Politics

Starmer adviser Peter Hyman won’t join Downing Street team

School founder and former Blair speechwriter had played key role in drawing up PM's core 'missions'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Curriculum review must avoid ‘soft bigotry of low expectations’ – Barran

Ex-minister invokes Gove as she says curriculum review should 'scale best practice'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

King’s Speech 2024: What’s in it for schools?

Labour government will introduce a raft of schools policies through its 'children's wellbeing bill'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Eight things we learned from first Phillipson sector address

The new education secretary talked Ofsted, her curriculum review, behaviour and support staff in a webinar for school workers

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Ex-schools minister to advise firm with several DfE contracts

Nick Gibb gets consultancy gig to help Education Development Trust 'export' their work abroad

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Labour education bill to feature in King’s Speech

Here's what we know so far about Labour's plans to legislate for education reforms

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Election 2024

Election 2024: Education winners and losers

Your Schools Week guide to how the famous education faces did in last night’s general election

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Election 2024

‘She makes me feel hopeful for the profession’

It’s a dream come true for any teacher to have a pupil go on to make a powerful impact...

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Ofsted

Leaders divided over Labour plan for Ofsted trust inspections

Labour wants Ofsted to inspect trusts as well as individual schools

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey