Department for Education (DfE)
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3 Jun 21Kevan Collins, the government's education recovery commissioner, has resigned following a "furious" row erupted with the Treasury over the department's rejection of his proposals for a £15bn school... -
5 May 21Pandemic-related pressures have seen local authority funded nurseries cut services amid swelling budget gaps, a report has revealed. -
13 May 19The government has been urged to extend this month’s deadline for businesses to claim the apprenticeship levy to ease a skills “crisis”. -
13 May 19Sixth-forms and colleges are the biggest losers in education funding having endured cuts double those of schools, research has found. -
10 May 19Teachers want to see more support for parents to help them resist “off-rolling”, according to Ofsted research. -
5 Apr 19Universities have been accused of “pressure-selling tactics” to make students accept offers, the education secretary has said. -
7 Sep 18Budget cuts have “eroded” the quality of inspections by the government’s schools watchdog, say MPs.
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3 Apr 18The governance, accountability and financial management of academy trusts running schools in England “fall short”, the Public Accounts Committee has said. -
10 Apr 17Teaching unions have urged the government to “sit up and listen” on education funding, after a new survey revealed half of schools have turned to parents for financial support. -
28 Feb 17There is not enough evidence to support the expansion of multi-academy trusts as part of the government’s aim for all schools to become academies, the education select committee has concluded.
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27 Jan 17A report that the government has clawed back £384m of funding for schools amid a ‘cash crisis’ in education has sparked criticism from teaching unions. -
21 Dec 16Auditor general Amyas Morse has issued an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the Department for Education’s group financial statements and warned the ministry faces many challenges to...
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30 Nov 16The government has been urged to improve the evaluation of spending on apprenticeships in order to maintain the “crucial distinction” between quality and quantity. -
20 Apr 16Auditor general Amyas Morse has issued an adverse opinion on the truth and fairness of the Department for Education’s group financial statements for 2014-15, concluding they did not provide the...
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24 Jul 15An analysis of results at more than 150 academy schools in England has concluded that nearly half (44%) would be classed as “coasting” under the government’s proposed education reforms.
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30 Jun 15Hundreds of “coasting” schools risk being turned into academies under new strict measures announced today.
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22 Jun 15Children and families minister Edward Timpson has made £4.5m available to help councils form regional adoption agencies as part of moves to ensure all authorities are collaborating in groups by... -
11 Mar 15The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has accused the Department for Education of ‘an alarming reluctance’ to work with local authorities to improve services for children in care. -
29 Oct 14Central government and local authorities do not tackle underperformance in academies and maintained schools consistently, according to the National Audit Office. -
17 Sep 14Academy trusts are not doing enough to mitigate the risk of conflict of interest between schools and sponsors, while some rules intended to protect public money are ‘largely meaningless’, according...
