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...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
During this summer's heatwaves, further education and skills providers across the country found themselves trying to run assessments, practical workshops and exams in buildings, workplaces...
This summer has delivered the clearest statement of intent on skills that further education has seen in a generation. Technical education pathways from age 14,...
For social care to be fit for the future, the workforce must be central to reform. Adult social care stands at a critical moment. Demand for care...
The State of the Skills Sector 2026 reveals that skills providers largely have confidence in their own performance, but far less certainty about policy, funding,...
Ofsted research about children’s social care. Ofsted carries out research alongside its main inspection programme of providers. The research programme serves a range of purposes.…
Ofsted has published two research reports looking at early years multiple providers and providers that own more than one children’s home. Two new research reports…
A report on early years multiple providers and how they influence policy and practice across individual nurseries and pre-schools. Applies to England Documents How early…
A report on social care groups and how they influence policy and practice across children’s homes. Applies to England Documents How groups of children’s homes…
[#item_author] Guidance for schools and local authorities on the teachers’ pay grant.
[#item_author] On 1 April 2021 we introduced new licence-linked qualifications. We also introduced new requirements for training providers. Read more about these changes You must…
[#item_author] Guidance for training providers: what you need to know if you will be delivering SIA licence-linked training after 1 April 2021.
Latest information and actions from the Education and Skills Funding Agency for academies, schools, colleges, local authorities and further education providers. Applies to England Documents…
Responding to today’s Budget and Spending Review, the President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Sir Jim McDonald FREng FRSE, said: “Investing in innovation is…
Read the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates from April 2022. Documents Letter from Bryan Sanderson to…
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