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18 June 2026

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John Dickens

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Unions launch legal action against new ‘strike-breaking’ law

Ministers changed the law this summer to allow agency staff to cover striking workers

John Dickens

20 Sep 2022
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FE settings should stay open during national mourning

Further education leaders have been sent initial guidance from DfE following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

John Dickens

8 Sep 2022
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Kelly Tolhurst appointed education minister

Liz Truss's reshuffle continues, with junior portfolios yet to be confirmed

John Dickens

7 Sep 2022 | Politics
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Donelan appointed education secretary as Zahawi made chancellor

Dramatic reshuffle follows wave of resignations from Tory MPs over Johnson's latest scandal

John Dickens

5 Jul 2022 | Politics
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Stressed and nervous but determined to prove themselves: the students sitting exams for the first time 

John Dickens, editor of FE Week’s sister publication Schools Week, joined Ofqual chief regulator Dr Jo ...

John Dickens

15 May 2022 | Covid-19
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Omicron: Ofsted suspend inspections

Ofsted inspections will be cancelled next week so colleges and providers can use the final days of term to ...

John Dickens

9 Dec 2021 | Covid-19
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Bridget Phillipson appointed shadow education secretary

Kate Green moved out, as schools minister Peter Kyle given new job

John Dickens

29 Nov 2021 | Politics
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Omicron: What you need to know about new guidance for education

Principals told in an email this afternoon about rule changes for face masks and close contact isolation

John Dickens

28 Nov 2021 | Covid-19
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‘I won’t be hiding away in the Ofqual attic’

New exams chief Dr Jo Saxton says she likes a challenge. Just as well, as she faces having to restore ...

John Dickens

19 Nov 2021 | Assessment
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Ofsted boss pauses all inspection activity

All routine Ofsted inspections will now be put on hold, sister paper FE Week has revealed. The watchdog ...

John Dickens

16 Mar 2020