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12 April 2026

Tag: grammar schools

School spend on re-advertising jobs soars

Schools are being forced to spend “extortionate” amounts on re-advertising jobs that have not been filled the first time round – as the teacher shortage crisis takes its toll, figures obtained by the Labour Party have revealed. New figures released under the Freedom of Information (FOI) act to former shadow education secretary Lucy Powell reveal […]

Fact-check: Do the arguments for new grammar schools stack up?

More than 100 Conservative MPs have pledged to campaign for a wave of new grammar schools, reigniting the decades-long debate on the issue of selection. The opening of new grammar schools, which require pupils to pass the 11+ test to gain admittance, was banned by Tony Blair’s government in 1998. But following the appointment of Theresa […]

Justine Greening commits to national funding formula but is quiet on more cash for schools

The new education secretary Justine Greening appears to have committed to introducing a new national fair funding formula today, although refused to pledge more cash for schools. Responding to concerns of falling school funding on The Andrew Marr Show this morning, Greening said: “The underlying schools budget is seeing a real terms increase. “We are reviewing and […]

Prime minister Theresa May: What does this mean for schools?

Theresa May could soon become our new prime minister after her only opponent in the Conservative leadership race Andrea Leadsom pulled out. Here’s what it could mean for schools… 1. No more Nicky? May is likely to reshuffle most of the cabinet’s posts once she takes over at Number 10. Nicky Morgan, who backed Michael […]

Gove eliminated from Conservative party leadership contest

Former education secretary Michael Gove has been eliminated from the Conservative leadership race today. Gove, backed by education secretary Nicky Morgan, has been knocked out of the leadership contest after persuading just 46 MPs to support his bid. That leaves home secretary Theresa May, who secured 199 votes, and Andrea Leadsom, who won 84, to […]

Andrew Sabisky, political forecaster

In a week in which two shadow education secretaries resigned, the incumbent secretary angled to run the country, and no one seemed to know if the education white paper was binned or on ice, it was reassuring to meet Andrew Sabisky, a 24-year-old polymath who is edging his way to becoming a “super forecaster” – […]

Gove vs May: Why education will influence their leadership campaign

Former education secretary Michael Gove is running for Conservative Party leadership but editor Laura McInerney explains why education’s influence may run even deeper than expected in the upcoming campaign. We now know it will be Michael Gove versus Theresa May in the Conservative Party leadership race. Stephen Crabb, Liam Fox and Andrea Leadsom have also […]