Academy trusts demand energy grants for schools Confederation of School Trusts also warns 9 in 10 of its members believe pay rises are ‘unaffordable’
Kit Malthouse: 12 facts about the new education secretary Meet the man who has replaced James Cleverly in Liz Truss’s first reshuffle
Kit Malthouse appointed education secretary in first Truss cabinet He is the fourth politician to hold the role in just over two months
Primary school disadvantage gap widens to largest in 10 years Government data shows attainment fell further for poorer pupils this year, widening the attainment gap
Grammar schools back on the agenda as Liz Truss becomes PM New Conservative leader has also backed longer school days and changes to university admissions
DfE hopes snubbed teacher trainers will help plug ‘cold spots’ Senior aide Will Bickford Smith says there’s a ‘good story’ to tell about government teacher training reforms, and urges new PM to ‘stay the course’
Prioritising poorer pupils for university is not ‘social engineering’ The odds of getting a university place remain heavily stacked against the poorest in society, one sector leader writes
A-level results 2022: Top grades drop 19% but remain higher than 2019 As planned, proportion of A* and A grades falls after bumper year in 2021, but pupils fare much better than in last formal exams
Exams can’t close the attainment gap. We must address the underlying causes Qualification reform is needed, but won’t be enough on its own to address issues of inclusion, diversity and equality