DfE’s ITT reforms adviser joins Teach First board Will Bickford Smith previously taught via the education charity, before leading the controversial reforms in government
Schools have surplus land ‘the size of central London’ DfE property company director says selling off land for housing can generate funding for schools
Key stage 1 attainment down across the board in first tests since 2019 Proportion of pupils meeting ‘expected standard’ falls in phonics, reading, writing and maths – with poorer pupils further behind
‘Appalled’ leaders write to Malthouse over school ‘mediocrity’ claims Education secretary accused of ‘taking cheap shots at a profession already on its knees’
Government’s own website contradicts Truss’s comprehensive PM claim Theresa May spent time studying at a comprehensive school in the 1970s after her grammar converted
Malthouse pledges ‘constant pressure’ to boost school standards Education secretary promises to be ‘much more assertive about intervention and standards’
Gove backs call for universal credit free school meals extension Former education secretary says extension to all benefit-claiming households would be ‘more than worthwhile’
Gullis puts undergrad teaching apprenticeship back on table Schools minister said launching route for those without degrees for primary and early years first could address subject knowledge ‘concerns’
DfE costing better childcare support for teachers, minister reveals Jonathan Gullis says he ‘hopes’ to see legislation allowing new grammar schools in this Parliament