The Latest Breaking News from Department for Education

South Australia's teachers union calls for the last week of term to be cancelled as the number of staff and students affected by COVID-19 grows. The head of the Department for Education says the option is "in the mix".

Bolton Council are now in discussions with the Department for Education to consider how to meet demand for school places

What to do if your child did not get your preferred place in Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Northumberland, Sunderland and County Durham

The Department for Education says the measures are being considered to prevent pupils from being 'pushed into higher education before they are ready'

The Department for Education (DfE) said the measures are being considered in order to prevent pupils from being "pushed into higher education before they are ready"

The Department for Education is looking at alternative brownfield sites in the area for the school, which if suitable it will purchase

Exams will be cancelled this summer only if there is a “public health emergency”, the Department for Education pledged today, with Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi, saying he “firmly intends” exams will take place.

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said 60% of Government departments had missed the deadline.

Department for Education figures show a 25% rise in cases since the start of the pandemic

The school had been issued with a Termination Warning Notice from the Department for Education

Anthony Bailey, who advised the Department for Education on the development of the government's academies programme, has been jailed following a court dispute with his ex-wife Princess Marie-Therese Elizabeth von Hohenberg Bailey