“Bold ambitions” for English education 19/01/2016 New proposals call for more robust benchmarks of performance.
Learning and Work Institute aims to “inspire people to learn” 18/01/2016 NIACE and the Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion have merged to become the Learning and Work Institute.
Timetable for Functional Skills consultation revealed 15/01/2016 Information has been released on the next stage of the Functional Skills review.
Regional inequality in education highlighted 14/01/2016 A cross-party group of politicians and education experts is examining inequality in education.
Call for arts subjects in the EBacc 07/01/2016 Prominent arts figures campaign for creative subjects in the EBacc.
New commissioner aims to “challenge all schools to perform better” 06/01/2016 A new National Schools Commissioner has been appointed by the DfE.
Summer 2015: standards were maintained says Ofqual 05/01/2016 Ofqual is satisfied that exam boards maintained standards in GCSEs and A Levels in summer 2015.
Financial risks to FE must be addressed 22/12/2015 Committee warns of the declining financial health of FE colleges.
Can different GCSE and A Level subjects be compared accurately? 21/12/2015 New research examines whether different GCSE and A Level subjects are comparable to each other.
Resit proposals announced for legacy GCSE, AS and A Levels 17/12/2015 Ofqual is consulting on the final re-sit arrangements for these qualifications.