Assessment, Long read

AI’s threat to the essence of learning is far bigger than we realise

FE Week has uncovered significant evidence of the harm that generative AI is doing to the integrity of assessment,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
News

SEND college considers closure after ‘wrong’ Ofsted result

Specialist provider hit with second ‘inadequate’ report in just over a year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Awarding

Cyber attacks: Exam boards told to introduce new security measures

Ofqual chief Sir Ian Bauckham said regulator will undertake ‘rigorous’ checks on exam board plans to move tests on-screen

Samantha Booth
Samantha Booth
News

Keegan: ‘I’d have punched Ofsted inspector’

Education secretary makes claim after hearing about ‘rude’ inspectors at school

Jack Dyson
Jack Dyson
Ofsted

Sir Martyn Oliver’s first big Ofsted speech: in full

Ofsted chief inspector promises to ‘do more to recognise the challenging circumstances leaders face’

FE Week Reporter
FE Week Reporter
Ofsted

Ofsted website change will show ‘component’ grades – Oliver

Visitors to watchdog’s website will see sub-judgments like ‘quality of education’ and ‘leadership and management’ on provider pages

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey


News

New ASCL boss: ‘T Levels are not the only answer’

Pepe Di’Iasio speaks to FE Week as he prepares to take over at leaders’ union

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Apprenticeships

Apprenticeship growth pilot cash would reach just 15 ITPs

Providers need to start at least 15 apprentices on the chosen standards to be eligible for extra funding

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges

Principal resigns weeks after Ofsted downgrade

Financial concerns have also surfaced as Bath College drafts in troubleshooter

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Young people

AQA to launch free digital maths tests for GCSE resitters

But plans to introduce on-screen exams delayed

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Ofsted

Big Listen: Ofsted explores ‘withholding’ safeguarding failure reports

Sir Martyn Oliver vows to listen to criticism and ideas for ‘big reforms’

Lucas Cumiskey
Lucas Cumiskey and Josh Mellor
WorldSkills, WorldSkills UK

WorldSkills UK honours 2024 equity, diversity and inclusion heroes

8 awards handed out at Houses of Parliament ceremony

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel

Must read

Awarding

Earpiece exam cheat ring jailed over construction test fraud

Men trained candidates to hide devices and exploit access arrangements to pass mandatory safety tests

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform

Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards

Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Colleges, Politics

Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’

The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund
Colleges, Long read

Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail

More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,…

Jessica Hill
Jessica Hill
Colleges, Long read

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
Shane Chowen
Young people

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
Anviksha Patel