The Latest Breaking News from Bridget Phillipson

About 200 new nurseries to open at schools in England in September

Sites will accommodate 4,000 children as part of ministers’ plan to improve childcare, Bridget Phillipson to announce

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2025

Headteachers in England threaten to quit as Ofsted inspectors over proposed overhaul

Unions urge government to delay and revise changes to way schools are graded or headteachers will stop assisting inspectors

The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025

Family hubs offering support to those in crisis reduced by more than a third

Child poverty levels have risen by more than 15 per cent to include over a third of children

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Voices: Securing more money for schools is only the start of what we need to do to fix the education system

COMMENT: The chancellor’s spending review focus on investment in schools gives Britain’s children the chance of the best possible start in life, writes Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Jamie’s Dyslexia Revolution review – a lifetime of pain has led to this

After a decades-long battle, the chef read his first book aged 33. This striking and dismaying documentary sees him tackle the government to do better for kids today. The scene with Bridget Phillipson is really something

The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2025

The winners and losers in Labour’s first spending review

Rachel Reeves will promise a £113bn capital boost for infrastructure – but there will be day-to-day spending cuts too

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025

The Guardian view on child poverty: free school meals are a help, but not a panacea

Editorial: Giving lunch to more pupils is a good move – but poor nutrition points to deeper problems that ministers must face

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2025

The Supreme Court’s sex ruling faces legal challenges – will they succeed?

“I ACTUALLY welcome the judgment because I think it gives real clarity.” Those were the words of Prime Minister Keir Starmer ...

The National (Scotland) · Jun 8, 2025

Jamie Oliver attacks Essex council for not recognising dyslexia as special need

TV chef says he is ‘disgusted’ council ‘don’t want to spend the money’ on those diagnosed with neurological learning difficulty

The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025

Free school meals for more children in England is a positive thing, but there’s a catch

The government’s announcement won’t mean much if disability and Pip cuts push more families into poverty, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Jun 5, 2025