The Latest Breaking News from DfE

England’s A-level and GCSE grades to fall to pre-Covid levels in 2023

Some warn about impact on disadvantaged students, who suffered greatest learning loss during pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Department for Economy cancel three energy crisis meetings with All Party Group on Climate Action

Kate Nicholl says their failure to engage is "shameful and disheartening"

Belfast Live · Sep 23, 2022

Jonathan Gullis suggests he has taken on schools brief

The DfE said ministerial portfolios will be confirmed next week.

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022

Will there be a bank holiday for Queen’s funeral?

How period of mourning will affect schools and sporting events, and what visitors to London can expect

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022

Covid drives biggest Sats results gap since 2012 for poorest pupils in England

Deprived children fall further behind better-off peers as they lose most learning due to coronavirus

The Guardian - UK · Sep 6, 2022

Taxpayers billed hundreds of pounds for Christmas cards from mega-rich Nadhim Zahawi

The current Chancellor, who has a property empire estimated at around £100 million, sent out the festive greetings during his tenure as Education Secretary in 2021

Daily Mirror · Sep 4, 2022

GCSE results expected to confirm widening of north-south attainment gap

Tory leadership candidates called on to commit to fixing growing regional disparities in education

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2022

Cash-strapped parents struggling to pay for uniforms as schools ban unbranded clothing

Parents struggling to feed their children are fretting the start of the school term as many schools have banned the use of unbranded items, forcing them to buy expensive clothes

Daily Mirror · Aug 12, 2022

Student loan interest rates cut again as inflation and cost of living soar

DfE says maximum rate in England and Wales will be fixed at 6.3%, having previously reduced it to 7.3%

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2022

Universities urged to allow for Covid impact on poorer students’ A-levels

Pandemic has compounded working-class applicants’ disadvantages as teachers fear growing attainment gap, charity finds

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2022