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Ofsted to review tutoring reforms

The watchdog has been commissioned by ministers to review the catch-up policy.

Alex Burghart and Will Quince join DfE ministerial team

Both appointed junior DfE ministers by the prime minister

Nadhim Zahawi: 12 facts about the new education secretary

Downing Street has announced that Nadhim Zahawi is the new education secretary following Boris Johnson’s reshuffle. Here is what we know about him: 1. Born in 1967, Nadhim Zahawi is 54 years old, five years older than the average starting age of education secretaries, 49. But he’s far from the oldest person to take the […]

Williamson reportedly out in Boris’s ‘build back better’ reshuffle

The education secretary has already said goodbye to DfE staff, according to sources

Confirmed: Williamson sacked as education secretary in reshuffle

The MP for South Staffordshire has been in post since July 2019

Nadhim Zahawi appointed education secretary in ‘build back better’ reshuffle

He is a former apprenticeships adviser to the prime minister

Government Kickstart minimum vacancy rule to be scrapped, hitting hundreds of ‘gateway’ providers

The chancellor is to scrap the minimum 30 vacancy requirement for the government’s Kickstart scheme, scuppering the plans of organisations that had become so-called “gateways” to help smaller employers access the programme. FE Week understands that some organisations have been told by ministers that the vacancy limit will be scrapped, meaning any business will be […]

Leo Shapiro steps down as OCR chief executive

Leo Shapiro, the chief executive of major awarding organisation OCR, has stepped down after less than two years in post. FE Week understands that he left the post on Friday, but will continue to work for the Cambridge Assessment Group, OCR’s parent company. The exam board said Mr Shapiro’s move is “part of a planned change […]

DfE doubles ‘advanced maths premium’ funding incentive

The government has doubled the amount of money on offer to encourage more schools and colleges to offer maths at A-level. The new “advanced maths premium” announced in last year’s autumn budget was originally going to be worth £600 for every additional student studying an ‘advanced maths’ qualification, such as an AS or A level. […]