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Williamson’s policy adviser set to be new Ofqual boss

A former academy trust boss and policy adviser to Gavin Williamson has been put forward to be the new…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Ofsted

‘How is this fair?’: Ofsted pause leaves grade 3 colleges excluded from £18m Fund

College principals are in uproar over being excluded from yet another government fund because they are stuck with a…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Ofsted

Ofsted raps performing arts provider for body shaming students

A theatre and dance company has been slammed by Ofsted for body shaming its students. Learners at the Bodywork…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Lords line up to challenge new law on provider insurance

Plans to force independent training providers to take out insurance to cover against possible cessation of training are set…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Principals launch ‘Good for ME, Good for FE’ volunteering campaign

A trio of leading college bosses have today launched an initiative to raise £1 million in “social value” through…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Bids invited for new £9.5m FE professional development grants

Applications for a £9.5 million government pilot to bolster teacher training in the further education sector have opened today….

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon


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Baker’s back: Could schools be sued for limiting careers advice?

The architect of the Baker clause is attempting to use the Skills Bill to strengthen the law, which could…

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Schools and colleges shut out from submitting teacher grades after exam board portal crashes

Schools and colleges are shut out from submitting teacher grades, just a day before the deadline, after an exam…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

High-profile college leader to step down

The president of the Association of Colleges is retiring as chief executive of one of England’s largest college groups…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

What Pearson found in its survey on the future of exams

Eight of out ten teachers believe high stakes exams should be taken throughout the year, and most want more…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Education secretary to open Festival of Education 2021: how to watch

Education secretary Gavin Williamson will open the Festival of Education today, kickstarting the two-week long virtual event. The festival…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

DfE scraps ‘ludicrous’ bootcamp research and launches leak investigation

The Department for Education has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn by dropping “secret” plans to ban thousands of…

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

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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
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DWP will take over apprenticeships, minister confirms

Shifting adult skills and apprenticeships policy will give “bigger emphasis on skills”, Jacqui Smith claims

Anviksha Patel
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Colleges, Long read

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As social media algorithms fuel intolerance and binary thinking, college staff increasingly find themselves dealing with the fallout. Jessica…

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Alun Francis, chair of the Social Mobility Commission

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Jessica Hill
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Phillipson to exempt young people from level 7 apprenticeships funding axe

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Billy Camden