Politics

Suella Braverman named Reform UK’s skills spokesperson

Former home secretary wants half of all young people to train in trades

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Ruth Lucas
Colleges

KCSIE 2026: Everything colleges need to know

Proposed guidance strengthens expectations around serious violence

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Ruth Lucas
Colleges

DfE urges ‘very careful approach’ to social transition in colleges

Draft guidance needs to 'go further' to recognise needs of college-age students, says AoC

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Ruth Lucas
Inclusion

Committee chair criticises DfE response to SEND report

Helen Hayes says government must provide a 'much more detailed response' in the new year

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Ruth Lucas
Awarding

Ofqual: On-screen exams could be introduced by 2030

Exam boards can submit proposals for two on-screen specifications for lower entry subjects, regulator says

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Ruth Lucas
Ofsted

ASCL and NEU to support NAHT in legal action against Ofsted

A judicial review claim was filed in May, warning the new inspection framework will 'only increase high-stakes accountability and...

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Ruth Lucas
Colleges, Skills reform

Raising participation age to 18 had ‘limited impact’, study suggests

But researchers say the policy has 'untapped potential to expand learning opportunities' as they call for a review

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Ruth Lucas
News

Members revealed for white working-class kids inquiry

Union leaders and two former education secretaries to lead group investigating issue

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Ruth Lucas