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25/04/2024: Coverage of the work of committees set up to investigate public policy and society. Education Committee Statement on Ofsted airs on BBC Parliament at 10:45 PM, Sunday 28 April. Coverage of the work of committees set up to investigate public policy and society

You’ve probably heard talk that a general election is going to happen this year.

After six years, The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman concluded that millions of women affected should be compensated, Worcestershire MPs…

MI5 director general warns vice-chancellors that hostile states are targeting UK universities

Scrapping single-phrase Ofsted judgments would lead to civil servants, politicians and the media 'drawing their own conclusions' about schools, DfE warns

The Department for Education (DfE) said it will continue to listen to views and look at alternative systems, but it believes there are significant benefits to headline grades.

Single-phrase Ofsted judgments will stay despite calls for them to be scrapped following the death of head teacher Ruth Perry.

Government maintains process despite calls to drop one-word grades following suicide of head teacher Ruth Perry

The Department for Education’s response has been branded ‘deeply disappointing’ and a missed opportunity for ‘meaningful change’ by union…

A rundown of some of the councils worth keeping an eye on during 2024 local elections as we (inevitably) look ahead to the general election: