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Sexual harm is rising in schools - but is there enough resource to tackle it?
As a ÌÇÐÄVlog investigation highlights the increase in sexual violence and sexual harassment in schools, experts call for more training and support to respond to the problem
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Keegan: Skills White Paper is FE’s ‘day in the sun’
EXCLUSIVE: Apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan talks to ÌÇÐÄVlog about today's Skills for Jobs White Paper and the future of further education
WATCH: Kate Green says White Paper has come too late
Speaking in the House of Commons today, Labour's Kate Green called for flexible funding for lifelong learning to be introduced now, not in 2025
Teaching excellence in HE to be assessed every 4 years
A new approach to the Teaching Excellence and Student Outcomes Framework is proposed in independent review
Post-qualification offers: What the government thinks
Launching proposals for post-qualifications offers, the DfE says the current system works against some students
Skills for Jobs White Paper: What does it propose?
From employers designing ‘almost all’ technical courses to an overhaul of funding, here are the key proposals
Skills for Jobs White Paper: The FE sector reacts
Sector leaders welcome today's White Paper – but urge the government to back up its vision with long-term investment
With tech, there’s no turning back for teachers
Tech is now allowing teachers to write on their whiteboards without turning their back to the class, writes Paul Gardner
Call for a single apprenticeships admissions site
Employers and training providers want a seamless transition between the new Kickstart programme and apprenticeships
The science on school closures: 7 things we’ve learned
Top scientists reveal the rationale behind decisions on teacher vaccines, partial closures and school Covid tests
One in four young people ‘unable to cope with life’
Half of 16- to 25-year-olds say their mental health has worsened since the start of the pandemic, research shows
The impact of digital poverty on BAME students
Digital poverty prevents disadvantaged students from accessing learning at home – so they need to come into college
The 4 big issues colleges are dealing with right now
David Hughes sets out the challenges colleges are tackling at the moment – all at the one time
BTECs: Ofqual asks DfE to delay qualifications reform
Coronavirus has led to 'exceptional circumstances', Ofqual has said, asking the government to delay reforms by a year
Big questions remain over exams and assessment in 2021
Ofqual publishing its consultation on assessment offers a chance to right the wrongs of last year, writes Jonny Kay
Ofqual’s plans for FE assessment: what you need to know
The regulator has published its consultation document on how VTQs and other general qualifications should be assessed
Fears over ‘Big Brother’ remote-learning inspections
Plans for inspectors to evaluate remote learning does not feel supportive of teachers, says union
GCSE results: Half of English students get grade 4
Results for the more than 130,000 entries for English and maths GCSEs in the November exam series were published this morning
GCSE resit results day: Grade boundaries revealed
Students needed between 15.4 per cent and 17.3 per cent to pass the GCSE maths higher paper at grade 4, grade boundaries reveal today
Student hardship: 25% say Covid had ‘major impact’
The National Union for Students calls on the government to provide greater financial support for students
UCU: Concerns over staff safety in England’s prisons
England's biggest prison education provider must meet with UCU to discuss safety concerns, says the union
BTECs: Williamson defends cancellation of further exams
Education secretary says, where students need to take competency assessments to progress to work, these should go ahead
T levels: Government announces £135m capital fund
Funding can be used to purchase specialist kit such as surveying equipment and engineering tools
BTECs: Exams should not go ahead in February and March
But where assessments enable a student to demonstrate the proficiency to enter into employment, they should continue
Vaccine: Prioritise teachers in phase 2, say leaders
Leaders of 13 unions and membership organisations say vaccination prioritisation, combined with mass testing, would be a sure way to reduce transmissions