Deprived areas need vision – not victimhood – to level up, and social mobility chair Alun Francis is delivering it with the first ‘Multiversity’ in Blackpool ...

There are unresolved risks in Ofsted's reform plans, from inconsistent grading to the challenge of defining 'exemplary' practice ...

A London apprenticeship provider has raised questions of “deep-seated” biases at Ofsted after being judged ‘inadequate’ ...

For less than £1bn, skills investment could transform growth and productivity but it was sidelined in the spending review ...

What the chancellor's announcement of an additional £1.2 billion per year in day-to-day funding for FE really means ...

A 2011 DfE study found nearly half of complaints made against teachers were unsubstantiated, and it admitted, “When these ...

The DfE’s overall budget, including capital, will increase by an average 0.8 per cent a year in real terms by the end of the ...

The Chancellor avoided cuts and boosted 16-18 funding – a rare relief for colleges. But with adult skills, apprenticeships, ...

Phillipson criticises 'disappointing' consultation response delay, while unions say report card roll-out now 'nonsensical' ...

The government has cut next year’s budget for the Turing Scheme by almost a third. The Department for Education today ...

Former chief inspector Dame Christine Gilbert is set to be appointed as the new chair of Ofsted, FE Week understands.

Despite cross-government recognition of adult skills as vital for growth, the Spending Review fails to deliver for adult ...