Technical education is at the centre of the government's Modern Industrial Strategy 23/01/2017 Skills development and technical education feature prominently in the government’s strategy for a post-Brexit Britain.
Work placements to form part of technical education 20/01/2017 Evidence of good practice in work placements is being gathered to inform reforms to technical education.
DfE 'opportunity areas' expanded 20/01/2017 A further six opportunity areas have been identified across England.
DfE to set up technical education panels 19/01/2017 Industry experts to form panels to develop new technical qualifications.
National Reference Test approaches for 300 schools 09/01/2017 Further details on the NRT have been released.
Institute for Apprenticeships to "deliver the skills employers need" 06/01/2017 New guidance puts employers firmly at the forefront of apprenticeships.
FE can respond to changing policy landscape 09/12/2016 Innovation in FE can bring about positive change despite the current period of transformation for the sector.
Chief Inspector calls for improved technical and vocational education 02/12/2016 The Ofsted annual report says the quality of vocational education needs to be better.
Ofqual explores inter-exam board comparability 30/11/2016 Ofqual is researching a new approach to judging the comparability of different exam boards.
Comparable outcomes has limited impact on individual schools 29/11/2016 An approach used to set GCSE and A Level grade boundaries does not prevent schools from demonstrating improvement.