Author: Billy Camden

A former academy trust boss and policy adviser to Gavin Williamson has been put forward to be the new chief regulator of Ofqual. The government has named Dr Jo Saxton as its preferred candidate for the role, following approval by the prime minister. Simon Lebus has been in post in the top job on an […]

Plans to force independent training providers to take out insurance to cover against possible cessation of training are set to be challenged in the House of Lords. The Skills Bill proposes to introduce a set of conditions required of independent training providers to be on a new government list of approved providers. Among the conditions […]

Schools and colleges are shut out from submitting teacher grades, just a day before the deadline, after an exam board’s submission portal crashed today. OCR realised at lunchtime today that schools and colleges were unable to submit results to its grade submission system. A spokesperson said “urgent action” is being taken to resolve the problem, […]

The president of the Association of Colleges is retiring as chief executive of one of England’s largest college groups at the end of the year. Sally Dicketts has informed the Activate Learning board that she will be stepping down after 18 years at the helm. She told FE Week that she will being staying on […]

Eight of out ten teachers believe high stakes exams should be taken throughout the year, and most want more autonomy over testing, an exam board survey has revealed. Pearson has published initial findings from its review into the future of qualifications and assessment in the UK. The awarding body surveyed 5,000 people, including students, parents […]

The Department for Education has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn by dropping “secret” plans to ban thousands of eligible jobless people from taking part in skills bootcamps. The DfE has also launched an investigation into how the plans, laid out in a document sent to 18 providers and over 100 of their partners (see […]

Education secretary Gavin Williamson will open the Festival of Education today, kickstarting the two-week long virtual event. The festival will include some of the best-known names in the education sector alongside thought-provoking debate sessions. New ‘Friday Fest’ days will also feature invaluable CPD opportunities for all education professionals. (See the full schedule here). Thanks to […]