Young people

Revealed: Two college principals appointed to Labour’s curriculum review

Academy trust leaders, a SEND consultant and exam experts among those appointed to work with Professor Becky Francis

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

‘Shocked’ colleges launch collective complaint over English resit grade boundary hike

Exam board defends surprise decision as one CEO issues a judicial review threat

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
Colleges, Skills reform

Hundreds of leaders make last-ditch plea for BTECs bonfire pause

455 school and college heads sign letter calling for minimum 1 year delay to defunding plans

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

£3m government AI ‘content store’ to help teachers plan lessons

But scheme will not see schools and colleges receive direct funding to help them adopt new technology

Billy Camden
Lucas Cumiskey
Colleges, Students

College ‘auto-enrols’ students on voting register

The scheme hopes to improve low turnouts of young voters

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
Adult education

Combined authority abandons botched AEB procurement

Providers left in the dark over West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s decision to ditch adult education tender

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel


Ofsted

Ofsted blasts SEND college for ‘unnecessarily’ putting learners at risk of harm

Safeguarding failings land ‘inadequate’ judgment that leads to several leadership changes

Anviksha Patel
Anviksha Patel
Assessment, Young people

Bauckham: Assessment review should ‘look at’ GCSE resits policy

Ofqual chief says policy requiring pupils without a grade 4 to re-take English and maths should form part of…

Billy Camden
Freddie Whittaker
Assessment, Colleges, Young people

GCSE resits 2024: Maths pass rate up but English falls again

Resit cohorts rose substantially this year

Billy Camden
Billy Camden
News

Leaders slam ‘unacceptable’ above-inflation 2025 exam fee rises

Heads say increases are unaffordable for schools and colleges and ‘hard to stomach’

Billy Camden
Lucas Cumiskey
Skills reform

DfE advertises for Skills England permanent chair and board

Up to £25k on offer to successful candidate for 20 days’ work a year

Josh Mellor
Josh Mellor
News

Suspended students twice as likely to be NEET by age 24, research finds

Think tank’s report puts ‘a number on the suspension employment grades gap for the first time’

Billy Camden
Billy Camden

Must read

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
News

Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE

A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the…

Shane Chowen
Shane Chowen
Skills reform

New law to bar ‘unsuitable’ FE leaders among skills white paper reforms

The government’s post-16 strategy has finally been unveiled

Billy Camden
Billy Camden and Shane Chowen
News

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
Shane Chowen