DfE reprimanded after pupil data used by gambling firms Department criticised over ‘serious breach’ of data protection law, but avoids £10m fine from information watchdog
Inside the battle to shape the Labour party’s education reforms The party’s latest report has prompted heated debate between so-called ‘progressives’ and ‘traditionalists’
Revealed: DfE’s ‘cluster takeover’ plan to boost big academy trusts Officials draw up proposals to help leading trusts expand into new regions
Oak considers letting private firms sell on its lessons Curriculum quango says it is considering whether to allow commercial use of its resources
DfE says Oak quango needed to break ‘cycle’ of curriculum weakness Everything you need to know about the government’s case for creating a new arms-length curriculum body
Two former schools ministers to run for education committee chair Robin Walker and Jonathan Gullis throw their hats in the ring to succeed Robert Halfon
Uniform policies banning Afro hair ‘likely to be unlawful’, says watchdog The Equality and Human Rights Commission will publish guidance for schools to ‘ensure hairstyle policies are not unlawfully discriminatory’
Who is Gillian Keegan? 11 facts about the new education secretary Rishi Sunak has been forming his first frontbench team
Gillian Keegan becomes fifth education secretary in four months She replaces Kit Malthouse, who departed the role earlier today