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

Sir Gavin Williamson has resigned amid bullying allegations. (Photo: UK Parliament via Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

Scarborough's Sir Gavin Williamson resigns over bullying allegations

Sir Gavin Williamson is to be investigated over abusive text messages. (Photo: UK Parliament via Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

Scarborough-born MP Sir Gavin Williamson to be investigated over messages

Scarborough-born MP Sir Gavin Williamson has a new role in the Government. (Photo: UK Parliament via Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

Scarborough-born MP Sir Gavin Williamson returns to Government with new role

Gavin Williamson on a visit to Scarborough Sixth Form College - which he himself attended - in 2019.

Scarborough-born Gavin Williamson to receive a knighthood, Downing Street announ...

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

New campaign backed by Olympian urges secondary school pupils to get regular Cov...

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

Oxford students vote to remove Queen’s portrait as she is ‘colonial symbol’

GCSE and A Level grades will be decided by teachers this year, exams watchdog Ofqual has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

GCSE and A Level results will be decided by teachers this year - despite 2020's ...

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...

A 'free speech champion' could be appointed at universities - but what does it mean? (Photo: Shutterstock)

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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...

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Tory MPs have warned that schools must reopen by Easter (Photo: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images)

MPs are demanding a school reopening plan - but what would it take?

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...

The daily testing of secondary school pupils and staff in England has been temporarily paused, due to concerns over the new variant (Photo: Shutterstock)

Daily Covid tests for secondary school pupils and staff in England have been pau...

Primary and secondary schools across England are currently closed due to Covid-19, with the exception of children of key workers and vulnerable children (Photo: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images)

Schools in England should get 2 weeks’ notice before reopening - the current est...

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North Yorkshire County Council to take action on dangers of sky lanterns

This is when schools could reopen in England - and what you need to know about e...

Children can access books online for free during school closures - here's how