27 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

47 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

47 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

65 h. 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

2 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

2 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

2 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

last month Labour scraps Tory plan to put age restriction on sex education in primary schools that would have stopped under

In an exclusive interview with the Mail, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted children would still learn about reproduction and sexual health at secondary school.

Politics

last month Major update on school curriculum as kids to get new lessons on misogyny and AI

Bridget Phillipson said kids are being 'bombarded by manipulative content online', as she vowed for them to be taught how to 'separate fact from fiction'

Politics

last month Bridget Phillipson wants all teachers in mainstream schools to be SEND trained

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson warned that the current special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system is 'too adversarial' and 'too bureaucratic'

Politics