Politics

Sixth form college teachers vote for strike action

National Education Union reveals result of ballot of over 4,000 staff in 77 sixth form colleges across England

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Tory MPs warn against ‘indefensible’ school cuts as Hunt hints at more energy support

Ex-education secretary Kit Malthouse signs letter to chancellor, as former schools minister says DfE budget should 'not be touched'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Ministers quietly abandon promised teacher retention policies

Sabbaticals pilot among schemes pledged in recruitment and retention strategy which have been dropped

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

One in four DfE staff could join civil service strike

Ofsted employees also vote to walk out as PCS union vows 'major industrial action'

Amy Walker
Amy Walker
Politics

Nicky Morgan joins Careers and Enterprise Company as chair

Former education secretary to help lead organisation she set up whilst at the DfE

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

‘Voluntary exit’ scheme launched as DfE seeks to lose 10% of staff

Staff without 'skills the department needs for the future' to be offered three weeks’s salary per year of service...

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Meet the ministers: DfE confirms briefs (again) of new team

Gibb is back as schools minister while new recruit Coutinho takes on 'children, families and wellbeing' brief

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

School cuts: Ministers’ seats will be £7.4m worse-off next year

But constituencies of DfE politicians will face a smaller average cut than the rest of England, analysis shows

Donna Ferguson
Donna Ferguson
Politics

Grammar schools? My focus is on those who don’t get in, says Keegan

New education secretary also says ‘the answer to every problem is not more money’, claiming standards have ‘gone up...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker