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Justine Greening has spoken of the “privilege” of serving as education secretary, a job she has “always wanted to do”, in her first major interview since she left office. Speaking to the Today Programme on Radio 4 this morning, Greening pledged to become a champion of the Department for Education’s new social mobility strategy on […]

David Meller, the organiser of the disgraced Presidents Club charity dinner, is taking a “leave of absence” from the academy trust he founded. The Meller Educational Trust has condemned the allegations of inappropriate behaviour of guests at the men-only dinner last Thursday, and said Meller’s leave of absence from the board of trustees, which he […]

David Meller, the co-chair of the controversial Presidents Club charity dinner that has been rocked by allegations of sexual harassment by guests, has resigned from the Department for Education’s board. Anne Milton, an education minister with responsibility for the board, announced in Parliament this afternoon that Meller has stood down from both his non-executive director […]

David Meller, a non-executive director at the Department for Education, is under growing pressure to resign from his role after allegations of sexual harassment by guests at a men-only charity dinner he organised surfaced in the press. A story by the Financial Times, published last night, revealed allegations of “groping, sexual harassment and propositioning” of […]

A “small number” of school building projects run by Carillion may need to be re-procured, the education secretary has admitted. In a letter to the parliamentary education committee, Damian Hinds said the construction and outsourcing firm, which is going into liquidation, is also still responsible for some outstanding work on DfE building contracts, but that […]

A charity fundraising dinner run by a Department for Education director and academy trust founder has been rocked by allegations of inappropriate sexual behaviour by guests, following an undercover investigation by journalists. A story by the Financial Times, published earlier today, revealed allegations of “groping, sexual harassment and propositioning” of women hired as “hostesses” for […]

The government faces questions over links between a regional schools commissioner and a school criticised by Ofsted for safeguarding failures. Labour is calling for reassurances over a potential conflict of interest relating to a role held by Martin Post at Verulam School in St Alban’s, which has recently been rated ‘inadequate’. Post, the RSC for north-west […]

The names of dozens of schools, academy trusts and local authorities that will split a £25 million handout from the government for school improvement have been revealed by the Department for Education. The department has published the names of 73 successful applicants for the second round of the strategic school improvement fund, two fewer than […]