College staff need better training to support learners in care – Ofsted Watchdog also warns that issues with the systems of support for young people create ‘barriers to progress’
Ofsted plans FE webinars in response to reform timeline unrest ‘I know there are some concerns about the timeline for these changes,’ says chief inspector
Ofqual scrutinising Edexcel’s A-level maths replacement paper Over 2,000 students sign petition after substitute paper ‘lacked key topics’
‘Judge me on what happens in September’ says Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver says he only put out ‘foundations’ of a plan because sector demanded ‘urgent’ reform
SEND deficits to be kept off council balance sheets for two more years SEND deficit ‘statutory override’ protecting potentially scores of councils from insolvency extended to 2028
Urgently set out plans to avoid SEND deficits ‘cliff-edge’, MPs tell DfE Senior MP warns ‘lack of action’ suggests government is ‘comfortable with the current state of affairs’
Apprenticeship training time cut for teachers to line up with school year Minimum duration will be cut from 12 to 9 months
Oli de Botton appointed ‘expert adviser’ to Starmer on skills Former headteacher will leave role at the Careers and Enterprise Company this month
ASCL floats ‘3+ point’ grading scale for Ofsted and calls for reform delay Association warns Ofsted’s five-point grading plan would leave ‘school and college leaders in a worse position than they are now’