Oct 2 2026 | News
Not ‘just an IT problem’ says Ofqual executive Ofqual is urging school leaders to continue improving their resilience to cyber attacks, as new survey data suggests schools are getting better at bouncing back from such incidents. The call comes as part of Cyber...
Oct 2 2026 | News
Ministers defend proposed vocational reforms The recently appointed education secretary, Lucy Powell, used her speech to the Labour party conference to defend the government’s recently announced plans to introduce new vocational pathways. Speaking to delegates in...
Sep 25 2026 | News
Call for Prime Minister to set the agenda with major speech The potential benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) are being squandered, with England still trying to educate ‘for an AI-less world that no longer exists’, a new report argues. The report, published by...
Sep 25 2026 | News
100 hours of ‘work experience and professional enrichment’ promised The Liberal Democrats have pledged to end the ‘NEET crisis’, as they met for their annual conference in Brighton earlier this week. Munira Wilson, the party’s education spokesperson, used her speech...
Sep 18 2026 | News
Disadvantaged areas hardest hit, following years of decline overall The Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) is warning that language learning in secondary schools is facing a ‘death spiral’, with participation in language subjects at GCSE varying considerably...
Sep 18 2026 | News
Key Stage 3 alliance wants to know what works in this ‘seriously overlooked phase’ A national sector-led improvement network is launching a call for evidence to understand what makes an excellent Key Stage 3 (KS3). The Key Stage 3 Alliance, which is supported by the...
