Rethink assessment models: For adult learners, we need flexible, less punitive assessment systems that focus on functional skills and confidence-building, not only high-stakes exams. Currently a lot ...

The gender gap in pass rates has flipped in post-16 GCSE maths. This year, 16.4 per cent of females achieved a grade 4 or ...

This, as we all know, is what will be happening to thousands of students across the land on GCSE results day.  Then the yearly battle occurs of the FE sector picking up the pieces and having to ...

An apprenticeship provider that is part of an Ofsted ‘outstanding’ college group has secured its own grade one rating from ...

We rarely speak of kindness in the exam hall. It’s assumed to be a neutral space. But for many FE learners – particularly ...

Income from the immigration skills charge fell for the first time in four years amid calls for transparency over where the ...

Without connection, agency and resources, people become vulnerable to those who promise simple answers to complex problems.

A London college has been accused of “unjust enrichment” and holding “secret negotiations” with rivals by two property developers in a £6.6 million High Court claim. South Bank Colleges (SBC), part of ...

Variation in delivery isn’t a flaw; it’s a feature of a responsive and modern skills system. Different job roles demand ...

FE Week explores where the proposed growth and skills levy has got to ahead of the party’s conference next week ...

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