Education

Queen’s Birthday Honours list also includes knighthood for UN under-secretary general Stephen O’Brien

Institute for Government data crunch highlights discrimination issues and “stalled” progress on boosting Senior Civil Service’s BAME numbers

MPs and centre users back call to save one of 78 threatened offices

Academics at education think-tank say party’s ‘£60m’ pledge may cost between £200m and £400m

Public Accounts Committee says the Department for Education lacks grip on school places plan

Almost one in three headteachers are using their Pupil Premium funding to plug gaps in their school’s budget, research has revealed.

Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service replaces National Offenders Management Service as Ministry of Justice takes over the commissioning and monitoring of prison and probation services

DfE-owned LocatED will be “Britain’s biggest property start-up”, while the Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency will be merged

Newport campus part of £17m investment in new technology and data sources

Watchdog warns demands of service pressures, major projects and Brexit are outpacing Whitehall’s capacity to deliver at a time of staffing restrictions and spending restraint

New department says £125k role will focus on developing its “underpinning foundations”, building values and forming its culture