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Ex-DfE civil servant condemns Whitehall’s ‘disconnect’ from reality

The former permanent secretary at the Department for Education has said that Whitehall is “too often disconnected from reality” and shows “surprisingly little interest” in how the public feel about public services. Jonathan Slater, who was sacked ...

08 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Sunak and Keegan under growing pressure over crumbling concrete in schools

Rishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan are under growing pressure over the crumbling concrete closing schools, as the Education Secretary claimed others had failed to tackle the crisis in a sweary outburst. In criticism caught on camera after an ...

04 Sept 2023 at 21:18

Minister claims response to crumbling concrete crisis is ‘world-leading’

The response to the crumbling concrete crisis has been “world-leading”, an education minister said despite ordering the full or partial closure of more than 100 schools in England just before the start of term. Schools Minister Nick ...

05 Sept 2023 at 10:41

Sunak rejected funding request to fix more crumbling schools, minister says

Rishi Sunak was under fresh pressure over his role in the concrete crisis after a minister said the former chancellor approved funding for the rebuilding of 50 schools yearly, despite a bid for 200. Schools minister Nick Gibb ...

05 Sept 2023 at 17:01

Pressure on Gillian Keegan mounts over crumbling concrete in schools

Rishi Sunak and Gillian Keegan are under growing pressure over the crumbling concrete closing schools, as the Education Secretary was forced to apologise after claiming others had failed to tackle the crisis in a sweary ...

05 Sept 2023 at 08:04

Hundreds more schools could be hit by crumbling concrete row, Sunak acknowledges

Hundreds more schools in England could be affected by crumbling concrete, Rishi Sunak acknowledged as he faced accusations he failed to fund a programme to replace ageing classrooms. The Prime Minister insisted that ...

04 Sept 2023 at 18:43

Sunak blamed by former official over school rebuilding cuts

Rishi Sunak refused to fully fund a programme to rebuild England’s crumbling schools, a former senior official at the Department for Education has claimed. Thousands of pupils face disruption at the start of term ...

04 Sept 2023 at 09:42

Did Rishi Sunak cut funding for new schools and how many have been built?

The ‘crumbly concrete crisis’ has put spending on school maintenance in the spotlight, with claims that the Government has not spent enough on new school buildings. Capital spending has fallen and remains below ...

04 Sept 2023 at 15:52

Ex-DfE permanent secretary: School system consistently failing poorest pupils

The school system in England is consistently failing the country’s poorest children and needs reform, an ex-Department for Education (DfE) boss has said. A report by former DfE permanent secretary Jonathan ...

27 Oct 2025 at 12:22

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