News Exclusive Councils to charge families for post-16 SEND transport to plug black holes ‘Unfair’ plans slammed as cash-strapped LAs look to balance books Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y News Exclusive Ofsted promises to start recording inspection pauses in new era Pledge comes after watchdog admits it holds no ‘central record of the number of inspections that have been paused’ Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Apprenticeship provider boss embroiled in Post Office scandal Lifetime Training board backs David Smith as he inputs to public inquiry Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y Apprenticeships Funding boost for popular early years apprenticeship DfE hopes increase will aid nursery providers in training more staff amid a workforce crisis Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y resits GCSE maths resit pass rate lower than pre-pandemic But performance in English re-takes continues to rise Freddie Whittaker 2y Freddie Whittaker 2y RAAC DfE will repay colleges £4k for RAAC surveys – but there’s a catch Funding will only be available for surveys carried out over a two-month period last year Jack Dyson 2y Jack Dyson 2y Higher education HE short course trial hit 5% of student enrolment target ‘Dire’ figures raise questions about demand for the Lifelong Learning Entitlement Billy Camden 2y Billy Camden 2y News Ofsted: Inspectors locked out of new training after tech glitch Watchdog promises to send video of mental health training to all inspectors after hundreds were unable to access the… Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Ofsted Ofsted inspections to restart from January 22 Union leaders will also provide ‘constructive challenge’ on Ofsted’s response to critical coroner report Lucas Cumiskey 2y Lucas Cumiskey 2y Assessment ‘This isn’t the end of pen-and-paper exams’, Pearson says as English GCSEs set to go on-screen The board is the latest to announce its timeline for digital assessment, but will still offer the choice of… Samantha Booth 2y Samantha Booth 2y Students Boost Turing scheme funding for most disadvantaged, evaluators tell DfE Providers should also offer disadvantaged students funds upfront before jetsetting, researchers say Anviksha Patel 2y Anviksha Patel 2y Ofsted Inspections won’t restart next week as new Ofsted boss launches inquiry New chief inspector says inspections halted for ‘a couple of weeks’ as he takes action after headteacher death John Dickens 2y John Dickens 2y Newer 1 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 839 Older Must read Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 1w Shane Chowen 1w 16-19 Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Next 3 stories Skills reform Long read New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled Billy Camden 2mo Billy Camden and Shane Chowen 2mo Qualifications Exclusive Revealed: V Levels incoming as axe looms for BTECs New qualifications set to launch as ‘third route’ between A-levels and T Levels Shane Chowen 2mo Shane Chowen 2mo Politics, Skills reform Exclusive DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo
