News

Doomed spelling and grammar test cost government £1 million

The government spent almost £1 million developing this year’s doomed key stage 1 spelling and grammar test, Schools Week...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Gibb dodges grammar schools question

Schools minister Nick Gibb dodged a question on whether he thinks new grammar schools should be allowed to open, despite pleas...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Department for Education reshuffle: Meet the ministers

You would be forgiven for thinking the new ministerial line-up at the Department for Education looks familiar. Justine Greening, who...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Schools minister Nick Gibb stays in Department for Education role

Nick Gibb appears to have held on to his schools minister role, with prime minister Theresa May confirming this...

John Dickens
John Dickens
News

Absence fine refunds should be refused, schools minister tells local councils

Councils should not refund parents fined for taking their children out of school, the schools minister has said, after a...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Initial teacher training expert reports due today

The government is to finally publish its much-delayed reports into initial teacher training and professional development. Three expert groups...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
News

Schools minister Nick Gibb backs Gove and Johnson for leadership — NOT Nicky Morgan

Schools minister Nick Gibb has publicly announced his support for Boris Johnson as the next Conservative party leader, thereby...

Nick Linford
Nick Linford
Opinion

‘No excuses’ is not a solution for angry teens

Insisting disadvantage can be fixed with a traditional academic curriculum and a strong dose of discipline is not engaging...

Kiran Gill
Kiran Gill
Opinion

Reality bites: What school crises should teach Gibb

When Michael Merrick, a teacher at Cardinal Newman, shared pictures of his flood-devastated school, it was a sharp reminder...

Nicky Phillips
Nicky Phillips