PM asks Malthouse to draw up plans for new grammar schools New education secretary asked to ‘look at areas that want to have’ grammars, but lifting ban not straightforward
Academies minister Baroness Barran reappointed in Truss’s reshuffle Conservative peer is re-appointed as an education minister, but exact portfolio is yet to be confirmed
Teaching internship scheme widened to chemistry and language students Programme offers funding for three-week summer internships in schools
Unions launch legal action against new ‘strike-breaking’ law Ministers changed the law this summer to allow agency staff to cover striking workers
Information watchdog sounds alarm over live school attendance tracker DfE failed to properly assess risk of collection of pupil data now used by 14,000 schools nationwide, says ICO
Queen Elizabeth II: Schools’ memories of a beloved monarch The education community remembers the Queen’s warmth, leadership and legendary quick wit during meetings across her 70-year reign
Follow ‘evidence not ideology’ on grammar schools, ministers told ‘Evidence broker’ boss warns expanding selection is ‘unlikely’ to reduce inequality
Unusual school job advert seeks to put applicants off ‘I am grateful for your interest, but I am going to try and discourage you from applying’