Education Secretary

Schools across England will face major disruption today as teachers strike over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Back to school - teachers strikes finally over Daniel Mcneil

NEU members are set to go on strike for two days this week over an ongoing dispute over pay with the government. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Teachers to walk out for 2 days this week Rahmah Ghazali

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Ofsted changes being considered after death of headteacher Sam Johnson

Huge shake-up to student loan payments to hit millions of young people Isabella Boneham

We take a look at the current Covid-19 restrictions across the UK. Picture: PA.

The Covid-19 restrictions across the UK in 2022 Catherine Lough, PA

Ministers to review Omicron data to decide if tighter measures will be needed in England (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Ministers to review Omicron data to decide if tighter measures will be needed in... Ethan Shone

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson speaking to MPs in the House of Commons in London on easing coronavirus restrictions in education settings. Picture date: Tuesday July 6, 2021.

School ‘bubbles’ to end to prevent further disruption to education

Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, said that she supported Williamson’s plan to formally ban smartphones in schools (Photo: PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Distracting and damaging’ mobile phones could be banned in schools from January Rhona Shennan

School mobile phone bans considered in behaviour consultation (Photo: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

School mobile phone bans considered in behaviour consultation Group Reporter

Gavin Williamson has branded the move to take down the Queen's portrait as absurd (WPA Pool/Getty)

Oxford students vote to remove Queen’s portrait as she is ‘colonial symbol’ Carly Roberts

Education Secretary Gavin Wiliamson has not ruled out longer school days for children (Photo: Getty Images)

School days could be made longer and holidays shortened to help children catch u... Helen Johnson

A 'free speech champion' could be appointed at universities - but what does it mean? (Photo: Shutterstock)

A 'free speech champion' could be appointed at universities - but what does it m... Iain Leggat

Primary and secondary schools across England are currently closed due to Covid-19, with the exception of children of key workers and vulnerable children (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)

Schools in England should get 2 weeks’ notice before reopening - the current est... Helen Johnson

Teachers are ‘top priority’ in phase two for Covid jab - as expert advises staff... Claire Schofield

Primary school teachers to self-test for Covid from next week - with plans for p... Helen Johnson

GCSE, A Levels and SATs exams in England will be replaced by teacher assessments...

Primary schools in these areas of England are not expected to reopen next week Group Reporter

Some primary and secondary schools in England won’t reopen next week - the lates... Iain Leggat

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under fire for his handling of school exams and plans for a return to the classroom.

EMMA LEWELL-BUCK: 'Our children and country deserve better than this charlatan a... By The Newsroom

With children being sent home from school due to cases of Coronavirus, what should parents do if their children are sent home because somebody else has tested positive? (Photo by OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

Here’s what parents should do if their child is sent home from school due to cor... Ethan Shone

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced that face coverings will be mandatory in schools where lockdown measures are stricter than other parts of England. Photo: PA.

U-turn on advice for pupils wearing face coverings Ryan Smith

Gavin Williamson, the Education Secretary for England, has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons recently, following the disastrous way in which A level results were handled by the government this year (Photo: Peter Summers/Getty Images)

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has been called to resign over the A levels... Helen Johnson

Pupils can be awarded their school or college estimated grade (Photo: Shutterstock)

How the U-turn on A level results has impacted university applications - and wha... Claire Schofield

Secretary of State for Education Gavin Williamson during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus (COVID-19). Photo: PA Video/PA Wire

What we learned from the latest Downing Street coronavirus briefing Dominic Scurr

Manchester United's Marcus Rashford campaigned for the Government to extend its free school meal scheme during the holidays.

Free school meals over the summer will be game-changer, says MP Sarah Sinclair

MPs from across the North East have signed a joint letter to the Education Secretary. (From top left) Ian Lavery, Wansbeck, Emma Lewell-Buck, South Shields, Mike Hill Hartlepool and Kate Osborne, Jarrow.

North East MPs call on Government to halt plans for reopening of schools Sarah Sinclair

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, on coronavirus (COVID-19). Pictur eby Pippa Fowles/10 Downing Street/Crown Copyright/PA Wire

This is what we have learned today about when schools will reopen Ross Robertson

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson delivers a briefing from Downing Street on Thursday, July 2.

Education Secretary sets out plans for reopening of schools in September