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AoC defends colleges after new DfE statistics show lack of English and maths progress

The Association of Colleges has sprung to the defence of its members after key performance statistics unveiled today by...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Lord Nash: Fifth of sixth form colleges have begun official negotiations for acadamy status

A fifth of sixth form colleges have started formal negotiations to convert to academy status, the academies minister has...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

IfA director role like ‘hand grenade with pin removed’, AELP warns

The director of assessment role for the new Institute for Apprenticeships has been likened to “a hand grenade with...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
Opinion

Ofsted should be congratulated for admitting its mistake

Ofsted should be congratulated for admitting that it got it wrong with the wording of important extracts of its...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Lammy: Bring back night schools to save adult education

A new parliamentary campaign has been launched by the MP David Lammy to try and counter the sweeping cuts...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Ofsted makes multiple changes to report after complaints

A senior Ofsted inspector has apologised after the inspectorate accepted multiple challenges to the wording of a report on...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Wave three area review reports and recommendations published

This afternoon the Department for Education published most of the reports and recommendations for its area reviews in wave...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Investigation launched after former SFA senior manager embroiled in alleged Israeli plot

An investigation has been launched into whether the civil service code has been breached, after a former Skills Funding...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord
News

Qualifications achievement rates dashboard still unavailable after days of problems

The promised new qualifications achievement rates dashboard for apprenticeships, education and training will still be unavailable until at least...

Paul Offord
Paul Offord