News

Hadlow concludes transfer of sites after entering administration

The last campuses of the first colleges to go into administration have been taken over by a new provider,...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofqual cancels meeting with sector body amid wave of anger over results and appeals

Exams regulator Ofqual has cancelled a meeting with the Association of Colleges amid chaos and widespread anger over the...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofqual REMOVES mock exam appeals policy just hours after publication

The exams regulator sensationally removed its guidance on mock exam appeals just hours after first publishing it – claiming...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Ofqual adviser: Staff are ‘tearing their hair out – it’s an absolute shambles’

An Ofqual adviser has broken ranks to brand the handling of this year’s results as an “absolute shambles”, suggesting...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Opinion

Government incompetence should not penalise the young

Going back to teacher-assessed grades for A-levels is the “best option” for the “unprecedented and chaotic circumstances,” writes Labour’s...

Fraser Whieldon
Toby Perkins
News

Office for Students loses court case over refusing provider admission to higher education register

The Office for Students has lost a Court of Appeal case over its decision to refuse a provider admission...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

New rules on multiple placements and digital skills for traineeships published by ESFA

New rules on funding 19 to 24 year-olds completing traineeships have been released by the Education and Skills Funding...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
News

Legal action threat over A-level results fiasco

The government may face legal action on behalf of students affected by this year’s A-levels debacle. At least two...

Fraser Whieldon
Fraser Whieldon
Opinion

The chaos generated by this year’s exam results lies squarely at the door of Gavin Williamson

The education secretary has, instead of neutralising problems with A-level and GCSE gradings, “taken a blow torch” to the...

Fraser Whieldon
Tom Bewick