News

Unions launch legal action against new ‘strike-breaking’ law

Ministers changed the law this summer to allow agency staff to cover striking workers

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John Dickens
News

FE settings should stay open during national mourning

Further education leaders have been sent initial guidance from DfE following the death of Queen Elizabeth II

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John Dickens
Politics

Kelly Tolhurst appointed education minister

Liz Truss's reshuffle continues, with junior portfolios yet to be confirmed

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John Dickens
Cabinet reshuffle, Politics

Donelan appointed education secretary as Zahawi made chancellor

Dramatic reshuffle follows wave of resignations from Tory MPs over Johnson's latest scandal

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John Dickens
Covid-19

Stressed and nervous but determined to prove themselves: the students sitting exams for the first time 

John Dickens, editor of FE Week’s sister publication Schools Week, joined Ofqual chief regulator Dr Jo Saxton as her...

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John Dickens
Covid-19

Omicron: Ofsted suspend inspections

Ofsted inspections will be cancelled next week so colleges and providers can use the final days of term to...

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John Dickens
Politics

Bridget Phillipson appointed shadow education secretary

Kate Green moved out, as schools minister Peter Kyle given new job

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John Dickens
Covid-19

Omicron: What you need to know about new guidance for education

Principals told in an email this afternoon about rule changes for face masks and close contact isolation

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John Dickens
Exams

‘I won’t be hiding away in the Ofqual attic’

New exams chief Dr Jo Saxton says she likes a challenge. Just as well, as she faces having to...

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John Dickens