Gavin Williamson

Born in Scarborough, Sir Gavin Williamson is an MP who has served in the cabinet of Prime Ministers Rishi Sunak and Theresa May. He is widely known mishandling the GCSE and A-Level exams fiasco in 2020 as Education Secretary. He attended East Ayton Primary, Raincliffe School, and Scarborough Sixth Form College.

Gavin Williamson said teachers ‘just hate work’ during Covid pandemic Rahmah Ghazali

Plan to ban mobile phones in English schools has been ditched by the Government Hiyah Zaidi

Gavin Williamson has branded the move to take down the Queen's portrait as absurd (WPA Pool/Getty)

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Secondary schools in England will be asked to consider opening during the summer period for face-to-face teaching (Photo: Getty Images)

Secondary schools in England asked to deliver summer teaching as part of catch u... Helen Johnson

Schools won't be allowed to reopen until at least 8 March at the earliest (Photo: Getty Images)

School term may be extended in summer to allow pupils to catch up - and school d... Claire Schofield

A Level students may receive their grades earlier than normal this year (Photo: Shutterstock)

A Level results day and university admissions may be changing - what plans could... Claire Schofield

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GCSE, A Levels and SATs exams in England will be replaced by teacher assessments... Claire Schofield

Here’s when Boris Johnson is speaking today - and how to watch live Rhona Shennan

English secondary schools and colleges will get weekly Covid tests from January Claire Schofield

These are the arguments for and against closing schools during the second lockdo... Alex Nelson

NHS patients, staff, care workers and key workers first are to be prioritised for testing (Photo: Shutterstock)

Healthcare workers and teachers to be prioritised for Covid testing in England a... Claire Schofield

Assemblies, collective worship and choirs will be banned (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the new rules for schools as they reopen this month Claire Schofield

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Some homeschooled students have been left with no A level grades - here’s what h... Alex Nelson

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It is still unclear how universities are expected to meet the increased demand (Photo: Getty Images)

Universities may be forced to start from scratch with applications after the A l... Claire Schofield

Pupils can be awarded their school or college estimated grade (Photo: Shutterstock)

How the U-turn on A level results has impacted university applications - and wha... Claire Schofield

Ofqual is reviewing its process for appeals (Photo: Shutterstock)

Ofqual has suspended its criteria for pupils wanting to appeal their A levels an... Claire Schofield

Students hold placards as they take part in a protests over exam results (Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about GCSE results in the wake of the A level crisis Finlay Greig

A-Level students received their results on Thursday morning (Getty Images)

Some pupils and teachers have called this year's A level results unfair - here's... Finlay Greig

Pupils will be able to use their mock exam results as the basis for an appeal (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how to appeal your GCSE and A level results Claire Schofield

The Prime Minister indicated that he would force pubs, restaurants and shops to close ahead of schools (Photo: Getty Images)

Boris Johnson has warned pubs, restaurants and shops would close ahead of school... Claire Schofield

Schools, colleges and nurseries will reopen full-time from September (Photo: Shutterstock)

All schools and colleges will fully reopen in England from September - here's wh... Claire Schofield

The programme aims to help children “catch up” on lost learning (Photo: Shutterstock)

Here’s how the school catch-up programme will work as the government announces £... Claire Schofield

Schools will reopen to all pupils on a full-time basis in September (Photo: Shutterstock)

Read This This is how much parents could be fined if their children don’t return to school... Claire Schofield