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Williamson reportedly out in Boris’s ‘build back better’ reshuffle

The education secretary has already said goodbye to DfE staff, according to sources

Nadhim Zahawi: 12 facts about the new education secretary

Downing Street has announced that Nadhim Zahawi is the new education secretary following Boris Johnson’s reshuffle. Here is what we know about him… 1. Born in 1967, Nadhim Zahawi is 54 years old, five years older than the average starting age of education secretaries, 49. But he’s far from the oldest person to take the […]

‘I simply can’t go on. I’m exhausted’: The heads planning early exit

Covid a factor for majority of those planning to leave early in next five years

Ofsted expansion hangs in spending review balance

Questions over pledge from 2019 to extend inspections

Tutoring in limbo as Randstad contract stand-off drags on

Providers refuse to sign up to flagship programme 17 days after its launch

Create ‘voluntary third session’ in school day, says children’s commissioner

Dame Rachel de Souza issues report in response to ‘Big Ask’ consultation

Oak academy’s end-of-year report: 8 things we learned

Oak National Academy’s new annual report provides insight into its impact over the last academic year and plans for the future. Oak now has more than 10,000 curriculum-sequenced lessons, has over 40,000 resources and pupils have taken part in 130 million lessons. At its peak, 934,000 teachers and pupils taught and learnt on one day […]

Minister condemns ‘intimidation’ of schools after vaccination death threat warning

Vaccines minister says schools should ‘not be afraid to speak to the police’

Covid absence falls to 1.5% after self-isolation rules relaxed

But absences due to suspected or confirmed cases remain similar to the end of last term