Politics

£3k ‘level up premium’ to send ‘best’ teachers to in-need areas

Johnson reannounces retention policy that his government scrapped last year

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

Zahawi to ‘tackle innumeracy and illiteracy’ with white paper next year

The education secretary addressed the Conservative Party conference

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Zahawi appoints former head Mark Lehain as policy adviser

Former director of the New Schools Network and Parents and Teachers for Excellence joins DfE team

Schools Week Reporter
Schools Week Reporter
Politics

Scrapping teachers’ directed time would be ‘met with fury’, says union boss

NEU boss says abolishing cap on teachers' hours would be a 'big mistake'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Labour’s policies reveal dividing lines are forming

Starmer's conference pledges lack detail, but it would be unfair to expect a fully-developed platform at this stage, writes...

Freddie Whittaker
TOM RICHMOND
Politics

Ministerial portfolios: Who’ll be doing what in the new DfE team

We finally know what each of the six ministers will be doing

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

Starmer to pledge Ofsted ‘reform’ and thousands more teachers

Labour leader to commit to new 'national excellence programme' in conference speech

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Listen to us, Mr Zahawi, but we’re listening to Mr Sunak

Ahead of the Conservative Party conference, Paul Whiteman says real signs of change at the DfE will come from...

JL Dutaut
PAUL WHITEMAN
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Williamson reportedly out in Boris’s ‘build back better’ reshuffle

The education secretary has already said goodbye to DfE staff, according to sources

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker