Politics Junior ministers join new DfE team New ministers have been appointed to fill vacancies left by a wave of resignations earlier this week. Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Assessment Changes to GCSE blamed for ‘crisis’ drop in A-level English exam entries A-level English entries for 2022 are 35% lower than a decade ago. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Qualifications Pearson vying to keep a third of its BTEC level 3 courses under threat The deadline for awarding bodies to appeal is July 8 Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Sponsored post Sponsored Further Education Colleges are getting creative to fund Mental Health for students The mental health of students is a significant concern for further education settings. Around one in five 17- to… IPS Software 3y IPS Software 3y Apprenticeships Frustration as ESFA’s course directory crashes and delays crucial apprenticeship provider updates Providers have been blocked from updating their apprenticeship offer to prospective employers for a month after the Education and… Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Skills reform New list of approved training providers put on ice ‘The sector hardly needs yet another bureaucratic hoop to jump through’, says AELP Billy Camden 3y Billy Camden 3y Staff Seven in ten college staff ‘may quit’ due to low pay New survey evidence from UCU reveals the impact low pay and rising costs of living are having on college… Shane Chowen 3y Shane Chowen 3y Politics James Cleverly: 12 facts about the latest education secretary What do we know about the third education secretary in two days? Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker and Tom Belger 3y Politics James Cleverly becomes third education secretary in two days MP for Braintree succeeds Michelle Donelan, who left after 35 hours Freddie Whittaker 3y Freddie Whittaker 3y Politics Education secretary Michelle Donelan resigns after less than two days ‘No way’ Boris Johnson can remain in post, says Donelan Samantha Booth 3y Samantha Booth 3y WorldSkills WorldSkills UK names over 500 students and apprentices for national finals 2022 UK students and apprentices will compete in skills-based competitions. Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Politics Skills minister Alex Burghart resigns He is the latest Conservative to resign from Boris Johnson’s government Jason Noble 3y Jason Noble 3y Newer 1 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 829 Older Must read 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 2w Shane Chowen 2w 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 1mo Anviksha Patel 1mo Colleges, Long read Long read Colleges on the frontline of a divided nation As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica… Jessica Hill 3mo Jessica Hill 3mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and Social Mobility Commission chair Alun Francis is… Jessica Hill 4mo Jessica Hill 4mo Long read, Prison education Long read The prison that’s offering hope for a new life upon release ‘We’re saving people’s lives as well as turning them around’ Jessica Hill 5mo Jessica Hill 5mo Apprenticeships, Politics Exclusive Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe Education secretary makes ‘important concession’ amid backlash from other government departments Billy Camden 5mo Billy Camden 5mo