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13 May 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

MPs and peers demand review of Prevent duty

A committee of MPs and peers has called for an independent review of the Prevent duty after witnesses warned some teachers were “over-enthusiastic” with the duty and young Muslims felt they were being targeted by schools because of their faith. The joint committee on human rights has demanded a review of Prevent, which became a legal […]

National funding formula delayed to 2018

The implementation of the new national funding formula has been pushed back to 2018-19, Justine Greening has announced. The new education secretary has confirmed today that the government is no longer intending to put the policy in place in 2017-18, despite claims from ministers as recently as Tuesday that they remained committed to the original […]

Talk to pupils about university when they’re 10, Ucas tells schools

Schools should do more to encourage pupils as young as 12 to think about their post-18 choices, the University and College Admissions Service has said, sparking a call for better careers funding. For its latest report, Through the lens of students, Ucas surveyed more than 16,000 recent university applicants about how their perceptions of higher […]

It’s official: Amanda Spielman approved as Ofsted chief inspector

Amanda Spielman has been approved by the Privy Council as Ofsted’s next chief inspector, the government has confirmed. The Department for Education told Schools Week this afternoon that the Council, which is made up of current and former ministers, party leaders and foreign dignitaries and advises the Queen, has signed off on Spielman’s appointment. In a statement, […]

Invest in early years teachers to ensure children are school-ready, charities tell MPs

The government should invest in early years education to ensure children are “school-ready” by the age of five, charity bosses have told MPs as ministers prepare to launch a new life chances strategy. Representatives of organisations including Save the Children, the Family and Childcare Trust and Action for Children appeared before a joint hearing of […]

Department for Education reshuffle: Meet the ministers

You would be forgiven for thinking the new ministerial line-up at the Department for Education looks familiar. Justine Greening, who replaced Nicky Morgan as education secretary last week, will proceed with most of her predecessor’s team intact, but confirmation of who is doing what is likely to come later this week. Here’s what we know… Nick Gibb […]

Kevin Courtney elected general secretary of National Union of Teachers

Kevin Courtney has been elected as the 12th general secretary of the National Union of Teachers with almost 70 per cent of the vote. The former deputy general secretary of the union, who has been its acting leader since Christine Blower stood down in May and presided over the recent strike of teachers across England, […]