Politics

Schools minister Robin Walker resigns

Resignation leaves third vacancy in DfE ministerial team

1mo

News, Politics

The chancellor Rishi Sunak has delivered his budget address in Parliament. Here are the announcements relevant to schools. …

Freddie Whittaker

News, Politics

The underperformance of white working-class boys in England’s education system is what has driven the government’s “obsession” with reading…

Freddie Whittaker

News, Politics

The education secretary has said he wants to see the free schools programme “spread much more widely” across England….

Freddie Whittaker

News, Politics

The shadow education secretary Angela Rayner will run to be Labour’s deputy leader, she will announce today. The Ashton-under-Lyne…

Freddie Whittaker

News, Politics

There were no new policies for schools in today’s Queen’s speech, with ministers focusing instead on existing pledges on…

Freddie Whittaker

News, Politics

Gavin Williamson has returned to work at the Department for Education after his party won a majority at last…

Freddie Whittaker

Covid

The government is being threatened with legal action if it fails to update attendance guidance for vulnerable children and…

James Carr

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James Carr

11mo

Covid

Academy trusts boosted their reserves and surpluses last year despite the upheaval of Covid, official figures show. New Department…

Tom Belger