44 h. 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 d. ago Teachers have the right to ask pupils to call them Mx, instead of Mr, Miss, Mrs, says Bridget Phillipson

The Education Secretary said teachers can 'request' that children call them by the gender-neutral honorific instead of traditional titles.

Politics

5 d. 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

5 d. ago White working class pupils' low achievement is a 'national disgrace', says Bridget Phillipson

The Education Secretary said too many youngsters in this group fail to get the help they need to succeed at school.

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5 d. 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

8 d. ago Education Secretary Linda McMahon derailed by hacker’s clown music at conservative student event

Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, president of the Young America's Foundation, blamed the Chinese Communist Party and liberals for the interruptions

Society

8 d. ago Trump Education Secretary’s speech interrupted with ‘corrupt billionaire’ audio and clown music

Donald Trump’s education secretary was interrupted as the sound system at a national youth conservative conference in Washington DC was hacked on Wednesday (6 August).

Politics

9 d. ago Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth pulls down website over accusations of pro

EXCLUSIVE: Complaints have been made about the taxpayer-funded websites of Jenny Gilruth and Shona Robison.

Politics

3 w. ago Children to be taught 'worrying and feeling down' are not mental health conditions

The Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced a radical change in policy in an attempt to curb Britain's spiralling worklessness crisis.

Society

4 w. ago Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows

Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency

Politics