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16 June 2026

Author: Freddie Whittaker

Minister expected to oversee relationships education reform opposed same-sex marriage

The new minister expected to be in charge of reforms to sex and relationships education opposes same-sex marriage and voted against its legalisation, it has emerged. Robert Goodwill, who has been appointed as children and families minister at the Department for Education, was one of 136 Conservative MPs who voted against the government’s same-sex marriage legislation […]

Ofsted reveals plan to give schools up to 15 days’ notice of inspections

Schools could be given up to 15 days to prepare for follow-up Ofsted visits under proposed changes to new short inspections. The watchdog has launched a consultation on proposals to shake-up the short inspection model, which was launched in September 2015 and involves one to two-day-long inspections for schools previously rated as good. It follows […]

Two new education ministers in May reshuffle

Anne Milton and Robert Goodwill have been appointed as new ministers at the Department for Education in the ongoing reshuffle. Milton, MP for Guildford and a former health minister, will take the skills and apprenticeships brief previously held by Robert Halfon, who was sacked by Theresa May yesterday. Goodwill, who represents Scarborough and Whitby and […]

Nick Gibb stays as schools minister in May reshuffle

Nick Gibb will continue as the minister for school standards after a minor reshuffle of the Department for Education team. Justine Greening, the education secretary Gibb has served under for the past year, was also re-appointed as education secretary over the weekend. Gibb was first appointed as school minister for the coalition government in 2010, having […]

Grammars advocate resigns as PM’s adviser

Nick Timothy, a key adviser to the prime minister and former director of the New Schools Network, has resigned from his role in Downing Street. Writing for the Conservative Home website, Timothy calls the election result a “huge disappointment” and says he takes responsibility for his part in it, which included oversight of the party’s policy […]

Election 2017: Education’s winners and losers

One of the most eventful election campaigns in decades has resulted in significant changes to the line-up of MPs with education jobs. Whatever happens in the coming days, a reshuffle of the team of ministers at the Department for Education will be necessary. Here’s what happened to the main movers and shakers in education… Justine […]

Education committee chair Neil Carmichael loses seat as Justine Greening clings on

The former chair of the education select committee Neil Carmichael has lost his seat in parliament in one of many shock upsets for the Conservative Party. Carmichael’s defeat in his former constituency of Stroud, Gloucestershire, was one of several stunning losses during a difficult night for his party during which the education secretary Justine Greening […]

Election night 2017: The constituencies to watch if you work in education

It’s been one of the most eventful and uncertain election campaigns in recent history, and now it’s almost over. The polls will close at 10pm tonight, and this will be closely followed by exit polls before constituency results start to trickle in from around 11.30pm. In case you were worried we hadn’t done something really nerdy […]