The Latest Breaking News from the Department for Education

Stepney All Saints School had initially been told by the Department for Education that pupils were able to return

Rishi Sunak is evading his duty of care after slashing millions from the budget for repairing schools when he was chancellor

The Department for Education has published a long-awaited list of schools and colleges in England identified as having collapse-prone Raac.

‘The cowboys are running the country,’ says Labour leader during feisty PMQs

In September 2022, schools in England were at risk of bankruptcy as their day-to-day spending threatened to overtake their regular income. A hasty autumn budget included additional revenue funds for schools, coming as a relief to many school leaders.

Guardian analysis of newly published government list shows that 109 of the 147 affected schools are in Conservative constituencies

The list shows 19 schools have had to delay the start of term.

At least 18 London schools are on the list with one delaying the start of term and two switching to remote learning

Keir Starmer likens the Tories to ‘cowboy builders’ as the PM insists the government acted decisively in response to the problem