Ofsted tweaks colour-coded scale and FE graded areas But unions criticise ‘minor and cosmetic’ report card changes while an independent review warns ‘stress’ and ‘high stakes’ won’t reduce
Reshuffle: Skills brief to move out of DfE New ‘growth department’ expected to be created following Keir Starmer’s reshuffle
Revealed: Strode’s £5.75m subcontract scandal bill The clawback has now been inherited by a newly formed college group
EMCCA’s adult skills cash released after legal bid is ditched But losing providers continue complaints that most winners are out-of-area
Weir ‘outstanding’ again after rare double Ofsted inspection Training provider successfully challenged provisional grade ‘in the pursuit of fairness and accuracy’
Merger date set for mega south west college group The new name of the combined institutions has also been revealed
Results of LSIPs shake-up revealed £6.3m dished out to 39 employer bodies to refresh local skills plans
From playtime to party time: Nursery revels in ‘milestone’ Ofsted result ‘Outstanding’ judgments dished out across the board at Seymour House
GCSE resits 2025: English and maths pass rates stable amid entries surge But males overtake females in maths as colleges brace for even more resit students in English