Education policy

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”...

Burnham’s education plan directly contradicts Labour’s Schools Act, Tories claim – UK politics live

by The Guardian | Jul 28, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Conservatives, Education policy, Kemi Badenoch, Politics, Prisons and probation, Schools, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

The new prime minister is linking the need for better vocational education in school with his belief in localismGood morning. In his last speech to Labour’s annual conference as party leader, Keir Starmer called for a...

Burnham to tell schools in England to adapt teaching to local business needs

by The Guardian | Jul 27, 2026 | Andy Burnham, Education, Education policy, England, Politics, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news, Unemployment, Vocational education, Young people, Youth unemployment | 0 |

PM wants curriculums for students aged 14 and above to be more responsive to local jobs marketAndy Burnham will tell schools across England to adapt their curriculums to the needs of local businesses as part of a devolution...

Pilot scheme in England to convert empty classrooms into community hubs

by The Guardian | Jul 14, 2026 | Communities, Department for Education, Education, Education policy, England, Local government, Politics, School admissions, School funding, Schools, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Policy to create youth clubs and health centres aims to tackle surplus of school spaces created by falling pupil numbersClassrooms left empty by falling numbers of pupils could soon be converted into youth clubs or health...

Category: Education policy