Politics

Nick Gibb: Schools minister’s resignation letter – in full

'My passion for ensuring that every child gets the best possible education will remain with me until my dying...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Has Nick Gibb won the education battle?

The schools minister backs traditional teaching methods. But do they actually improve results? Schools Week investigates

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
SEND

How we were stopped from revealing SEND consultants’ pay

Transparency campaigners cry foul as threat of injunction and massive costs prevents public interest reporting

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth
Schools

Boosting teacher bursaries would have greater impact than raising pay

Research also finds those recruited off the back of bursaries were more likely to teach in schools which often...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Amy Walker
Politics

Prospects for career in teaching ‘never been better’, claims Gibb

Schools minister says free schools have 'liberated' the teaching profession and MATs let leaders advance earlier

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
School funding

Funding mistake won’t rip up DfE staff reward voucher scheme

Department says it would be 'unfair to penalise junior staff' for funding gaffe

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Wellbeing

DfE breaks its own teacher wellbeing pledge with holiday emails

Analysis reveals government broke wellbeing charter promise on several occasions - including four times last week

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Schools

Inside the first ‘education hackathon’

Gillian Keegan is determined artificial intelligence has its place in education. A ‘hackathon’ in London tried it out…

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE cost-cutter told ‘unsafe’ school to slash £150k from staff spend

Resource management adviser was sent to school where Ofsted found 'lack of staff leaves pupils at imminent risk of...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth