36 h. 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

56 h. ago University students must work 20 hours a week to meet living costs – report

The findings come as students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland receive their exam results on Thursday.

Economics

56 h. ago Government names technical colleges to train 40,000 construction workers

Ten construction technical excellence colleges will help reduce reliance on foreign construction workers, Government says.

Politics

3 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

3 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.

Events

3 d. ago 'Far too many' white working class kids don't get results they need says Bridget Phillipson

Bridget Phillipson vowed to tackle the 'thorny' challenge of British white working-class kids falling behind their classmates ahead of A-level results day

Events

3 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

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 Starmer to pledge to ‘rebalance power’ at summit with community groups

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will deliver a keynote speech when he launches the Government’s civil society covenant.

Politics