News Exclusive DfE goes back out to advert for Skills Reform Board chair The government is struggling to find candidates to chair a “key” new board that will oversee skills reforms. The… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Exclusive Sector leaders warn of ‘barmy’ delays to 16-18 traineeship expansion Providers are being blocked from offering traineeships to 16- to 18-year-olds as the government drags its feet on a… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted Education to ‘broaden minds’: Is Ofsted chief inspector singing a new tune? The Ofsted chief inspector appears to have changed her view on using education to direct learners into work, after… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News £73m adult education budget tender outcomes delayed [UPDATE: A day after this article was published the ESFA said the outcomes will now be communicated on Monday… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News First WorldSkills UK CPD event to feature in ‘Month of Learning’ WorldSkills UK has announced its first ever professional development event, with technical masterclasses, as part of a sector-wide ‘Month… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News First exam board confirms 42% discount on entry fees WJEC Eduqas will discount exam entry fees by 42 per cent this summer – making it the first exam… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Bumper year as 102 winners scoop silver Pearson Teaching Awards for 2021 Inspirational teachers, leaders, support staff, schools and colleges from across the country have been honoured today for their outstanding… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y News Proposed new IfATE powers ‘strike the right balance’ with Ofqual, says Williamson The education secretary has defended plans to hand new powers to the government’s apprenticeships quango, saying it will “strike… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y News Williamson looking at adaptions for 2022 exams to ensure ‘right level of support’ for students The government is looking at a “similar set of measures” for the 2022 exams as those proposed for this… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted DfE considering ‘accelerated inspections’ to help Ofsted tackle Covid backlog Gavin Williamson has revealed the government is looking to accelerate the timetable for Ofsted inspections in order to address… Billy Camden 4y Billy Camden 4y Ofsted Confusion and heavy lobbying forces Ofsted to ‘clarify’ Baker clause approach Ofsted inspectors will “always” report where a school fails to comply with the Baker clause and “consider” how it… Fraser Whieldon 4y Fraser Whieldon 4y Feature, News Exclusive Should length of tenure for CEOs and chairs be limited? College leadership failings continue to prove costly, and the education secretary is now seeking greater powers to take more… Jess Staufenberg 4y Jess Staufenberg 4y Newer 1 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 817 Older Must read community cohesion 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 2h Jessica Hill 2h 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 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo 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 2mo Jessica Hill 2mo Next 3 stories 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 2mo Billy Camden 2mo Colleges, FE Commissioner Exclusive Weston chair felt powerless over £2.5m payments to former principal Ex-Weston college chair gives tell-all interview following FE Commissioner probe Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo Colleges Weston College governance failure allowed ‘concealment’ of £2.5m payments to former principal Paul Phillips was paid £1.8m in 2023, including a ‘significant’ six-figure retention payment which his COO son ‘resisted’ paying… Anviksha Patel 3mo Anviksha Patel 3mo