Politics

No10 seeks senior delivery adviser for skills

Number 10 is looking for a new senior delivery adviser to lead on skills and post-18 education. The role...

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Politics

Former top DfE skills civil servant joins PwC

Paul Kett joins accounting giant after serving 6 years in the civil service

Tallulah Taylor
Tallulah Taylor
Politics

Spring budget: Time for politicians to put money where their mouth is

It’s time to stop telling us ‘more needs to be done’ and start doing it, writes David Hughes. The...

JL Dutaut
David Hughes
Politics

‘Morale is at an all-time low’: Keegan’s DfE staff go on strike

Civil servants joined teachers on the day of strike action, saying: ‘You can’t run public services unless you fund...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
16-19, Politics

Former education ministers slam DfE’s level 3 qualifications cull

Lords fear reforms will have a 'disastrous' impact on social mobility, economic growth and public services

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Politics

Minimum service law would include all FE workers, union warns

Government says it will consult with unions and employers over minimum service levels

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics, Staff

DfE and Ofsted staff to hold one-day strike

It follows votes in favour of industrial action over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms last year

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Maths to 18 for all means rethinking maths altogether

The PM’s proposal has rightly been met with cynicism but it does present an opportunity to rethink our approach...

JL Dutaut
Mark Boylan
Politics

Sunak outlines maths to 18 ‘ambition’…but not before 2025

Labour says 'reheated' pledge is 'empty without more maths teachers'

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker