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HESA’s Graduate Outcomes survey shows little change in the graduate labour market with a small fall in employment levels 15 months after leaving higher education.

The UPP Foundation was proud to sponsor the NEON Awards 2026, held in the historic Jubilee Room at the Palace of Westminster.

A new in-depth report from the Nuffield Foundation offers a focussed perspective on journeys through mental health support available to young people, as they navigate the challenging transition from childhood to adulthood.

15,000 sign petition demanding review into A-Level exam over claims it was harder than previous papers

England’s exams regulator, Ofqual, is "closely monitoring" the marking of an A-level maths paper after a petition demanding a review garnered over 15,000 signatures in less than 24 hours.

Institute for Equity appointed by Advance HE to carry out an independent impact evaluation of the Race Equality Charter, which will run from June to December 2026.

New data from the Office for Students (OfS) finds that, while the number of individual potential radicalisation cases managed by institutions overall has declined slightly, formal referrals to Prevent have increased by nearly 50 per cent.

The government is on track to meet its pledge to recruit and retain an additional 6,500 teachers after surpassing two thirds of its manifesto target with three years to go.

New project launched to explore how better data-sharing can help ensure kids are school ready, which will see local authorities and healthcare professionals gauging parents’ views and experiences of accessing early learning support.

Trusts with higher disadvantage and SEND face 75% bigger deficits

Tes analysis sparks calls for reform of funding and accountability systems to better support academy trusts with high numbers of vulnerable pupils.

Snubbed schools more likely to get repairs cash if they shut

A north east trust snubbed for cash for repairs three years in a row was told its latest bids would have stood a better chance if its academies had shut.

Outsourcing firm misses out as Teach First hangs on to contract

Teach First fended off a challenge from an international outsourcing company to keep its contract to recruit “high potential” graduates into the profession.

Censured academy trusts continue to slide into the red

Almost half of ailing academy trusts censured by ministers after registering losses of up to several million pounds have continued their financial slide, a Schools Week investigation has found.

Gareth Southgate: We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them

The way boys are taught in schools should be changed to take account of their "fundamental differences" to girls, Sir Gareth Southgate has said.

Managed moves could be “consigned to the history books” by new government guidance preventing oversubscribed schools from prioritising them in admissions.

Labour ‘taking credit’ for teachers recruited before it won power

Labour has been accused of “taking credit” for teacher recruitment that occurred before it entered government, after claiming it has already met 70 per cent of its landmark target.

‘This one might have legs’: Inside Ofsted’s decision to inspect school that postponed MP visit

Ofsted boss Martyn Oliver ordered watchdog staff considering inspecting a school that postponed an MP’s visit to move “as quickly as you can” as “this one might have legs and we need to be in front of it”.

Schools expect cuts to PE provision after funding shake up

Schools expect to cut coaching staff and SEND-inclusive provision following the government’s decision to scrap the primary PE and sport premium.

Are days of degrees with no work experience numbered?

Encouraging students to take part in employment opportunities essential, leaders say, but Manchester could find new commitment hard work.

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Graduate Outcomes, 2023-24

05 June 2026

DK gets beyond the headlines in this year’s graduate outcomes data.

For James Coe processes are good but it's the people that really makes governance tick.

87% of 2023/24 graduates in work or further study according to new official statistics

Celebrating the people creating opportunity through higher education

Young people struggling with ‘higgledy piggledy’ mental health services when they need help more than ever

15,000 sign petition demanding review into A-Level exam over claims it was harder than previous papers

Advance HE launches major impact evaluation of the Race Equality Charter

Office for Students publishes new data on Prevent

Government hits 70% of pledge, two years into this parliament

Faster support for children to get school ready as Tech Sec vows to better connect public services

Trusts with higher disadvantage and SEND face 75% bigger deficits

Snubbed schools more likely to get repairs cash if they shut

Outsourcing firm misses out as Teach First hangs on to contract

Censured academy trusts continue to slide into the red

Gareth Southgate: We need to teach boys differently to girls to get best out of them

Managed moves could be ‘consigned to the history books’

Labour ‘taking credit’ for teachers recruited before it won power

‘This one might have legs’: Inside Ofsted’s decision to inspect school that postponed MP visit

Schools expect cuts to PE provision after funding shake up

Are days of degrees with no work experience numbered?

Graduate Outcomes, 2023-24

Governance is more than process