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Bridget Phillipsons speech at the Embassy Education Conference
Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson recently (23 July 2024) delivered a speech at the Embassy Education Conference.
Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson recently (23 July 2024) delivered a speech at the Embassy Education Conference.
New body launched to bring together key partners to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all regions.
Leading education expert, Professor Becky Francis CBE, named as review chair.
The national curriculum is a set of subjects and standards used by primary and secondary schools, so children learn the same things. We've announced that we'll be holding an independent review to refresh the curriculum and make sure it meets ...
During the State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday 17 July, the King set out the government's priorities for the coming months. This included commitments relating to education, including children's social care, schools, and further education. Together, these important changes will ...
Sir Kevan to provide scrutiny and advice on government's delivery of high and rising standards in schools.
Two mental health leads at the Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) talk about the central role of leadership and management in supporting and championing efforts to promote mental health and wellbeing, as part of a whole school approach.
Education Secretary takes first steps to reset relationship with teaching profession and recruit 6,500 new teachers
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has written a letter to the education workforces to make clear the valuable role they will play in the government's agenda for change. To all working in early years, children's services, schools, further and higher education, ...
Faith groups run some of the best schools in the country, including in some of the most disadvantaged areas. Current rules mean that religious free schools are only allowed to offer 50% of places to pupils based on faith. Some ...
We're making the biggest investment by a UK government into childcare in history. Parents have the flexibility to choose how they spend their government-funded hours - and many are opting to use childminders. Being a childminder is a rewarding role where you can ...
We're making the biggest investment by a UK government into childcare in history, doubling the amount we expect to spend over the next few years from around £4 billion to around £8 billion each year. We've already started to rollout the expansion. Hundreds ...
Many young people will be sitting exams over the coming months, including GCSEs, A Levels, and VTQs. We know that exam season can be stressful. Here are few tips and resources for young people, parents and teachers, to help support ...
30 children visited 10 Downing Street and HMS Belfast for the ultimate D-Day history lesson, transported on a Second World War-era red London bus.
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan's address at the Education World Forum in London (20 May 2024).
It's been 10 years since the DfE introduced its alternative to commercial insurance, the Risk Protection Arrangement (RPA). DfE Commercial Director Susan Dawson has been involved in RPA since inception. In this blog post, Susan looks back at what the service has delivered, and continues to deliver for schools and trusts.
Two mental health leads talk about how they work alongside the senior leadership team to develop a whole school approach, to supporting mental health and wellbeing at school.
New age ratings to be introduced on Relationships, Sex and Health Education content in schools to ensure it is appropriately and sensitively taught.
Hundreds of thousands of families set to benefit as working parents of 9-month-olds can now apply for government-funded childcare for first time.
CEO of The Consortium Trust, Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne shares insight about the Trust's active and outdoor based curriculum.
Next phase of DfE's world-leading attendance drive will provide new data for schools to help them spot trends in children's attendance for earlier intervention.
Executive headteacher at The Green Way Academy, Simon Bush, shares his experience of using the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) to support disadvantaged pupils during the school holidays.
Locations announced for 16 new special free schools and trusts appointed at a further 7 schools, providing thousands of vital places across England.
Kevin Draisey, Head of Procurement Operations for Get help buying for schools, updates on the new Transforming Public Procurement (TPP) e-learning now available for procurement practitioners in schools and multi-academy trusts.
Vice Chancellors from some of the country's leading universities will join forces with the government today (9 May) to discuss actions to address the rise in antisemitic abuse on campus and disruption to students' learning.