Politics

Term-time holidays a ‘small part’ of attendance woes – minister

Catherine McKinnell says she’s focused on children who regularly miss ‘significant amounts of school’

1mo

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

News, Politics

Unions have suspended their support for the School Cuts campaign website to avoid falling foul of election rules. Since…

James Carr

News, Politics

Labour’s pledge to cap primary class sizes at 30 will also apply to secondary schools, Angela Rayner will announce…

Freddie Whittaker

News, Politics

Both the Conservatives and Labour made “unclear” statements about education in their election manifestos, the statistics watchdog has said….

Freddie Whittaker

News, Politics

The Liberal Democrats are counting on their reforms to school accountability, testing and teacher pay and development to deliver…

Freddie Whittaker

Covid

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

James Carr

Covid

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

Tom Belger