4 d. ago Minister heaps pressure on Rachel Reeves to find money to scrap two

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson admitted there would be a cost to welfare changes but warned of 'serious consequences' if support is not bolstered.

Politics

4 d. ago Farage and Reform ‘whipping up anger’ on migrants, cabinet minister warns

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson claimed Mr Farage has ‘no interest’ in finding solutions to the migrant crisis and small boats

Events

4 d. ago Minister bats away demands for Rayner probe after it emerges deputy PM used top wealth protection firm in house deal

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the embattled Deputy PM had been 'clear she has followed all the rules and requirements asked of her'.

Economics

4 d. ago Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson ‘ashamed’ of child poverty levels

The minister said the Government was looking at every way of reducing levels of child poverty, including benefits changes.

Society

4 d. ago Phillipson says ‘we all must do more’ to improve school attendance and behaviour

The Department for Education is rolling out new hubs to support schools.

Culture

4 d. ago Minister's plea to parents: Get your kids to school... and make sure they behave!

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will mark the start of the new school term by urging 'mums, dads and carers' to play their part in getting their sons and daughters ready to learn in the classroom.

Politics

4 d. ago Schools and parents urged to end 'lifelong impact' of kids missing class

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson warned that pupils were missing out on vital learning due to their classmates acting up as she launched a push for 'calmer classrooms'

Events

4 d. ago Phillipson says ‘we all need to do more’ to improve attendance and behaviour

The Department for Education is rolling out new attendance and behaviour hubs to support schools

Politics

2 w. ago Disadvantaged white pupils have ‘particularly poor’ education outcomes – report

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was a ‘disgrace’ that so many white, working-class children are being written off at school.

Events

2 w. ago BRIDGET PHILLIPSON: 'I know what it’s like to grow up in a struggling family

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson writes for The Mirror as research shows cash-strapped parents are using 'buy now, pay later' schemes and going without food to afford school uniforms

Politics

2 w. ago Quarter of parents sacrifice food or heating to afford school uniform – poll

The Education Secretary has called on schools to reduce immediately the number of branded items of uniform they require ahead of a change in the law.

Society

3 w. ago No immediate plans to change ‘unfair’ student loan interest, education secretary admits

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has said on Thursday, 11 August, that there are “no immediate plans” to change interest levels on student loan repayments.

Society

3 w. ago Phillipson ready to ‘redouble efforts’ to cut down on absent pupils

The Education Secretary wrote in The Daily Telegraph that tackling classroom absences was a ‘top priority’.

Politics

3 w. ago Phillipson vows to tackle ‘thorny’ challenge facing white working

The Education Secretary has called it is a ‘national disgrace’ that so many young people do not get what they need to progress after leaving school.

Events

3 w. ago 'I run an overstretched food bank and this is the powerful thing I tell my kids'

The Mirror spoke to food bank volunteer Sarah Chapman and Labour MP Marsha de Cordova about record levels of poverty - as they called for food bank use to become 'history'

Politics

3 w. ago London councils to lose millions in funding despite high poverty levels

London councils to lose millions in funding despite high poverty levels  The Guardian

Economics