The Latest Breaking News from Nick Gibb

Anxious children are being kept off school by parents working from home, schools minister warns

Parents are more wary of sending their children to school with a cold, MPs hear

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2023

Schools forced to tell parents if children question gender under new rules

Teachers will be required to disclose the information even when pupils object

Wales Online · Jun 19, 2023

Schools could be forced to ‘out’ children to parents if they question their gender

Teachers will be required to disclose the information even when pupils object

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2023

Minister to look at tests that left pupils in ‘tears’

The Department for Education has previously said the Sats papers ‘are designed to be challenging’

Evening Standard · May 16, 2023

Minister to look at SATs paper concerns after pupils left in ‘tears’

Hundreds of parents and teachers complained online that last week’s reading exam was too difficult

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Reading ability of children in England scores well in global survey

Literacy of nine and 10-year-olds in England was ranked fourth in world in Pirls study, with teachers praised

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

UK schools minister promises to review Sats paper that left pupils ‘in tears’

Nick Gibb acknowledges concern after teachers and parents raise alarm about difficulty of test

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2023

Minister to look at concerns over Sats paper following complaints

Nick Gibb said he does not want the exams which are taken by 10 and 11-year-olds in England to be ‘too hard’.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

England moves into top five in international rankings for reading

Schools minister Nick Gibb said the Government’s reforms and the dedication of primary school teachers were behind the country’s success.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

BBC board member 'tried to stop journalist probing £350m Brexit bus claim'

A BBC board member tried to block a journalist at the broadcaster from probing the infamous Vote Leave claim about £350 million of funding for…

The National (Scotland) · May 11, 2023