Politics

Ex-DfE adviser Lehain becomes think tank head of education

The former New Schools Network chief left his government role last month after less than a year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Schools minister pledges pupil premium probe

Gullis said he feared some schools spend the £2.6bn grant 'in ways that the funding is not intended'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE property arm eyes hundreds of school sites for housing

LocatEd told by department to assess 316 school sites for potential selloff, with more 'expected'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Schools have surplus land ‘the size of central London’

DfE property company director says selling off land for housing can generate funding for schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Key stage 1 attainment down across the board in first tests since 2019

Proportion of pupils meeting 'expected standard' falls in phonics, reading, writing and maths - with poorer pupils further behind

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Fund inflation-busting pay rises or face strike ballot, NEU warns

Union warns education secretary they will be in official trade dispute if no commitment by October 14

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

‘Appalled’ leaders write to Malthouse over school ‘mediocrity’ claims

Education secretary accused of 'taking cheap shots at a profession already on its knees'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Government’s own website contradicts Truss’s comprehensive PM claim

Theresa May spent time studying at a comprehensive school in the 1970s after her grammar converted

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Malthouse pledges ‘constant pressure’ to boost school standards

Education secretary promises to be 'much more assertive about intervention and standards'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker