repeatedly’ failed to explain how it is meeting data protection law after damning 2020 audit
School meals price rises leave bitter taste Leaders forced to swallow extra costs or pass the increase on to parents
‘Untenable’: Council schools in deficit soar as costs keep rising Policy experts said the dire situation could ‘force’ local authorities to ‘relinquish’ their maintained schools