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Further education plans also come under scrutiny as Labour promises not to be a “top-down micromanager from Whitehall”.
Plans to support entrepreneurs "from the moment the seed of an idea is planted" also include apprenticeship levy revamp
Education funding pledge comes after figures reveal teacher training shortfall
Prime minister sets out priorities that also include a Budget after the UK leaves the EU
Figures in Labour and Conservative manifestos could give an "unclear impression" of future spending on schools, UKSA says
Unions say that Department for Education's missed targets for maths, modern foreign languages and physics teachers is ‘alarming’
Authorities look to Whitehall’s ground-breaking Race Disparity Audit to understand and improve local issues
Shadow minister says Boris Johnson’s behaviour is a source of “unease” in civil service
Response to PACAC recommendation says single institution would not meet needs of a modern civil service
As the Department for Education refashions itself as a delivery department, its chief digital officer Emma Stace tells Civil Service World she is determined to make digital ‘just the way we do things round here’
Department recruiting for three senior managers in new-look data directorate
Former Civil Service Learning director to become boss of education charity
PACAC criticises lack of ministerial oversight and accountability for civil service learning and development
Number of staff taking courses has more than trebled in last three years
Trade secretary Liam Fox says he hopes trainees "will be able to enjoy their whole career at DIT"
Department chiefs twice as likely to have attended a fee-paying school than a comprehensive, education charity says
Migration Advisory Committee asked to look again at regional earnings thresholds and ‘high public value’ jobs with low pay
Staff vote in favour of settlement that represents 3% pay rise
Permanent secretary admits there is "more we can do" to improve access to education stats
Speaking at a think-tank event, Lord Macpherson also offered thoughts on the economy to incoming prime minister, while Treasury Select Committee chair said a full leadership contest is needed “so the maddest ideas perhaps don’t make it to asking for official civil service advice”.
Plan goes beyond Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 review recommendations following west London tragedy
Former Treasury second perm sec Sharon White to join retailer on far-from-undersold pay package
Regulator calls for publication of official data to "enable meaningful public spending debate"
PM backs recommendation of Augar Review to bring back maintenance grants, which could cost £2bn