Councils asked to avoid using schools as polling stations
Funding has been announced to help councils find alternative polling station venues for the December elections to avoid schools having to cancel their Christmas events.
Gavin Williamson
More than half of young people now going into higher education
The proportion of young adults going to university has risen above 50% for the first time.
Universities warned to ‘up their game’ in supporting disadvantaged students
Universities have been warned they must “up their game” and help disadvantaged students as new data reveals the wide gulf in pupils’ chances studying for a degree.
Cameron ‘haunted’ by EU referendum decision
Former prime minister David Cameron has said the regret he feels over the decision to hold a referendum on the UK leaving the EU still haunts him.
David Cameron phoned European and US leaders to apologise over Brexit
Former prime minister David Cameron rang European leaders and then US president Barack Obama to apologise for his ultimately failed strategy to keep Britain in the European Union.
No place for ‘conditional unconditional offers’, says Education Secretary
Universities must stop making unconditional offers to students with strings attached, the Education Secretary has said.
Every school to receive backing on relationships teaching – Gavin Williamson
Every single school will get support on teaching relationships education as pupils prepare to return to classrooms for the new term, the Education Secretary has said.