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Parents win payout after council SEND transport failure

Derby City Council agrees to pay over £4,000 to families for ‘impractical’ offer

News, SEND

‘Wholly unsuitable’ EHCPs, long waits for help: SEND inspection failures revealed

Ofsted proposes ‘pool of inspectors’ and report cards to improve SEND inspections as shortcomings revealed

News, Ofsted, SEND

MOVERS AND SHAKERS: EDITION 499

Jo Easton Trustee, Prison Education Trust Start date: May 2025 Concurrent Job: Policy, communications and research consultant, self-employed Interesting fact: Jo’s flat is part of a converted convent that was designed by the same architect as the Royal Courts of Justice Sally Burnell Trustee, Prison Education Trust Start date: May 2025 Concurrent Job: Director Communications, […]

Movers and Shakers

Most adult apprentices continue English and maths after exemption

60% of on-programme 19+ apprentices are carrying on with functional skills study

News, Apprenticeships

Hasta la Prevista as training provider suffers liquidation

The company was sold to an employee ownership trust four years ago

News, Adult education

Stephen Evans, CEO of Learning and Work Institute

Battling cuts to adult education has been the defining task for Stephen Evans at Learning and Work Institute, but money was no object when his career began at the Treasury under Gordon Brown, he tells Jessica Hill Stephen Evans’ decade as chief executive of Learning and Work Institute (L&W) has been a fight against the […]

Profiles, Long read, Skills reform

Early prisoner release incentive could fix broken prison education

David Gauke’s plan to reward prisoners with early release for engaging in education is bold – but we must ensure it unlocks real opportunities and not just doors

Opinion, Prison education

Annus mirabilis for FE research…our sector is finding its voice

The FE sector has long been seen as the poor relation in education research but with new initiatives, publications and a growing community of practitioner-researchers, that’s changing

Opinion, FE research

Our survey says… all employers want more control over training

Employers are desperate for flexibility over programme content and structure, so a one-size-fits-all approach is unworkable

Opinion, Skills reform