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Leaked AQA chemistry A-level paper was stolen from Parcelforce van

Students who had ‘full access’ to leaked paper disqualified, but exam board confirms no impact on grade boundaries

News, Exams

Ofqual voices concern over DfE reforms to level 2 and below qualifications

Plans risk adding confusion to landscape and ‘overhwhelming’ educators

News, Skills reform

Treasury plays down apprenticeship levy review

Employer and skills bodies want clarity over ‘bizarre’ backtrack

News, Apprenticeships

DfE being sued for millions by training provider

CCP claims the department unlawfully held back fees which led to a loss of business

News

‘Students served by FE are vulnerable to modern slavery’

One college on an awareness drive around labour exploitation was amazed at how many learners were being mistreated. Jess Staufenberg reports “It was coming up to Christmas time and my work just stopped and I really needed money. Then one morning, he came and knocked on my door. He said, ‘I can give you good […]

Feature, News, Long read

More Ofsted scrutiny is needed – but it must result in more funding

More inspections will reveal a system close to collapse, so ministers had better get the chequebook ready, writes Ed Reza Schwitzer The reaction was swift and predictable. From the moment it was announced that Ofsted will inspect every college, school and further education provider at least once by 2025, there were howls of protest. It […]

Opinion

Interview: Baroness Tina Stowell

Baroness Stowell is a born-and-bred FE college alumna from the Midlands who ended up leading the House of Lords. Now she’s calling for an end to the ‘disrespect’ of non-graduates “I’ve spent a lot of time working in places where there are public crises and dramas. I’m not fazed by that, I don’t panic, I’ve […]

Profiles

DfE and provider locked in legal battle over terminated contracts

It is believed to be the first time a training provider has taken the DfE all the way to court

News, Apprenticeships

Ofsted raps business school over management apprenticeships

A high-profile business school that made millions of pounds by quickly recruiting more than 800 management apprentices has been criticised by Ofsted. The Ashridge (Bonar Law Memorial) Trust, an arm of Hult International Business School, faces a government ban from taking on new apprentices after inspectors found it had made “insufficient progress” during a new […]

News, Apprenticeships, Ofsted