The end of history? Students fall out of subject in their droves
Schools need to urgently drop Labour’s citizenship classes and replace them with history lessons to deal with the collapse of interest in the subject, MPs told Michael Gove today.
Gove responsible for £1bn overspend in rush to create academies
Michael Gove’s reputation came under severe criticism today when it emerged his department had created an estimated £1 billion of additional costs in its rush to expand the academies programme.
Outrage as students prepare for GCSE resits
Free English GCSE resits set to be taken by tens of thousands of pupils next month have not prevented another outbreak of the re-grading row.
Tory conference as-it-happened
Live coverage of speeches from London Mayor Boris Johnson , health secretary Jeremy Hunt, education secretary Michael Gove and home secretary Theresa May at the Conservative conference in Birmingham as-it-happens.
Schoolgirl heckled at Labour conference
A schoolgirl who told the Labour party conference in Manchester she attended a City academy was heckled by a fellow delegate today, prompting an angry attack from Michael Gove.
‘One Nation Labour’: Miliband wins plaudits for storming speech
Ed Miliband won plaudits across the political spectrum today, after delivering an impressive conference speech promising a “One Nation Labour party”.
GCSEs no more: Gove unveils the English Baccalaureate
GCSE’s will be replaced with an English Baccalaureate Certificate (EBacc), Michael Gove confirmed today.
Gove blocks inquiry into GCSE ‘fiasco’
Michael Gove has again refused to intervene in the “regrettable situation” over GCSE exam grades labelled a “fiasco” by frustrated MPs.
Over half of secondary schools now academies
Another 282 school academies will open this month, bringing the total to over 2,300 in the UK, the education secretary has announced.
Comment: Education policy is leaving children behind
As Michael Gove announces the next lot of academies, the majority of children are being excluded from fair and equal access.
