Those surrounding Starmer are understood to be in the early stages of planning a rejig of the PM’s senior team ...

I am reminded of elephants when I observe what traditionalists are doing, in light of education secretary Bridget Phillipson’s wide-ranging reforms – defending at all costs the legacy of ...

Now Labour is caving into their demands. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has blocked new free schools, undermined Ofsted inspections and made excluding disruptive pupils harder. She's ...

Bridget Phillipson said she “fundamentally” rejects the idea that giving more information on where schools need to improve is “not something that parents want”, after unions and the sister ...

Sheffield Heeley MP Louise Haigh called the incident which happened ... Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said: “My heart goes out to his family, friends and the entire school community ...

New Ofsted ratings will be “more demanding”, as 90 per cent of schools in England are currently rated “good” or “outstanding”, Bridget Phillipson has said. The Education Secretary said ...

Bridget Phillipson faced down her critics as she hailed a “new era” of standards as she set out Ofsted's new "report card" grades. At a speech in central London, the Cabinet minister shared a ...

Bridget Phillipson has said she expects the “first priority” of unions to be “children and their life chances”, after her new proposals for Ofsted inspections were criticised for being ...

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Parents “all have responsibilities” to make sure their children are going to school, Bridget Phillipson has said, as she warned about the risk of damaging children’s life chances.