Tutoring

Schools ‘don’t really know’ if tutoring is working, Ofsted finds

School inspectorate says most schools had not been assessing tuition effectively

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Who is Gillian Keegan? 11 facts about the new education secretary

Rishi Sunak has been forming his first frontbench team

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth
Politics

Kit Malthouse out as education secretary in Rishi Sunak reshuffle

The sector will have its fifth secretary of state in four months

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

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

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

Funding, reforms and Michaela: Malthouse’s first (and last?) education questions

Education secretary says he'll provide evidence of pressures so new PM can decide the 'priorities of the government'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

School cuts campaign is back as unions warn of £2bn shortfall

Move attempts to put school funding higher up new PM's in-tray, with analysis suggesting shortfall equates to 38k fewer...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

What will become of the endangered ‘Tory teacher’?

‘The Conservatives must return to being the party of social justice’

Freddie Whittaker
Donna Ferguson
Schools

DfE faces legal challenge over how it handles pupil data

Campaign group says department has 'repeatedly' failed to explain how it is meeting data protection law after damning 2020...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

School meals price rises leave bitter taste

Leaders forced to swallow extra costs or pass the increase on to parents

Freddie Whittaker
Donna Ferguson