The Government “still does not have a grip” on how it will provide the teachers “urgently needed” in secondary schools, and warned that poor pupil behaviour was causing teachers to quit the...
Sir Keir Starmer is now almost certain to shelve plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap with no money left after Labour’s £5 billion retreat on welfare. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson...
Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has warned that any “splintering” of the left-wing parties would “only be of assistance to the enemies of Labour”. He suggested a breakaway party being...
Welfare U-turn makes spending decisions harder, minister says17 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCSpending decisions have been made "harder" by the government's U-turn on welfare changes,...
Free school meals to be extended to 500,000 more children9 hours agoHazel ShearingEducation correspondent•@hazelshearingNathan StandleyBBC NewsGetty ImagesAny child in England whose parents receive...
Parents could give their children tracking devices to monitor their whereabouts instead of smartphones, a senior Tory has suggested. Laura Trott, Shadow Education Secretary, warned the consequences...
Does Keir Starmer think we’re all as daft as he is? And does he imagine for a single second that any of us were fooled by his phoney hardman stance on immigration this week? He stood in front of...
Sir Keir Starmer set out a series of measures aimed at slashing immigration at a press conference today. The Prime Minister said high net migration figures had caused "incalculable" damage to British...
Four in 10 universities face financial challenges19 minutes agoBranwen Jeffreys & Hazel ShearingEducation editor & Education correspondentUCUMore than four in 10 universities in England are...
Tomorrow is the first day back in Westminster after last week’s dramatic election results and Keir Starmer will face a mutinous Parliamentary Labour Party. Nigel Farage’s party Reform UK returns...
The UK’s controversial Energy Secretary appears to be safe for now, sadly. In fact, if there were a leadership election today, Labour members would probably back him over the embattled Prime...
Teaching union launches legal action against Ofsted22 minutes agoHazel ShearingEducation correspondent•@hazelshearingGetty ImagesA school leaders' union says it is taking legal action against...
It's been a dramatic night and morning as election results come in, and Reform UK have the best reasons to celebrate. Dame Andrea Jenkyns was elected for Reform UK as the first Greater Lincolnshire...
In a fierce election night showdown, Labour's Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson exchanged heated words with Tory MP Richard Holden, accusing him of being "always so hostile" in a cringeworthy...
Hit squads are to be sent into 200 failing schools following warnings that 300,000 children are receiving a poor education. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson announced the £20million scheme...