While the headlines this year have gone to pathways and funding, the deepest apprenticeship reform is happening in a corner of the system most commentary...
Ten academic years ago, I wrote for FE News about challenging stereotypes, inspired by the late MP Jo Cox. As another academic year begins, I...
Almost a million young people in the UK are not in education, employment, or training (NEET). That’s a grim milestone that’s only marginally dropped in the latest quarter according to the ONS....
“Employers are far more likely to engage when they believe the organisation contacting them understands the commercial environment in which they operate.” We cannot solve...
The financial pressures facing UK higher education have reached a point where we need to ask a more fundamental question: is the problem simply that universities...
Higher and degree apprenticeships should be one of the most powerful drivers of social mobility. They offer the chance to earn while learning, gain real...
The hiring and recruitment space is experiencing more change than ever before. Just under a million 16 to 24-year-olds in the UK are now out...
Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2020 We are seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’, with…
Dedicated support in schools for children who have experienced adversity and trauma Vulnerable children in every school across the country will benefit from a dedicated…
A review of how schools and colleges are using part 4 of the guidance. Documents Research on the use of part 4 of Keeping children…
Keeping children safe in education: proposed revisions 2020 We are seeking views on proposed changes to the statutory guidance ‘Keeping children safe in education’, with…
KSBs Knowledge K1: the principles of food preparation and cooking, knife selection and handling, taste, diet and nutrition, and how to bring these together in…
How local authorities, academies and admission authorities should process applications made from another country for a state-funded school place in England. Contents Processing applications from…
A list of schools who registered their interest to voluntarily introduce the new subjects during the 2019-20 academic year. Documents List of early adopter schools…
Guide for local authorities completing the school preference data collections 2020. Documents School preference data collections 2020: guide PDF, 250KB, 24 pages Details This guide…
Amanda Spielman has been Ofsted Chief Inspector since January 2017. Between 2011 and 2016, Amanda was chair of Ofqual, the qualifications regulator. From 2005 she…
Office of the Schools Adjudicator (OSA) annual report for September 2018 to August 2019. The annual report of the Chief Adjudicator, Ms Shan Scott, to…
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