Cabinet reshuffle

Alex Burghart and Will Quince join DfE ministerial team

Conservative MPs Alex Burghart and Will Quince have been appointed education ministers in Boris Johnson’s reshuffle. Burghart, the MP...

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Covid

‘I simply can’t go on. I’m exhausted’: The heads planning early exit

Covid a factor for majority of those planning to leave early in next five years

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Cabinet reshuffle

Reshuffle: Baroness Berridge gone as academies minister

Conservative peer has been in the role since February 2020

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Cabinet reshuffle

Resist calls to scrap GCSEs and ‘excuse failing standards’, Gibb tells successors

Former schools minister issues message to new DfE team in article

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Covid

Create ‘voluntary third session’ in school day, says children’s commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza issues report in response to 'Big Ask' consultation

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Covid

Minister condemns ‘intimidation’ of schools after vaccination death threat warning

Vaccines minister says schools should 'not be afraid to speak to the police'

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Covid

Covid absence falls to 1.5% after self-isolation rules relaxed

But absences due to suspected or confirmed cases remain similar to the end of last term

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Ofsted

Ofsted to review tutoring and teachers’ professional development reforms

Watchdog tasked by government with reviewing two key catch-up policies

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News

Whitty makes case for teen vaccine amid ‘substantial transmission’ fears

Giving teenagers the vaccine will help manage disruption to schools and mitigate against the impact of a potential winter...

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