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I am living proof of the power of opportunity. It is now my turn to ensure all children, no matter their background or what obstacles are in the way, are presented with the chance to succeed in life, writes Nadhim Zahawi
Since 2010, progress on social mobility has gone into reverse. The next Labour government will need to implement long-lasting reforms to turn this around, writes Angela Rayner
Damian Hinds describes being Education Secretary as his dream job. But with schools taking matters into their own hands to highlight their under-pressure budgets, and fears of a teacher retention crisis, his department faces some huge challenges. He speaks to Matt Foster
Commenting on the release of the School Workforce in England statistics, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union said:
New higher quality bricklayer and plasterer apprenticeships have received final sign-off by the Government, after a rigorous development process.
Matt Hancock has said more schools should consider banning students from using mobile phones during the day.
We’ve endured decades of slow progress toward diversity in STEM – so join me now in supporting a new APPG that is determined to make change happen, writes Chi Onwurah
A Tory minister has resigned live on stage over Theresa May's approach to Brexit.
Britain's universities are not turning out the kind of graduates that are needed for the modern workplace, peers have warned.
Commenting on the speech to be made today by the Secretary of State for Education to the National Governance Association Conference on the regulation of academies and multi academy trusts, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:
Conservative minister Sam Gyimah has torn into Oxford and Cambridge universities over a "staggering" lack of diversity in their top colleges.
Today’s report from a coalition of teaching unions and expert organisations demonstrates the overwhelming support for making personal, social, health and economic (PSHE) education a statutory curriculum subject, including but not limited to crucial learning about relationships and sex.
Commenting on the announcement by the Department for Education that it is to launch a national website to advertise teacher vacancies, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union, said:
Responding to the ‘Free For All? Analysing free schools in England, 2018’, report from NFER and the Sutton Trust, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT – The Teachers Union said:
A flagship Tory schools policy is failing in its original aim of offering extensive parental choice, a damning new report has said.
The Government must be realistic about the capabilities and work-readiness of students who have completed construction T Levels, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).
Ministers are to hand councils £50m to create hundreds of new school places for children with special needs - but Labour has already dismissed the cash boost as "old funding".
Theresa May has vowed to deliver "the most significant" shake-up of technical education in decades, as the Government set out fresh detail of its plans for new 'T level' courses.
Senior Tory councillors have hit out at the Government for being put in the “unsustainable” position of having to funnel spending marked for state schools into supporting special needs children.
Universities must be places where students can debate ideas openly, even if they are unpopular, controversial or provocative, writes Harriet Harman
Grammar schools are to be handed £50m as part of a controversial expansion programme.
The Green Paper on children’s mental health will leave hundreds of thousands of young people without the help they need, writes Rob Halfon
The PSHE Association welcomes the Education and Health and Social Care committees’ joint recommendation that PSHE education is made compulsory in schools to support children’s mental health.
Ministers' plans to improve support for children battling mental health problems will still leave thousands without the help they need, a powerful cross-party alliance of MPs has warned.