Reshuffle: Baroness Berridge gone as academies minister Conservative peer has been in the role since February 2020
Reshuffle: Meet the new education ministers The new ministerial team is complete, but their responsibilities are yet to be confirmed
Resist calls to scrap GCSEs and ‘excuse failing standards’, Gibb tells successors Former schools minister issues message to new DfE team in article
Create ‘voluntary third session’ in school day, says children’s commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza issues report in response to ‘Big Ask’ consultation
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
Ofsted to review tutoring and teachers’ professional development reforms Watchdog tasked by government with reviewing two key catch-up policies
‘Abhorrent’: The schools caught up in the anti-vax crossfire Police increase presence at targeted schools as councils demand extra powers to deal with protests