Eleanor Harding

The Education Secretary was savaged by Tory shadow minister James Cleverly for 'punishing' families who use independent schools with the new VAT on fees.

A survey of 3,000 adults shows 11 per cent think children's conduct falls under the remit of teachers, despite them spending most of their time at home.

The Inquiry into White Working Class Educational Outcomes, published today, said more 'deliberate action' was needed to get deprived children into the best-performing schools.

Some 40 per cent of white working-class girls spend six or more hours a week on social media, polling found.

The National Education Union (NEU) said it would 'not accept' the deal, which will see teachers paid 3.5 per cent more from September and a further 3 per cent the following year.

More than a dozen financial aid schemes for under-represented groups at Oxford and Cambridge prioritise ethnicity over socio-economic background.

Sir Ian Bauckham, Chief Regulator at Ofqual, will say today that Labour's flagship A-level and GCSE reforms will need to safeguard against 'AI fraud'.

Polling of 2,000 parents found almost three fifths - 57 per cent - believe their offspring use AI tools such as ChatGPT and Grammarly to aid their homework.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in her autumn Budget that the earnings threshold for repayment of Plan 2 loans would be frozen for three years from 2027 at £29,385.

The document caused outrage when it was published in February, as it allowed for children as young as five to 'socially transition' to the opposite gender at school.