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Responding to Andy Burnham’s announcement about new technical education pathways, a former civil servant who worked on 14-19 reforms reflects on the challenges that caused the collapse of Diplomas

A huge announcement on secondary education was made by Andy Burnham last night, begging a raft of questions. We set out the answers the sector needs and the detail – where it exists – we know already

Schools are ‘well-placed’ to identify teenagers who are becoming isolated and their early intervention can ‘make a real difference for a young person’s future’, say researchers

Schools will be inspected by Ofsted on vocational offering, but sector leaders want more details on multiple aspects of the plans

A new DfE ‘similar schools’ measure, launching this September, is aimed at helping the government and Ofsted to understand how well pupils in one school are achieving compared with those in schools in a similar context

As the new education secretary begins her tenure, ASCL leader Pepe Di’Iasio outlines three priorities in her in-tray

Should private schools accept that VAT on fees is here to stay, or could political winds of change shift again one day, asks HMC CEO Simon Hyde

Research also warns that exam anxiety is contributing to a ‘steady decline’ in life satisfaction among young people

The intensive training and practice grant will only be given to training providers that tailor their content to supporting pupils with SEND and adaptive teaching

Research by the NFER also reveals that parental fines for student absence are ‘counterproductive’

The DfE team has been reshuffled, with Lucy Powell now taking the helm as education secretary. But who will she be working with?

Schools tell 91¶¶Òõ they have been left with little time to implement significant policy changes on safeguarding, enrichment and attendance after the DfE released substantial updates late in the summer term