Politics

Damian Hinds returns to DfE as schools minister

Appointment follows resignation of schools minister Nick Gibb

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Nick Gibb: Schools minister’s resignation letter – in full

'My passion for ensuring that every child gets the best possible education will remain with me until my dying...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Prospects for career in teaching ‘never been better’, claims Gibb

Schools minister says free schools have 'liberated' the teaching profession and MATs let leaders advance earlier

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Tory donors leave Education Policy Institute board as election looms

Sir Paul Marshall and Lord Nash will step down as trustees of the think tank, as David Laws moves...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Teacher strikes

Labour would scrap minimum service levels for schools

Bridget Phillipson says 'attack on the rights of working people' is an 'admission of failure' over last year's pay...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour has little to say on SEND

But party won't 'rip up' current reforms, and will take forward measures that are 'effective and working'

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Tell us how you will fix recruitment, Labour told

Analysis shows gaps in the workforce already outstrip party's ambition for 6,500 more teachers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Bridget Phillipson: Full text of Labour conference 2023 speech

Labour activists heard from the shadow education secretary at the party’s annual conference this morning. Here is what she...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour wants to create ‘maths equivalent to phonics’

Party will devote part of its 'teacher training entitlement' to upskilling non-maths specialists in primary schools

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker