Politics

MP’s grammar schools push likely to be delayed if schools bill shelved

Tory grandee Sir Graham Brady says schools legislation needed for amendment in favour of new selective schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Ministers ‘drag heels’ over ‘crucial’ fire safety advice

'Crucial' consultation on fire safety closed over a year ago

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Schools

How schools are cutting through the fog on vaping

Some secondary schools resort to exclusions and toilet bans for pupils caught vaping on the premises

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Mini budget 2022: NI cut, but no extra funding for schools

Chancellor accused of starving public services while prioritising 'tax cuts for the wealthy'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Recruiter pulls out of school at centre of ‘strike-breaking’ row

Agency says it was 'completely unaware' of industrial action at school in dispute with support staff

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Council cost pressures threaten SEND ‘safety valve’ reforms

Local authorities handed bailout cash warn they may fail to meet conditions as inflation and other issues bite

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

PM asks Malthouse to draw up plans for new grammar schools

New education secretary asked to 'look at areas that want to have' grammars, but lifting ban not straightforward

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Exams

More school leavers without university places after exams return

Heads demand better-funded careers advice after official figures show 40,000 applicants were still without a place in mid-September

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Government confirms 6-month energy bills support for schools

School paying £10k a month would save £4k, say ministers as they set out detail of energy plan

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker