Politics

‘Tough choices’ behind academy grant cut, and 5 other findings from education questions

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson and her ministers faced their second bout of questions in Parliament

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Laura Trott appointed shadow education secretary

MP for Sevenoaks and former chief secretary to the Treasury tapped by Kemi Badenoch to lead Conservative education team

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Career guidance

School absence epidemic gives Labour a NEET problem

Kids dropping out of the school system are now turning into NEETs, and there’s not enough lower-level provision in...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Revealed: The 125 leaders in the running for CST policy group

The elected group will draw on leaders from across England and give feedback on policy issues facing academies

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Profile

Leora Cruddas, The Confederation of School Trusts

The Confederation of School Trusts leader Leora Cruddas tells how teaching in apartheid-era South Africa forged her determination to...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Academies

Trust gets notice to improve after school blaze

MAT slapped with notice over insurance issue that emerged after massive fire

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Attendance

Schools stumble on the attendance tightrope

Schools are walking an attendance tightrope amid government pressure and more parental opposition

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
antisemitism

DfE resumes £7m procurement to tackle antisemitism in schools

Phillipson says scheme will 'give teachers confidence to root out antisemitism' after rise in cases

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey
Recruitment and retention

Lead NPQ provider latest to pull out of scheme after cuts

TDT said delivering government contracts 'constrained' its ability to be 'critical friend' to ministers and provide 'impartial' advice to...

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson