National Education Union deputy general secretary Niamh Sweeney resigns Former sixth form college teacher was first person elected to the role, and was not due for re-election until 2026
First rise in teachers’ pension contributions since 2015 proposed DfE also proposes to amend legislation to apply fair deal pensions guarantee to college teachers
Laura Trott appointed shadow education secretary MP for Sevenoaks and former chief secretary to the Treasury tapped by Kemi Badenoch to lead Conservative education team
Revealed: The three candidates for education committee chair Two former children’s minister and disability rights campaigner compete for influential job
Revealed: Two college principals appointed to Labour’s curriculum review Academy trust leaders, a SEND consultant and exam experts among those appointed to work with Professor Becky Francis
Damian Hinds named shadow education secretary Former schools minister and education secretary will shadow Bridget Phillipson’s new DfE team
No ‘quick and easy solutions’ to ‘major’ challenges, Phillipson warns education sector Labour’s 6,500 new teachers pledge will apply to colleges, according to a letter from the new education secretary
Who is Bridget Phillipson? 8 facts about the new education secretary What we know about the minister handed the keys to the Department for Education
Election 2024: Education secretary Gillian Keegan loses her seat Loss in Chichester to the Lib Dems comes amid disastrous night for the Tories