Education Secretary recommends Sir Martyn Oliver as new Chief Inspector of Ofsted
The Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, has announced that she is recommending Sir Martyn Oliver for the post of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector…
Department for Education (DfE)
Crackdown on rip-off university degrees to protect students and help grow the economy
Students and taxpayers will be better protected against rip-off degree courses that have high drop-out rates, don’t lead to good jobs and leave young people with…
Record number of disadvantaged students to benefit from government’s Turing Scheme
The Turing Scheme is now three years old. This year the Turing Scheme received 619 applications, compared with 520 last year. 474 applications were successful,…
New Funding Rates for Adult Education Budget (AEB) Provision Released
Further Education Adult Skills Funding Rates and Funding for Innovative Provision Following the consultation ‘Skills for jobs: Implementing a new further education funding and accountability system’,…
£470m Government funding Boost for Further Education colleges
As part of the wider review into public sector pay, DfE have announced £470 million of additional funding for further education colleges, recognising their crucial role in driving growth in…
All systems are go for new space degree apprenticeship
A new degree apprenticeship in space engineering will open up more opportunities for young people to build rewarding careers in the space industry and train…
Top 100 UK apprenticeship employers celebrated
Top 100 large employers and 50 SMEs across the country have been recognised for the quality of their apprenticeship programmes. Employers up and down the…
Government delivering skills reform to prevent businesses from “driving with the handbrake on”
The government’s Skills for Growth conference takes place today (22 June), hosting some of the biggest British and international companies to discuss how we can…
Landmark British Sign Language GCSE moves one step closer to the classroom
Students are one step closer to the British Sign Language (BSL) GCSE being taught in schools, as the Government launches a 12-week consultation on the…
New music Education Monitoring Board with a wide range of expertise launched by Government
A team of experts has been brought together by the Government to make sure that all children and young people have access to high-quality music…