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20 April 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Breakfast confusion continues as Greening suggests only 1 in 5 pupils will benefit

Confusion continues over the Conservatives’ plan to offer free breakfasts to primary school pupils after Justine Greening said the party have completed calculations based on a take-up of just 20 per cent. Yesterday on the World at One the education secretary said that delivering the free breakfast policy could cost £174 million – almost three […]

Education now third most important election issue

Parents consider education to be the third most important issue in the general election campaign and say it will influence their vote. A new poll of more than 1,000 parents conducted by YouGov on behalf of the National Union of Teachers shows that 43 per cent consider education and school funding to be “a key […]

IFS: Parties’ spending plans leave sixth forms with 10% less than schools

Labour’s manifesto plans will boost spending on 16 to 18 education by 8 per cent in real terms, but all three parties’ proposals will leave spending on sixth forms around 10 per cent lower than secondary schools, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. The think tank says that although the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal […]

South west RSC Rebecca Clark resigns to join Ark academy chain

The regional schools commissioner for the south west of England Rebecca Clark is to leave her role at the Department for Education to take a new job with the academy chain Ark. Department officials have today confirmed that Clark, who was appointed as the RSC for the south west region last April following Sir David Carter’s […]

Four in five reject Tory plan to lift faith admissions cap

Plans to lift the cap on faith-based admissions at over-subscribed free schools are opposed by four fifths of the population and more than two thirds of Catholics, a poll has revealed. Just 20 per cent of respondents to a poll of more than 2,000 people carried out by Populus on behalf of the Accord Coalition […]

Conservatives promise new routes to becoming a teacher

Schools could get additional funding to train their teaching assistants up to degree level using a new apprenticeship route announced in the Conservative manifesto. The party has pledged to ensure TAs are able to “become qualified teachers via a degree apprenticeship route”, a move which would give schools access to funding from the apprenticeship levy […]

Exam board apologises over Romeo & Juliet gaffe in GCSE English exam

A mistake in a GCSE English literature paper will not put pupils at a disadvantage, the exam board OCR has said. The organisation apologised after it emerged the GCSE paper sat by thousands of pupils this morning contained a glaring error relating to the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet. The paper refers to the character […]

Tory manifesto pledge is for only 17 extra free schools

A commitment by the Conservative party to build 100 new free schools a year if it wins the general election only guarantees that a further 17 will open on top of those already planned, Schools Week analysis has revealed. The party’s manifesto includes a pledge to build at least 100 free schools in every year […]

Political visits in schools can be ruled unlawful

Schools that host campaign visits from politicians risk breaking the law or charity rules if they don’t act with political balance. Candidates from all the major parties have made dozens of visits to schools since the general election campaign began. But schools have to adhere to the strict rules governing political campaigning that include providing […]