News

Gavin Williamson appointed as education secretary

Gavin Williamson, the former defence secretary, has been appointed as the new education secretary. Downing Street made the announcement...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Hinds out as education secretary as Johnson reshuffle begins

Damian Hinds has confirmed he will return to the backbenches after just over 18 months as education secretary. It...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Johnson enters Downing Street with pledge of ‘immediate’ work to boost school funding

The new prime minister Boris Johnson has said he will “immediately” begin work to “level-up” per-pupil funding for schools....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Boris Johnson as PM: What can schools expect?

Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London and foreign secretary, has been named as the new leader of the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Former Conservative MP and academy chief join Ofsted board

A former Conservative MP who stood down after being tainted in the parliamentary expenses scandal has been appointed to...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

MATs should be inspected, but it isn’t going to happen any time soon

With more than half of all pupils now educated in academies it is only logical that multi academy trusts...

Freddie Whittaker
FRANK NORRIS
News

Teacher pay deal ‘the worst of all worlds’, say heads

Schools face having to cut their budgets in order to afford next year’s teacher pay settlement, headteachers have warned....

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Teacher pay 2019-20: What do schools need to know?

The government has confirmed teacher pay arrangements from September, but schools face having to fund most of the pay...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Government STRB response 2019: 2.75% pay rise across all grades, but it’s not fully-funded

Pay for all teachers and school leaders will rise by up to 2.75 per cent next year, but the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker