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18 May 2026

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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

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Ofsted considers replacing glitchy evidence-gathering system

System used by inspectors dogged by problems which have seen evidence wiped

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Ofsted piloting recruiting inspectors en-masse from FE groups

Trial will see leaders recruited in groups from education networks to make inspection 'more collaborative'

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

13 Mar 2026 | Ofsted
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Julie McCulloch to join EPI as new chief executive

ASCL policy chief 'hugely privileged' to take over as CEO of think tank EPI

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

18 Feb 2026
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£23m expansion of edtech and AI pilot

Pilot to launch in September, and to involve primary, secondary and further education settings across England

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

21 Jan 2026 | Colleges
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Ofsted enacts ‘contingency plan’ as inspection notes software glitches again

Inspectors adjusting to new framework will have to follow 'alternative processes' when inspections resume ...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

22 Dec 2025 | Ofsted
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Ofqual fines Pearson £2m for GCSE resit and other exam rule breaches

Exam board apologises after breaches affected tens of thousands of students

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

15 Dec 2025 | Awarding
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High Court rejects NAHT’s Ofsted report card judicial review plea

Leaders' union 'will now consider an appeal' and will consult members about possibility of moving to ...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

3 Nov 2025 | Ofsted
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Nudge unit calls for ‘eye-catching’ national Ofsted inspection survey

Behavioural Insights Team also urges watchdog to 'emphasise' how to reduce the formality of conversations ...

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

23 Oct 2025 | Ofsted
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Government promises details of 6,500-teacher manifesto pledge

DfE will publish a full delivery plan by December

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

26 Sep 2025 | FE workforce
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Handover of £233m teachers’ pensions contract to Tata delayed

Capita's passing over of contract it ran for almost 30 years postponed from October to next summer

Lydia Chantler-Hicks

26 Aug 2025 | FE workforce