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24 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Halfon to seek re-election as education committee chair

Robert Halfon, the former education minister who chaired the Parliamentary education committee for the past two-and-a-half years, will seek re-election to the role. The Harlow MP confirmed to Schools Week that he will run “on a platform of the education ladder of opportunity, with rungs on skills, social justice, standards and support for the profession”. […]

Queen’s Speech 2: Nothing new for schools as government focuses on funding

There were no new policies for schools in today’s Queen’s speech, with ministers focusing instead on existing pledges on school funding and efforts to tackle serious violence. To ensure every child has access to a high-quality education, my ministers will increase levels of funding per-pupil in every school The monarch’s address to the state opening […]

New ‘orphan schools’ trust takes on first school

An academy trust set up by the government to run so-called “orphan schools” has been approved to take on its first academy. Falcon Education Academies Trust will become the new sponsor of Thornaby Academy in Stockton-on-Tees peding due diligence and legal agreements, the Department for Education has confirmed. The new trust was set up earlier […]

Ofsted must do more to acknowledge staff who go the extra mile

Schools with more pupils from deprived backgrounds are still less likely to be judged ‘good’. Ofsted must do more to understand the challenges they face, argues Stephen Tierney. Last night on a dark, wet and windy night in Blackpool, a hardy group of staff from Christ the King, St. Cuthbert’s and Westminster Academies shifted six […]

University participation: Disadvantage gap widens to largest in a decade

Better-off pupils are now more likely than their poorer peers to progress to university than at any point since 2006-07, after the progression rate of disadvantaged pupils practically flatlined. According to government statistics, 26.3 per cent of pupils who received free school meals aged 15 in 2013-14 went on to university aged 19 in 2017-18, […]

Williamson stays on as education secretary, but must replace his two top advisers

Gavin Williamson has returned to work at the Department for Education after his party won a majority at last week’s election. The education secretary is expected to continue in the role until at least next February, when a wider cabinet reshuffle is anticipated. As before the election, Williamson has overall responsibility for early years, teacher […]

‘Conditional unconditional’ offers up, but fewer pupils accept

The use of so-called “strings attached” offers by universities shows no sign of abating, but pupils are now less likely to accept them. Despite high-profile interventions from the government, just over a quarter of school leavers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland received a “conditional unconditional” offer this year, up from just 20.9 per cent […]

‘I鈥檓 not blaming the parents’ – Michaela head defends smartphone criticism

An outspoken free school head has insisted she doesn’t blame parents who won’t make children give up their smartphones, after warning in a memo to governors that “too many parents do not take GCSEs seriously”. Documents from minutes of the Michaela Community School governing board, obtained by Schools Week, show Katharine Birbalsingh warned earlier this […]

Conservative majority: What does it mean for schools?

The Conservatives have won a majority after yesterday’s general election, propelling Boris Johnson back into Downing Street with a mandate for his education policies. As of around 5am today, the Tories had won enough seats to govern with a majority, though the full result will not be known until later in the day. Leading education […]