The Latest Breaking News from Bridget Phillipson

Education secretary launches review of curriculum in primary and secondary schools in England aimed at teaching critical thinking

Pupils must be ‘armed’ against ‘putrid conspiracy theories’, pledges education secretary

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has accepted recommendations made by the independent School Teachers’ Review Body, giving teachers in England a pay rise of 5.5% from autumn 2024.

The capacity of the education sector to meet the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities is broken, according to education secretary Bridget Phillipson.

The group scored an own goal if their intention was to influence public opinion

Education secretary ‘to consider options’ including repeal of controversial powers introduced by last government

Keir Starmer removed the whip from long-standing figures including former shadow chancellor John McDonnell after they rebelled against the government to back an SNP-led amendment to scrap the policy

Show of strength by new Labour prime minister after work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall said the government had to do ‘the sums’ before it could commit to abolishing the limit

The government has created a new ministerial taskforce for its child poverty strategy, led by Work and Pensions secretary Liz Kendall and Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson. It is urgently needed: 4.3 million children in the UK are living in poverty.