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Kit Malthouse out as education secretary in Rishi Sunak reshuffle

Kit Malthouse has departed as education secretary, meaning the sector will have a fifth secretary of state in four months. It’s not clear yet if Malthouse, who was appointed in September, has resigned or was sacked by new prime minister Rishi Sunak. He tweeted today: “As I leave the DfE (Department for Education), I do […]

Unions launch legal action against new ‘strike-breaking’ law

Ministers changed the law this summer to allow agency staff to cover striking workers

FE settings should stay open during national mourning

Further education leaders have been sent initial guidance from DfE following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

Kelly Tolhurst appointed education minister

Liz Truss’s reshuffle continues, with junior portfolios yet to be confirmed

Donelan appointed education secretary as Zahawi made chancellor

Dramatic reshuffle follows wave of resignations from Tory MPs over Johnson’s latest scandal

Stressed and nervous but determined to prove themselves: the students sitting exams for the first time

John Dickens, editor of FE Week’s sister publication Schools Week, joined Ofqual chief regulator Dr Jo Saxton as her tour of schools and colleges across the country ahead of the return of exams reached his home town of Blackpool

Omicron: Ofsted suspend inspections

Ofsted inspections will be cancelled next week so colleges and providers can use the final days of term to put in place Omicron contingency measures for January. The move was communicated to principals and chief executives this morning. “Early years settings, schools and colleges will be using the final days of term to put in […]

Bridget Phillipson appointed shadow education secretary

Kate Green moved out, as schools minister Peter Kyle given new job

Omicron: What you need to know about new guidance for education

Principals told in an email this afternoon about rule changes for face masks and close contact isolation