DfE says Oak quango needed to break ‘cycle’ of curriculum weakness Everything you need to know about the government’s case for creating a new arms-length curriculum body
Two former schools ministers to run for education committee chair Robin Walker and Jonathan Gullis throw their hats in the ring to succeed Robert Halfon
Academies minister Baroness Barran stays on The appointment seems to complete the new Department for Education ministerial line-up
Claire Coutinho appointed education minister The former investment banker joins Nick Gibb and Rob Halfon who are set to be named schools minister and skills minister, respectively
Uniform policies banning Afro hair ‘likely to be unlawful’, says watchdog The Equality and Human Rights Commission will publish guidance for schools to ‘ensure hairstyle policies are not unlawfully discriminatory’
Schools ‘don’t really know’ if tutoring is working, Ofsted finds School inspectorate says most schools had not been assessing tuition effectively
Who is Gillian Keegan? 11 facts about the new education secretary Rishi Sunak has been forming his first frontbench team
Kit Malthouse out as education secretary in Rishi Sunak reshuffle The sector will have its fifth secretary of state in four months
Sunak promises ‘better schools’, but warns ‘difficult decisions to come’ Speaking outside Downing Street today, the new prime minister outlined his priorities – here’s what it means for schools