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Ofsted scraps overall grades for prison education

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Ofsted report cards: What have nine months taught us?

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Bell quits Skills England role amid work pressure

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DfE ditched provider before Ofsted revealed improvement

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Training providers ‘optional’ under Reform apprenticeship plan
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DfE plans £800m national SEND CPD framework
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Ofsted to review NEET prevention strategies
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College defends last minute decision to ditch A Levels

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GCSE resits 2026: English and maths pass rates fall as entries surge

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Jewellery academy landlord forces liquidation

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City College Norwich appoints 12-month interim CEO

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Colleges given in-year growth funding ‘guarantee’ for 2026-27

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Portfolios confirmed for Lucy Powell’s DfE ministerial team

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AI to vet apprenticeship vacancies for discrimination
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Chichester CEO missing in action for eight months
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VTQ and T Level results 2026: 8 key trends
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A Level results 2026: 6 key trends in this year’s data
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Ofsted report cards: What have nine months taught us?

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The people who assess our skills have no professional home

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SEND reforms will only succeed if colleges change too

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Four lessons from six years as an FE college chair

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Australia, Canada, and a lesson for England’s 14-16 routes
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For technical education to succeed, creativity can’t be an afterthought
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SWAP job outcomes hit lowest rate as starts surge
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Meet the Greater Manchester mayoral hopefuls: what have they said about FE and skills?
29 Jul 2026 | Politics