When context is king 06/04/2017 Paul Steer, OCR’s Head of Policy, looks at the challenges of reforming Functional Skills.
Ofqual corporate plan seeks to build public confidence 04/04/2017 Ofqual has set out its first corporate plan under both its new Chair and Chief Regulator.
Institute for Apprenticeships up and running 03/04/2017 The new Institute for Apprenticeships is now officially established.
DfE-commissioned report suggests A Level subject cuts 03/04/2017 The government should consider reducing the range of A Levels on offer in order to make them more financially viable for providers.
DfE confirms grade 4 as "standard pass" 30/03/2017 GCSE grade 4 will be reported in performance tables.
Applied Generals to be retained 30/03/2017 Applied General Qualifications will be retained in school performance tables.
Funding agencies merge 28/03/2017 The Education Funding Agency and Skills Funding Agency are to merge to become one body.
Qualifications reform continues to drive choice 27/03/2017 Survey says schools have changed the qualifications they offer as a result of qualification reform.
GCSE re-sit policy "causing significant problems" says Chief Inspector 20/03/2017 The Head of Ofsted says forcing resits on teenagers who do not get good GCSEs in English and maths is problematic.
Spring budget sees more funding for 'T Levels' 09/03/2017 Rare prominence was given to technical education in the Spring 2017 budget.