Ministers vow crackdown on rip-off nursery fees

Exclusive: New Labour education minister Stephen Morgan tells The Independent the problem is an issue ‘up and down the country’

Who's in Keir Starmer's new cabinet?

Prime Minister Keir Starmer appoints Labour MPs to cabinet positions after landslide election victory.

Childcare places ‘fall by 1,000’ as Labour accuses ministers of ‘botched’ expansion

Sir Keir Starmer’s party accuses Conservatives of risking a crash in the childcare system ‘just like (they) crashed the economy’

England’s secondary schools are Dickensian. No wonder children are staying away

Gillian Keegan’s war on truancy should start with a little self-reflection, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Raac: Another 40 schools and colleges found to have crumbling concrete

Government accused of ‘sneaking out’ latest figures, as unions say teachers and pupils still waiting for help

Labour partial U-turn on private schools’ tax breaks clampdown

Party drops plan to scrap charitable status but will still levy 20% VAT on fees

Dozens of school buildings 'at risk of collapse' and may need evacuating at short notice, DfE warns schools