Education secretary urged to retract comment about 'punching' Ofsted inspectors
18 Mar 2024 Education
Education secretary urged to retract comment about 'punching' Ofsted inspectors
Union says minister's comments "serve to further stoke division between inspectors and school leaders"
Ofqual chair named as interim replacement for Jo Saxton
02 Nov 2023 Education
Ofqual chair named as interim replacement for Jo Saxton
Ian Bauckham will serve as chief regulator at qualifications watchdog from January
Ofqual might not get permanent chief until 2025, education secretary warns
20 Oct 2023 Education
Ofqual might not get permanent chief until 2025, education secretary warns
Gillian Keegan tells MPs she plans to appoint an interim replacement for Jo Saxton for up to a year
Martyn Oliver confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector
16 Oct 2023 Education
Martyn Oliver confirmed as next Ofsted chief inspector
Academy trust leader has pledged to champion children and make Ofsted more compassionate
DfE apologises over £270m schools-funding error
09 Oct 2023 Education
DfE apologises over £270m schools-funding error
Education secretary orders review of assurance process as schools forced to recalculate budgets
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
05 Oct 2023 Education
HS2 and A-levels scrapped: All of Sunak's Conservative conference announcements
PM promises "better transport connections in the north" as he scraps Manchester leg of HS2 rail link
Ofqual chief regulator steps down to head up UCAS
27 Sep 2023 Education
Ofqual chief regulator steps down to head up UCAS
Jo Saxton leaves for university applications body after just two years in the role
NI perm secs told to begin consultation on cash-raising measures
21 Sep 2023 Education
NI perm secs told to begin consultation on cash-raising measures
Move follows secretary of state’s imposition of £14.2bn budget amid Stormont power vacuum
DfE top brass under fire over lack of schools-crisis data
12 Sep 2023 Education
DfE top brass under fire over lack of schools-crisis data
“We’re more than a little disappointed,” Public Accounts Committee chair tells Susan Acland-Hood
Education secretary outburst was 'frustration at lack of recognition for civil servants', says minister
05 Sep 2023 Education
Education secretary outburst was 'frustration at lack of recognition for civil servants', says minister
Schools minister says Keegan felt officials' hard work wasn't being acknowledged amid building-safety crisis
Sunak cut school rebuilding despite ‘critical risk to life’ warnings, ex-perm sec says
04 Sep 2023 Education
Sunak cut school rebuilding despite ‘critical risk to life’ warnings, ex-perm sec says
Treasury halved programme to remedy crumbling concrete, Slater says as dozens close over safety concerns
Shapps replaces Wallace as defence secretary in mini-reshuffle
31 Aug 2023 Education
Shapps replaces Wallace as defence secretary in mini-reshuffle
Claire Coutinho becomes secretary of state for energy security and net zero following Shapps’ move