Why Bridget Phillipson has accused the Tories of a ‘manufactured smear’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 29
Bridget Phillipson accuses Tories of ‘manufactured smear’ over sale of mother’s council house Education secretary accused Kemi Badenoch’s party of ‘losing the argument’ days after ‘spiteful class warrior’ jibe The Independent UK · Jun 29
Ellie Goulding among names calling for Preston Davey inquiry as petition passes 100,000 signatures The 13-month old boy was sexually abused and murdered by his adoptive father, who was a former high school teacher The Independent UK · Jun 29
High-performing schools in England ‘should be encouraged to admit more white working-class pupils’ Report says once-in-a-generation changes needed to tackle why such children are lowest-performing large demographic The Guardian - UK · Jun 29
London heatwave triggers record life-threatening emergency calls as UK hits hottest June day at 36.7C Temperatures reached 32C in the capital on Thursday and Friday is set to be even hotter Evening Standard · Jun 25
Bridget Phillipson admits EHRC’s trans guidance ‘will not satisfy everyone’ IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 24
Labour MPs criticise language used by Kemi Badenoch in fractious PMQs Tory leader reprimanded by speaker for invective against minister and saying Starmer had ‘400 knives in his back’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 24
Bridget Phillipson hits out at ‘deeply unpleasant targeting’ of trans people in wake of Supreme Court ruling Bridget Phillipson admitted that the EHRC’s guidance will not satisfy everyone, but admitted that the wider debate has become ‘deeply unpleasant’ The Independent UK · Jun 24
Graceless Kemi concedes not a croak of kindness for newly liberated Keir It is customary to say something complimentary about a departing PM but the Tory leader couldn’t meet the moment The Guardian - UK · Jun 24
Bridget Phillipson accuses Kemi Badenoch of ‘losing her head’ after fiery PMQs IN FULL The Independent UK · Jun 24
Senior minister claims Badenoch compared her to a Gestapo officer in heated clash after PMQs Kemi Badenoch singled out the education secretary for criticism during Prime Minister’s Questions The Independent UK · Jun 24
Keir Starmer bats away criticism of front and backbenchers in PMQs bout Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle interrupted the leaders’ Wednesday session and urged them to choose their words carefully. Evening Standard · Jun 24
Burnham looms large at PMQs: Badenoch mocks Starmer for Labour axing him for 'pair of eyelashes and a T-shirt' SKETCH: Tory leader Mrs Badenoch tears into Sir Keir’s Cabinet ministers after his resignation Evening Standard · Jun 24
Who is likely to be in or out of a Burnham cabinet? Big hitters such as Miliband, Mahmood and Streeting are seen as in line for the top jobs; others face an abrupt end to their ministerial careers The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23 Hundreds of schools in England and Wales to close in heatwave Unions say it is dangerous for schools to stay open in high temperatures
The Independent UK · Jun 21 Will schools close as temperatures hit 38C in the June heatwave? Teachers and unions say schools can become unbearably hot for students and staff
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18 VAT on private school fees not caused exodus to state sector, says Bridget Phillipson Education secretary cites admissions data for England, saying Labour is ‘rebalancing the system to focus on 94% of kids in state schools’
The Independent UK · Jun 17 Survivors of forced adoption to receive long-awaited apology from UK government An estimated 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales
The Guardian - UK · Jun 17 Forced adoption survivors to get full apology from UK government, says Phillipson Education secretary describes historical practice in England as a ‘shameful period’ in country’s history
Evening Standard · Jun 17 Government to apologise on behalf of the state for historical forced adoption Around 185,000 children were estimated to have been taken from unmarried mothers and adopted between 1949 and 1976 in England and Wales.
Evening Standard · Jun 16 Meat free meals at London school win chef top Jamie Oliver award Tracy Nwabia won the Chef Champion Award for creating vegetarian meals for neurodiverse children in Bermondsey
The Independent UK · Jun 15 China’s universities cut thousands of ‘obsolete’ arts degrees in AI overhaul Nearly a third of China’s university programmes have been impacted
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11 Natural history GCSE to teach teenagers to plant wildflower-friendly gardens Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7 Labour doesn’t seem to like Send schools for kids like mine – but here’s what we’ll lose if these precious places are forgotten An autism school in Wiltshire exemplifies what’s so different about education in a tailored environment, and the outcomes for children speak for themselves, says Guardian columnist John Harris
The Independent UK · Jun 4 Government accused of ‘mockery’ after number of school teachers falls in a year The number of all teachers in state-funded schools in England fell by around 1,900 in a year