Meanwhile, schools and businesses were closed. The problems were widely declared to be unacceptable and Sevenoaks MP Laura Trott said: “Afterwards, people wanted to know why they were not ...

Education minister Catherine McKinnell said the final decision would be shaped by the curriculum and assessment review ...

The Government has proposed to abolish the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education and replace it with Skills England.

Shadow education secretary Laura Trott had earlier branded it a ... Intervening, Labour MP for Chesterfield, Toby Perkins, said: “Can she just explain to the House why she’s taken the ...

Education minister Catherine McKinnell agreed that tests have a part to play in primary schools, but when questioned by Conservative MP Nick Timothy ... secretary Laura Trott compared the costs ...