Gavin Williamson warns university ‘cancel culture’ threatens UK’s free speech reputation and praises those who ‘defy the intolerant minority’ on campuses New law designed to protect free speech on campuses is before MPs today The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill aims to end ‘no-platforming’ The Education Secretary praised those who ‘defy the intolerant minority’ … Read more
Schools ‘must stay neutral on Palestine’ and clamp down on rising anti-Semitism, warns Education Secretary Gavin Williamson Gavin Williamson has written to all headteachers of state secondary schools He condemned a ‘concerning increase in anti-Semitic incidents in some schools’ Mr Williamson insisted all schools must deal with bullying and abuse seriously Should prevent politically active … Read more
Gavin Williamson ‘is pleading with Boris to make him chief whip’ in reshuffle as Tory MPs brand him a ‘failure’ who should be ‘forgotten’ MPs convinced Gavin Williamson is pushing to become chief whip in reshuffle Mark Spencer is believed to want Defra when Boris Johnson overhauls his team Aides insisted that Mr Williamson is … Read more
The Covid-generation of home-schooled children lacked ‘discipline and order’ while stuck at home during lockdown, says Gavin Williamson. The Education Secretary has backed a mobile phones ban in schools, saying it is ‘now time to put the screens away’ as the return to classrooms rendered remote learning – which relied on internet-accessible devises – redundant. He said … Read more
Investing in the next generation of teachers is ‘crucial’ to the Government’s long-term recovery plans, and central to closing the attainment gap between children, the Education Secretary said. But the leader of a teaching union has accused the secretary of state of failing to address ‘many serious issues’ affecting teachers’ morale and working conditions, while … Read more
Gavin Williamson categorically rules out ditching GCSEs as he says exams at 16 ‘are going to be there for an awful lot longer’ as he warns Covid has caused the ‘single greatest disruption to our education system since the Second World War’ Gavin Williamson told unions ‘we are absolutely going to be keeping GCSEs’ Some … Read more
Gavin Wiliamson denied pupils face chaos over mask and testing rules tomorrow as they finally get back to classrooms. The Education Secretary insisted schools have been given clear guidance with the first phase of lockdown easing set to happen. In interviews this morning, Mr Williamson said parents and children are ‘excited’ about getting back to … Read more
Gavin Williamson hints school summer holidays could be shortened PERMANENTLY as he says government is looking at moving to a five-term year Gavin Williamson hinted five-year school term is being considered for England The proposed system would mean more breaks but shorter summer holidays Government has ordered a review of reform options after the coronavirus … Read more
Gavin Williamson hints school summer holidays could be shortened PERMANENTLY as he hints at moving to a five-term year Gavin Williamson hinted five-year school term is being considered for England The proposed system would mean more breaks but shorter summer holidays Government has ordered a review of reform options after the coronavirus crisis By James … Read more
Gavin Williamson today tried to quell fears over a ‘Wild West’ system for GCSEs and A-Levels as experts warned his plan could be even worse than last year’s hated algorithm. The Education Secretary confirmed that teachers will have control over the marks their pupils get, but insisted there will be ‘meaningful checks’ and ‘quality assurance’, with … Read more