Politics

Skills minister Alex Burghart resigns

He is the latest Conservative to resign from Boris Johnson's government

Jason Noble
Jason Noble
Politics

Donelan appointed education secretary as Zahawi made chancellor

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

John Dickens
John Dickens
Politics

DfE monitors staff after edict to return to the office

WiFi is being used to track attendance

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Politics

IFS: Spending on adult education and apprenticeships will be 25% below 2010 levels by 2025

Spending on adult education and apprenticeships fell by 38 per cent in real-terms between 2010–11 and 2020–21

Will Nott
Will Nott
Politics

How the education select committee looks now

The parliamentary education committee has welcomed five new members in the past year after several MPs stood down or...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Sunak’s ‘new austerity’: Spring statement offers no new money for education

The chancellor offered no extra funding for education in the spring statement, despite spiralling costs, bills and inflation.

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Politics

Revealed: Colleges’ moral dilemma over Russian energy contracts

College explores cutting ties with Gazprom, but could face exit fees and more expensive new contracts

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
Politics, Skills reform

Two significant skills bill amendments need to be backed by government

Report stage gets underway in the Commons on Monday

Billy Camden
David Hughes
Politics, Skills reform

Top Tory mayor to bid for unprecedented skills powers

West Midlands wants control beyond the adult education budget

Billy Camden
Billy Camden