Education policy

Pupils to be offered vocational GCSEs in radical shake-up of system in England

by The Guardian | Sep 23, 2026 | Education, Education policy, England, GCSEs, Labour, Politics, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, UK news, Vocational education | 0 |

Courses such as finance and construction form part of PM’s push for education ‘that offers a path for everybody’Teenagers are to be offered a range of new vocational GCSEs under a radical shake-up of the school system in England...

Union claims victory as ministers agree to fully fund pay rise for teachers in England

by The Guardian | Sep 16, 2026 | Education, Education policy, England, Industrial action, Politics, Public sector pay, Public services policy, School funding, Schools, Society, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news | 0 |

National Education Union welcomes news that schools will not have to partly fund increase from their own budgetsThe UK’s biggest education union is claiming a significant victory after the government bowed to pressure and agreed...

Northern Ireland schools must give girls option to wear trousers from next year

by The Guardian | Sep 11, 2026 | Children, Education, Education policy, Northern Ireland, Northern Irish politics, Politics, Primary schools, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

DUP education minister accused of dragging feet before revising guidelines that also apply to PE and gamesSchools in Northern Ireland must give girls the choice to wear trousers as part of their uniforms as well as for PE and...

Russia says it could hit UK military targets over supply of missile technology to Ukraine – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Aug 27, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Benefits, Education, Education policy, Employability, Industrial policy, Military, Pat McFadden, Politics, Russia, Steel industry, Tata, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, Ukraine, Unemployment, Work & careers, Young people | 0 |

Kremlin threatens British targets inside and outside Ukraine and says UK and France bear ‘direct responsibility’ for Ukrainian strikes on Russia Speaking on the media round this morning, the work and pensions secretary, Pat...

McFadden hails ‘inspiring’ jobs programme for young people as number of Neets drops – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Aug 27, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Benefits, Education, Education policy, Employability, Industrial policy, Pat McFadden, Politics, Steel industry, Tata, The Guardian, UK cost of living crisis, Unemployment, Work & careers, Young people | 0 |

Work and pensions secretary says jobs guarantee scheme is restoring confidence as ONS reports that number of young people not in work or training has fallen below a millionHello, and welcome to our UK politics blog. It’s all...

Tice defends suspension of Reform UK activist over Farage criticism

by The Guardian | Aug 20, 2026 | Apprenticeships, Education policy, Politics, Reform UK, Richard Tice, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, Tim Montgomerie, UK news | 0 |

Party’s deputy leader makes comments as he unveils new policy to subsidise more apprenticeshipsUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK’s deputy leader has defended the party’s suspension of a senior activist who criticised...

Compulsory GCSE resits in England harm teenagers’ mental wellbeing, study finds

by The Guardian | Aug 19, 2026 | Department for Education, Education, Education policy, Exams, GCSEs, Politics, Schools, Secondary schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

UCL researchers warn repeated exam attempts may dent students’ confidence and raise risk of dropping outForcing teenagers who fail GCSEs into multiple resits has a negative impact on their mental health, according to research to...

Primary schools to be told to identify children at risk of future unemployment

by The Guardian | Aug 7, 2026 | Education, Education policy, England, Politics, Primary schools, Schools, Social exclusion, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

Exclusive: Neet crisis review to call for teachers to be asked to spot those at risk of leaving education jobless at 16What can Dublin teach us? Milburn goes on quest to learnPrimary schools in England should be required to...

‘Tiger mum’ Lucy Powell on Labour’s vocational skills drive: ‘It’s about ambition for everybody’

by The Guardian | Aug 2, 2026 | Department for Education, Education, Education policy, Labour, Lucy Powell, Politics, Schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

New education secretary says it is ‘false trade-off’ by critics to suggest schools cannot pursue academic excellence alongside technical skillsLucy Powell has said she wants to be an ambitious “tiger mum” for all young people,...

Tories’ Philp rejects French claim that shots fired from naval boat near him were training exercise – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Chris Philp, Conservatives, Education policy, France, Immigration and asylum, Kemi Badenoch, Lucy Powell, Migration, Opinion polls, Politics, Prisons and probation, Reform UK, Schools, Scotland, Scottish politics, Sentencing, Students, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Shadow minister says there was no warning and ‘it looked and sounded like deliberate intimidation’Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in ChannelIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English...

Young people ‘expected’ to engage with new work support, says McFadden

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Apprenticeships, Education, Education policy, England, Pat McFadden, Politics, The Guardian, UK news, Welfare | 0 |

Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary echoes Andy Burnham as he unveils funds to stop families in England losing benefitsUK politics live – latest updatesYoung people will be expected to engage with new support to seek work,...

Burnham has clear lead over other party leaders on who would make best PM, poll suggests – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Chris Philp, Conservatives, Education policy, France, Immigration and asylum, Kemi Badenoch, Migration, Opinion polls, Politics, Prisons and probation, Reform UK, Schools, Scotland, Scottish politics, Sentencing, Suella Braverman, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Figures from YouGov also suggest support for Farage is fallingIt is not just the Russians firing on Brits in the English Channel; Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, has accused a French warship of firing “warning shots”...

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