It’s been a big week for education: Gavin Williamson was fired as education secretary and replaced by Nadhim Zahawi, Nick Gibb left his post as schools minister at the Department for Education and the Covid vaccine was approved for 12- to 15-year-olds.
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News
Pupils aged between 12 and 15 should be offered a first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, the UK’s four chief medical officers (CMOs) have said.
As the government’s reshuffle got underway, it was confirmed that Gavin Williamson had been dismissed as education secretary after just over two years in the post.
Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi was named as the man to replace Mr Williamson. He has pledged to listen to teachers and invest in schools.
The reshuffle also brought the departure of long-standing schools minister Nick Gibb, who had been in post for most of the past decade and was seen as a key figure in driving education reform.
The NAHT school leaders’ union has urged Mr Zahawi to secure more Covid recovery funding for schools and the Association of School and College Leaders has said the government should consider exam reform.
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