Mar 13 2026 | News
Campaigners welcome that funding for BTecs to be retained in the interim The first tranche of subjects available to be studied as V Levels have been announced, together with an expansion of T Levels. V Levels are new vocationally focused qualifications – equivalent to...
Mar 6 2026 | News
England’s largest exam board, AQA, has warned against moving ‘too slowly and too rigidly’, as it published its response to exam regulator Ofqual’s consultation on digital exams. Under Ofqual’s proposals, the four exam boards that deliver GCSEs, AS and A levels in...
Mar 6 2026 | News
The government has launched an independent review into how schools and colleges in England identify, respond to and prevent antisemitism. The review will be led by Sir David Bell. Sir David was previously chief inspector of Ofsted between 2002 and 2006, and permanent...
Feb 27 2026 | News
The reforms set out in the government’s education white paper, Every child achieving and thriving will place ‘huge expectations’ on schools, trusts and local authorities, according to a senior Department for Education (DfE) official. The white paper, which was...
Feb 27 2026 | News
A new study from the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) is warning that the government’s plans for free childcare could struggle unless growth in early years staffing is reinvigorated. In September 2025, the free childcare entitlement extended from 15...
