Ex-journalist Paul Waugh has been appointed as an education minister by prime minister Andy Burnham, while Olivia Bailey has ...

Tackling persistent absence in English secondary schools continues to be a complex challenge. In 2024-25 nearly a quarter of ...

The schools minister Georgia Gould has been re-appointed as a Department for Education minister in Andy Burnham’s government, ...

Labour’s deputy leader Lucy Powell has been appointed as education secretary in a reshuffle by new prime minister Andy ...

Empty classroom blocks in line to be torn down will be visited by surveyors on the eve of their demolition in a bid to ...

Scores of academy trusts have been named and shamed following the government’s latest chief executive pay crackdowns.

Lucy Powell has been appointed secretary of state for education by new prime minister Andy Burnham as he forms his first cabinet. Taking over from former education secretary Bridget Phillipson, Powell ...

Secondary schools won’t be able to access the breakdowns of pupils’ SATs scores for their incoming year 7s until Friday ...

The Department for Education has predicted a sharper decline in pupil numbers this year compared with last year.

The boss of the Department for Education’s now-defunct property arm LocatED was given a six-figure payout – as she earned over £400,000 in her final year in charge. The firm was launched by the ...

A new government always brings a frisson of excitement, even in a country where government churn has become the norm in recent years. I’m undoubtedly biased, but the education brief is one which any ...