Archive: Education Bill Special

Faith school quota plans scrapped

Alan Johnson scraps plans to force faith schools to admit non-faith pupils

The government has abandoned its plans to force new faith schools to take a set number of non-faith pupils following lobbying by religious groups.

Peers reject faith school quota plans

Ministers announce faith school quotas

Faith school allocations to be revised

Ministers announce faith school quotas

Faith schools will have to take a proportion of non-believers

New faith schools will be forced to admit a quarter of their pupils from different backgrounds and religions, the government announced last night.

50 trust school hopefuls announced

Alan Johnson releases names of first schools hoping to become trusts

The government has today named the 50 schools hoping to become self-governing trusts when the controversial education bill comes into force.

Tories help fight off Labour schools rebellion

Alan Johnson argued against parental ballots in new trust school system

The government fought off a backbench rebellion of 69 MPs last night when the Conservatives helped them get through the report stage of the education bill.

Education bill reaches final hurdles

MPs vote on final stages of education bill today and tomorrow

The government is braced for another Labour backbench rebellion when MPs vote on the final stages of the controversial education bill today and tomorrow.

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