Kate Green

Byelection looms as MP set to become Greater Manchester deputy mayor

Appointment of Labour’s Kate Green would trigger byelection in Stretford and Urmston

Josh Halliday and Helen Pidd

09, Nov, 2022 @3:40 PM

Funding for deprived schools in England has shifted to wealthy areas, study finds

Poorer students suffering as the government’s national funding formula results in increased payments to schools in affluent areas

Sally Weale Education correspondent

02, Jul, 2021 @5:00 AM

Labour to force vote on ‘totally insufficient’ school catch-up plan

Opposition plan comes amid Tory MPs demanding urgent rethink of lost learning scheme

Michael Savage

06, Jun, 2021 @7:37 AM

Work pressure in Covid lockdown was shattering, say teachers

One in four teachers tell union they sought medical help because of pandemic impact

Richard Adams Education editor

02, Apr, 2021 @11:01 PM

Boris Johnson's latest 'build back better' pledge won't get Britain back to work | Polly Toynbee

The lifetime skills guarantee sounds good, but that’s before the Treasury sweep the funds away, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

01, Apr, 2021 @3:05 PM

Former Tory MP in row over appointment as head of Office for Students

Labour calls appointment of James Wharton ‘another example of cronyism’

Peter Walker Political correspondent

10, Feb, 2021 @11:53 AM

Covid could cost children £350bn in earnings through lost learning, says IFS

Report says children repeating a year of school should be considered as part of radical catch-up efforts

Richard Adams and Heather Stewart

01, Feb, 2021 @12:05 AM

School leaders and councils demand clarity on primary closures

Haringey advises its schools to close despite not being in government’s ‘contingency framework’ areas

Richard Adams, Nicola Davis and Peter Walker

31, Dec, 2020 @6:09 PM

Delay university term until on-campus testing ready, says Labour

Letter to education secretary comes as thousands of students confined to halls after outbreak

Helen Pidd North of England editor

27, Sep, 2020 @3:22 PM

Delay A-level and GCSE exams to give pupils more time, says Labour

Shadow education secretary Kate Green says exams should be pushed back to June 2021

Richard Adams and Peter Walker

30, Aug, 2020 @9:30 PM

Labour decries 'wasted summer' of inadequate support for pupils in England

Kate Green fears for ‘Covid generation’, many of whom have not been in school for months

Sally Weale Education correspondent

23, Jul, 2020 @5:00 PM

Keir Starmer accuses PM of placing parents in 'impossible position'

Labour leader condemned Boris Johnson’s call for employees to return to work without efficient childcare support

Heather Stewart Political editor

19, Jul, 2020 @9:30 PM

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