DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
08 Sep 2022 Education
DfE perm sec insists 5.4% pay rise for teachers is affordable
Susan Acland-Hood tells MPs surging inflation should not prevent schools from delivering commitment
Chancellor tells Johnson to go as new education secretary resigns
07 Jul 2022 Education
Chancellor tells Johnson to go as new education secretary resigns
UK deserves a government that "acts with integrity", Nadhim Zahawi says less than 48 hours after being appointed
Barclay named health secretary and Zahawi becomes chancellor as resignations continue
06 Jul 2022 Education
Barclay named health secretary and Zahawi becomes chancellor as resignations continue
Barclay's successor as Cabinet Office minister yet to be named
EXCL: DfE morale at 'all-time low' over hybrid working row as staff feel 'alienated by leadership' Exclusive
05 May 2022 Education
EXCL: DfE morale at 'all-time low' over hybrid working row as staff feel 'alienated by leadership'
Civil servants demand to know how leaders plan to rebuild trust after office-return guidance and failure to defend them from political attack
DfE staff ‘offered 80:20’ hybrid working as default
05 May 2022 Education
DfE staff ‘offered 80:20’ hybrid working as default
Pledge follows last month’s orders to return to pre-pandemic working patterns “immediately”
DfE staff told to return to pre-pandemic office working ‘immediately’
21 Apr 2022 Education
DfE staff told to return to pre-pandemic office working ‘immediately’
Education secretary tells MPs office attendance will improve after figures highlight bottom-of-the-table rates
Ofsted avoids strike after ballot falls one vote short
06 Apr 2022 Education
Ofsted avoids strike after ballot falls one vote short
Union says result shows "strength of feeling" among those who voted
Department for Education offers £145k for next COO
05 Apr 2022 Education
Department for Education offers £145k for next COO
Perm sec Susan Acland-Hood says department wants someone with a passion to transform lives
Civil service top brass launch schools volunteering call
18 Feb 2022 Education
Civil service top brass launch schools volunteering call
DfE perm sec Susan Acland-Hood and chief people officer Rupert McNeil urge officials to “inspire next generation”
Sacked DfE perm sec Slater got £278k 'loss of office' payment
17 Dec 2021 Education
Sacked DfE perm sec Slater got £278k 'loss of office' payment
Department's annual accounts detail compensation deal after Jonathan Slater was sacrificed over exams fiasco
DfE rebuffs call for systematic review of Covid response
15 Sep 2021 Education
DfE rebuffs call for systematic review of Covid response
Department is focusing on ongoing improvements and government-wide public inquiry, perm sec Susan Acland-Hood says
No.10 and DfE ‘refused to make Covid contingency plans for schools’
05 Aug 2021 Education
No.10 and DfE ‘refused to make Covid contingency plans for schools’
Fear of leaks led to “unforgivable” pandemic decisions, think tank says