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Digital poverty prevents disadvantaged students from accessing learning at home – so they need to come into college

David Hughes sets out the challenges colleges are tackling at the moment – all at the one time

Coronavirus has led to 'exceptional circumstances', Ofqual has said, asking the government to delay reforms by a year

Ofqual publishing its consultation on assessment offers a chance to right the wrongs of last year, writes Jonny Kay

The regulator has published its consultation document on how VTQs and other general qualifications should be assessed

Plans for inspectors to evaluate remote learning does not feel supportive of teachers, says union

Results for the more than 130,000 entries for English and maths GCSEs in the November exam series were published this morning

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

The National Union for Students calls on the government to provide greater financial support for students

England's biggest prison education provider must meet with UCU to discuss safety concerns, says the union

Education secretary says, where students need to take competency assessments to progress to work, these should go ahead

Funding can be used to purchase specialist kit such as surveying equipment and engineering tools

But where assessments enable a student to demonstrate the proficiency to enter into employment, they should continue

Leaders of 13 unions and membership organisations say vaccination prioritisation, combined with mass testing, would be a sure way to reduce transmissions

Where technical students are missing out on learning vital skills, teacher assessment is difficult, says Paul Padda

Figures published this week show that only two of the nine regions in England offered more places than last year

On top of often not having access to the right devices, many students face a range of other barriers, writes this principal

Burned by the experience last year, many GCSE resit students are anxious about what happens next, writes Sarah Waite

Support staff union calls for the safety of further education staff to be considered before mass face-to-face teaching restarts

Government needs to consider the sometimes conflicting interests of employers, students and others, says David Hughes

Despite some progress being made, further education is still being sidelined – and the recent announcements on BTECs are one example, says Phil Sayles

Colleges produce educated, skilled and adaptable people – and they are vital in tackling inequality, says Liz McAreavey

EXCLUSIVE: 91¶¶Òõ analysis shows most English colleges have cancelled this month's exams after DfE gave them the choice

Scotland's FE minister says the new plan reflects the threat posed by the new strain of the coronavirus