NCFE has shared five years of lessons from its Assessment Innovation Fund, with a focus on how AI, inclusion, and trust shape new assessment models. If your school is flirting with AI marking or adaptive tests, this is a reminder to pin every pilot to clear evidence, accessibility, and audit trails that your governors and parents can live with.
Landmarks Specialist College has officially opened the Creswell Heritage & Wellbeing Centre, tying specialist education into a local heritage and wellbeing hub. If you support SEND or alternative provision, expect more mixed-use sites like this, which means planning networks and safeguarding controls that work across education, public access, and community events.
Finalists in the IMI Skills Competitions are getting industry backed masterclasses in automotive refinishing, body repair, and light vehicle work ahead of the national finals. Colleges that run similar skills routes will feel pressure to match this level of kit and simulation, so IT teams should be ready for asks around specialist software, imaging, and data storage in workshop spaces.
A University of Winchester academic, Philippa Beaumont, has been named Educator of the Year in the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy’s Student Recognition Awards. Awards like this often trigger new teaching projects, so if your staff win or get nominated, get in early on the tech wish list before it turns into a last minute scramble.
Barking & Dagenham College has highlighted alumnus Andrew Ashenden, who has built a career staging fights for stage and screen after training at the college. Creative success stories like this are handy ammo when you argue for investment in AV, motion, and production kit that goes beyond the usual classroom spec.
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