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Nadhim Zahawi becomes education minister

Nadhim Zahawi, the MP for Stratford-upon-Avon has become an education minister in today’s reshuffle. Downing Street has confirmed that...

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Nick Gibb remains schools minister following reshuffle

Nick Gibb will continue to serve as schools minister following Theresa May’s front bench reshuffle. The MP for Bognor...

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Toby Young quits Office for Students to ‘get on’ with free schools work

Toby Young, the journalist and free schools advocate, has resigned from his new role on the board of the...

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Children’s minister Robert Goodwill sacked

The children and families minister Robert Goodwill has been sacked after just six months in the role. Goodwill was...

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Damian Hinds becomes education secretary

Damian Hinds has been named as the new education secretary. He replaces Justine Greening, who resigned from the government...

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Education secretary Justine Greening resigns

The education secretary Justine Greening has resigned from the government, it has been confirmed. The MP for Putney has...

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Justine Greening announces £26m for English hubs and £7.7m curriculum fund

A new Centre of Excellence for Literacy Teaching will be given £26 million in government funding to open 35...

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Freddie Whittaker
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Toby Young’s new job ‘will undermine’ efforts to tackle sexism in schools

The leaders of the National Education Union have written to the education secretary Justine Greening over “sexist and homophobic”...

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Schools ‘must prepare’ pupils for pressures of social media

Schools have a “bigger role” to play in preparing younger pupils for the “emotional demands” of social media, and...

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Freddie Whittaker