Politics

Have ministers done their due diligence on the MAT-led system?

A rush to fulfil the promise of a MAT-led system carries financial risks for trusts that could undermine their...

JL Dutaut
Tim Warneford
Politics, Schools

Local elections hit schools again, but fewer used as polling stations

Schools close off rooms and turn to remote education to minimise impact of poll

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Zahawi snubs heads’ conference despite being 4 miles away

Education secretary sent video message to NAHT conference, but was in the same town while the event took place

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

£11k canapes help guests swallow Zahawi’s climate strategy

Civil servants were barred from the buffet at Natural History Museum launch event

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics

Partygate making it harder to teach ‘honesty and integrity’ – union boss

NAHT's Paul Whiteman criticises 'absolute failure of political leadership'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Meet the new-look education committee

Five new MPs have joined since last July. Here's your guide to the new membership

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

White paper: a roadmap with opportunity and risk for all

Having an end point to our fractured system is welcome, writes Caroline Barlow, but charting a course to that...

JL Dutaut
Caroline Barlow
Politics

White paper: our ambitions depend on the profession’s insights

Strong trusts are at the heart of our ambitions, writes Baroness Barran, and the review stage will ensure everyone...

JL Dutaut
Baroness Diana Barran
Politics

Schools should be more patriotic, and 8 more things we learned from Zahawi

Minister tells MPs white paper will narrow the attainment gap and he's 'open-minded' about where council MATs can open

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker and Samantha Booth