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Senior civil servants ‘don’t know very much about education’

Academy chief and ex-senior DfE official says moving between departments ‘erodes’ capacity

DfE and Ofsted staff offered one-off £1,500 in pay dispute

Offer would apply to all civil servants on grade 6 or below, including inspectors

New London regional director revealed after RSC rebrand

Eight regional directors have been named in a DfE restructure, becoming schools’ ‘point of contact’ in each area

Ministers have ‘limited’ agenda to improve teaching, says ex-DfE boss

‘Structural reorganisation is easy,’ says former permanent secretary Jonathan Slater, who warns of ‘disconnect’ from frontline teachers

DfE top boss handed £278k payout to leave after exams fiasco

Jonathan Slater had just eight months left in post, but was pushed out in spate of perm sec departures

Civil servants spend too much time in a room with other civil servants

After four years in the job, Jonathan Slater was unceremoniously sacked as permanent secretary of the Department for Education. Now he’s calling for much more accountability within the civil service Jonathan Slater is on the phone to one of his daughters. The former Department for Education permanent secretary and his family have just moved to […]

Number 10 seeks education deputy director for new delivery unit

Number 10 is seeking a “deputy director for education, jobs and skills” to work in a new unit set up to drive policy implementation. According to a job advert, the new £71,000 to £117,800-a-year role will be based in the Number 10 Delivery Unit, a new team within the Cabinet Office that “should grow to […]