Education

But Cabinet Office agrees to formal review of pay system for Senior Civil Service

Civil service chief exec says he and colleagues are "very conscious" of the 1% cap on pay rises, and suggests officials could see a more regionalised and role-related approach to increases

David Gauke tells MPs fewer than 100 of the planned 750 Jobcentre redundancies will be frontline roles

Education secretary appoints former lawyer to helm of new higher education regulator

Some closure-threatened Jobcentres win reprieve in estates reorganisation, but new sites are earmarked to shut

As the new apprenticeships system gets into full swing, Suzannah Brecknell meets Peter Lauener, the man charged with setting up the institute which will put employers front and centre

First ever analysis into pay differential by a Whitehall department sets example for government, says permanent secretary Jonathan Slater

Queen’s Birthday Honours list also includes knighthood for UN under-secretary general Stephen O’Brien

Institute for Government data crunch highlights discrimination issues and “stalled” progress on boosting Senior Civil Service’s BAME numbers

MPs and centre users back call to save one of 78 threatened offices

Academics at education think-tank say party’s ‘£60m’ pledge may cost between £200m and £400m

Public Accounts Committee says the Department for Education lacks grip on school places plan

Almost one in three headteachers are using their Pupil Premium funding to plug gaps in their school’s budget, research has revealed.

Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service replaces National Offenders Management Service as Ministry of Justice takes over the commissioning and monitoring of prison and probation services

DfE-owned LocatED will be “Britain’s biggest property start-up”, while the Education Funding Agency and the Skills Funding Agency will be merged

Newport campus part of £17m investment in new technology and data sources

Watchdog warns demands of service pressures, major projects and Brexit are outpacing Whitehall’s capacity to deliver at a time of staffing restrictions and spending restraint

New department says £125k role will focus on developing its “underpinning foundations”, building values and forming its culture

Implementing Theresa May’s flagship plan must become a Brexit priority, says report

Think tank says civil service cuts may be tailing off ahead of Brexit talks

Pact pledges “appropriate” pay for new starters and protects salaries of existing staff members who retrain under apprenticeship proposals

Alexandra Jones set to leave Centre for Cities to take up new role