Join the Tes news and analysis teams as we discuss the big stories of a very busy week in education.

This week, education secretary Gillian Keegan faced the Commons Education Select Committee for the first time, confirming the news, first revealed by Tes, that the long-contested Schools Bill had reached the end of the road. 

And on Thursday afternoon, it was revealed that all appeals against unsuccessful accreditation bids by initial teacher training (ITT) providers had been rejected by the Department for Education.

On today’s episode, Joshua Morris is joined by Matilda Martin, Rhodri Morgan and John Roberts to discuss these stories.

We also look at an exclusive Tes interview with returning schools minister Nick Gibb and discuss the guidance available to schools on strep A as cases rise across all four nations. 

• Schools Bill ‘will not progress’, says Keegan
  Joshua Morris is joined by John Roberts and Rhodri Morgan to discuss the Tes scoop and what Ms Keegan gave away on Wednesday.
   
• Schools Bill: What to expect next from the DfE
  Following the news that the long-awaited Schools Bill had been axed, the Tes team looks at what to expect.
   
• ITT Market Review: ‘All appeals rejected by DfE’
  Reporter Matilda Martin joins the show to discuss what some have called a “disappointing” result of the ITT appeals process and looks at what comes next. 
   
• Nick Gibb: ‘We had to blow up the concrete’
  And Grainné Hallahan takes a look at an exclusive Tes interview with Nick Gibb and goes over all schools need to know about strep A to keep their students safe.

You can listen to the podcast below or find it on all major podcast platforms.

The full articles discussed today can all be found on our website www.tes.com/magazine.

• Nick Gibb: ‘We had to blow up the concrete’
• Schools Bill: What to expect next from the DfE
• ITT market shake up: ‘16% of trainee places could be at risk’
• Keegan’s first education committee: 9 things we learned
• Schools Bill ‘will not progress’, says Keegan
• Strep A: Why cases are rising and what schools can do