8 h. ago Schools must fully ban phones all day and they can't be used as calculators, Phillipson tells heads

In a letter to all heads in England, the Education Secretary said children must even abstain at break times to create a fully phone-free day.

Politics

9 h. ago Headteachers urged to ban phones completely from schools by Education Secretary

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said phones aren't appropriate to be used as calculators or 'for research'. It follows government guidance on phone use in schools

Society

16 h. ago Education Secretary tells teachers to make sure schools are phone

Teachers have also been advised not to use their phones in front of pupils

Society

18 h. ago 'Phones are not calculators' as UK schools urged to go 'phone

Phones should not be used in schools throughout the entire school day and teachers should not use their devices in front of pupils, according to a letter from Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson

Politics

5 d. ago AI learning tools ‘different’ to phones in schools – Bridget Phillipson

The Education Secretary told the Bett UK conference AI can ‘deliver the biggest leap forward for learning in centuries’.

Politics

6 d. ago TOBY YOUNG: It's a crowded field, but Bridget Phillipson's failure to protect free speech in universities makes her the most useless Cabinet minister

The Education Secretary has been promising to shore up free-speech protections on campus for more than a year but, so far, there's been no sign of action, despite the desperate need.

Politics

7 d. ago Teachers need to relocate to where the jobs are, says Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth

Government data suggests the majority of newly-qualified teachers are not able to secure permanent teaching contracts in Scotland.

Society

1 week ago Cancellation of MP’s visit to Bristol school ‘unacceptable’, says Phillipson

Damien Egan was reportedly prevented from visiting Bristol Brunel Academy after intervention from pro-Palestinian activists.

Politics

1 week ago Squirming teachers' union boss says he'll no longer call for pro

Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU), said he 'certainly will not use phrases like that' while he remains in the role.

Politics

1 week ago Strictly star and former Labour MP Jacqui Smith engaged to partner of six years

The ex-Home Secretary - who is a government minister in the Department of Education - is set to marry Professor Graham Timmins, who is affectionately known as Page Three Boy, this August

Politics

3 w. ago Lack of reading is security threat by 'leaving kids vulnerable to fake news from Russia'

Just 33% of kids aged over eight say they enjoy reading in their free time, down from 51% two decades ago. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson says it's a national security threat

Events

4 w. ago SNP Government urged to bring back £170m apprenticeship fund 'stolen from young people's futures'

Labour MP Gregor Poynton has written to SNP Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth asking her to reverse the decision to use the money “to plug holes elsewhere in the Scottish Government budget”.

Economics