红桃影视

Skip to content
24 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Gove and Johnson make school funding pledges as education becomes key campaign issue

Conservative leadership frontrunners Michael Gove and Boris Johnson have both pledged extra funding for schools – placing the issue front and centre of the campaign to replace Theresa May. Gove, the former education secretary, said he will spend £1 billion extra on schools if he becomes prime minister, while Johnson, the ex-foreign secretary and mayor […]

Former primary head and education adviser appointed as interim RSCs

A former primary school head and an ex-Downing Street education adviser have been appointed as interim regional schools commissioners. Dame Kate Dethridge will replace Martin Post in north west London and south central England in August, and Katherine Cowell will take the post in the north of England in July, replacing Janet Renou. Both Post […]

Number of EHC plans for SEND pupils soars

The number of education, health and care (EHC) plans issued to pupils in England has risen by 11 per cent in a year, continuing an upward trend seen over the past four years. New government data shows that there were 354,000 children and young people with education, health and care plans maintained by local authorities […]

Every school should have access to new careers hubs, says Augar review

All schools must have access to new careers hubs and be held to account for the advice and guidance they provide, a landmark review of post-18 education has said. The review, by Philip Augar (pictured below), mostly focuses on further and higher education, but also warns of “weaknesses in the provision of information, advice and […]

Insolvency Service to help DfE ban rule-breaking trustees

The Department for Education and the government’s Insolvency Service have signed an agreement to regularly share information about academy trusts – making it easier to ban trustees who flout the rules. A new memorandum of understanding (MoU) seeks to “facilitate the regular exchange of information” between the two organisations, which “need to be able to […]

Campaigners to march on Downing Street over SEND funding crisis

Campaigners and parents will march on Downing Street today to demand an increase in SEND funding. The SEND National Crisis campaign wants the government to better meet the needs of SEND pupils, and bridge the estimated £1.2 billion shortfall in high needs funding in England that has opened up since 2015. This is clearly a […]

No expansion of shortage occupation list for teachers, rules Migration Advisory Committee

The government’s Migration Advisory Committee has urged against expanding the list of subjects for which schools can freely recruit teachers from outside Europe, after it ruled that the profession’s vacancy rate is “around average”. The MAC, which advises ministers on migration issues, has recommended that while secondary maths, physics, general science, computer science and Mandarin […]

Conservative Party leadership contenders: What will they do for schools?

Theresa May has announced she will stand down as Conservative Party leader on June 7, meaning the search for a new prime minister is on. Here, Schools Week rounds up those who have launched bids to become the next leader and PM, and what their ascension could mean for schools… This article will be updated […]

DfE named and shamed trust for failing to justify CEO pay by mistake

The government has been forced to update a list of academy trusts named and shamed for failing to justify executive pay after a chain was included by mistake. Earlier this month, the Department for Education published a list of 31 academy trusts who had received a second warning for being “non-compliant” with its order to […]