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Government accused of risking drop in standards after announcing reforms to make French, Spanish and German 'more appealing' to pupils

Large academy trusts have racked up multi-million-pound surpluses during the pandemic, as savings from school closures and extra DfE cash boosted reserves

MP Robin Walker has defended the governments decision to "pause" the rollout of new smart motorway schemes following concerns for…

MP Robin Walker has defended the governments decision to "pause" the rollout of new smart motorway schemes following concerns for…

MP Robin Walker has defended the governments decision to "pause" the rollout of new smart motorway schemes following concerns for…

The government's flagship tutoring scheme, to help pupils catch up on missed lessons during the Covid-19 pandemic, is significantly missing its targets for the year, official figures have revealed.

The DfE is "actively encouraging" schools to use in-house tutors and academic mentors in "support of teaching" when they face staff absences

The schools minister Robin Walker has appeared to rule out reinstating SATs at key stage 3, but said internal tests could be used to improve literacy

Robin Walker said there had been ‘challenging levels of staff absence’ in England’s schools this year as Omicron cases had spread.

Robin Walker said there had been ‘challenging levels of staff absence’ in England’s schools this year as Omicron cases had spread.