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AoC cheered by Woodhead's exit

College leaders last night welcomed the departure of Ofsted chief inspector Chris Woodhead. The Association of Colleges believes a new leader will address its concerns about Ofsted¡¯s proscriptive and unaccountable elements. The inspectorate takes over  college inspections next year.

All SQA members quit pre-report

All 24 members of the Scottish Qualifications Authority today offered to resign at the prompting of Scotland¡¯s new education minister, Jack McConnell. The minister is expected to accept most resignations. The move comes hours before the publication of a report on the SQA¡¯s examinations fiasco, which left thousands of candidates with inaccurate, incomplete or missing results.

MP unveils Tory-ousting tactics

Labour MP Denis MacShane used a speech at York University Labour Club today to set out his strategy for the general election. He said tactical voting by Labour and Liberal Democrat supporters could defeat a swath of sitting Tories and prevent ¡°hard right¡± Hague candidates being elected.