DfE

DfE worried about board ‘diversity’ over Collins appointment

Unearthed emails reveal civil servants' concerns non-exec board was 'all white men of a similar age'

Jack Dyson
Freddie Whittaker
Covid

Kevan Collins: Government ‘abdicating responsibility’ to lead recovery

The former recovery tsar also said tech could spark the biggest learning transformation since the Victorian era

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
News

DfE’s £1.4bn education recovery plan: what you need to know

The government has announced the first set of measures under its long-awaited education recovery plan today – but schools...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

‘Accelerate’ £30k teacher starting salary pledge, says government’s recovery tsar

Ministers must “accelerate” their pledge to introduce a £30,000 teachers’ starting salary, the government’s own education recovery commissioner has...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

EEF: Calculators do not limit learning in maths

Using calculators in maths lessons doesn’t erode pupils’ skills and may actually make them better at problem solving, according...

Alix Robertson
Alix Robertson