News

Campaigners criticise Keegan’s Catholic ‘conflict’

Education secretary received 'in-kind' £17k donation while faith leaders lobbied to end admissions cap

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

DfE civil servants churn endangers next government’s reforms

Number of staff leaving the DfE has almost doubled since before the pandemic

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Leaders ‘seek assurances’ election won’t ‘halt’ teacher pay process

Leaders fear July 4 poll could further delay STRB process

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Publish STRB report and pay offer ‘immediately’, unions tell Keegan

Ministers will pay 'heavy political price' for any 'continued failure' to invest, say unions

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

General election 2024: What does it mean for schools?

Promised new school policies likely to be delayed, how teachers will vote and what policies they favour

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

Exams: GCSE and A-level prices soar by inflation-busting 6.4%

CPI over the same period was 3.8%, but Ofqual says prices in line with inflation over a longer period

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Freddie Whittaker
Music

Music hubs reform ‘most torrid time of our careers’, MPs told

Decision to slash hubs from 116 to 43 places some provision at 'enormous risk'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Oak National Academy

LocatED chief to lead ‘independent’ review of Oak academy

Lara Newman will look at quango's 'efficacy, governance, accountability and efficiency'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Mental health

‘Stark gap’ between teacher and leader wellbeing

Survey finds teachers twice as likely as leaders to report feeling 'physically and mentally' unwell

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker