James Cleverly: 12 facts about the latest education secretary What do we know about the third education secretary in two days?
James Cleverly becomes third education secretary in two days MP for Braintree succeeds Michelle Donelan, who left after 35 hours
Michelle Donelan: 11 facts about the new education secretary The ex-universities minister has stepped up to succeed her former boss Nadhim Zahawi
Key stage 2 SATS: 59% achieve ‘expected standard’ as maths and writing plunge Results drop to lowest levels since 2016 after Covid disruption, but silver lining as reading improves
‘Shambles’: Heads wait hours for SATs results as Capita portal crashes Leaders waiting since 7.30am say delays ‘completely unacceptable’, as national statistics website also goes down
Scaled scores for 2022 key stage 2 SATs announced DfE publishes marks pupils need to meet the ‘expected’ standard
Zahawi: Teachers won’t want to strike after pupils’ Covid ‘damage’ Education secretary faces questions over proposed below-inflation pay rises
We can’t let slow internet speeds stifle learning The government plans to give up to 3,000 more primary schools access to gigabit-capable broadband
DfE monitors staff after edict to return to the office Senior civil servants will be able to see which employees haven’t attended an office for 30 days